Microwaves - Suitable/Unsuitable Foods and Containers

Question 1

List some suitable ways of using a microwave

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Answer 1

Defrosting frozen foods

Reheating dishes

Heating liquids such as milk

Melting foods such as chocolate/butter

Cooking vegetables

Cooking thin cuts of meat or fish

Snack foods such as popcorn

Porridge

Question 2

List some unsuitable ways of using a microwave

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Answer 2

Large/dense foods such as a leg of lamb as the microwaves cannot penetrate deep enough to cook the food

Baked foods such as pastry as a soggy texture occurs

Sausages as the skin can explode

Whole eggs as the shell can explode

Question 3

List some suitable containers for use in a microwave.

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Answer 3

Glass

Pyrex

Heat-resistant plastic

Ceramic

Microwave-grade cling film

Porcelain or china

Paper plates/kitchen paper

Plastic with the microwave-safe symbol

Question 4

List some unsuitable containers for use in a microwave

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Answer 4

Aluminium plates

Foil containers

Metal-trimmed dishes

Very thick dishes such as ceramic casserole dishes

Lightweight plastics such as cling film