Microwave utensils are specially marked and made of all types of ceramics , glass or porcelain. The basis of its characteristics is a high degree of environmental friendliness and hygiene. It is very practical to use and, as a rule, has high quality indicators.
Cookware suitable for use
in a microwave oven can be of two types: refractory and heat-resistant. The first is suitable for cooking, as it can withstand temperatures up to 300 degrees, the second is used exclusively for defrosting foods.
Almost any dish made of glass, ceramic or porcelain can withstand high temperatures. Plastic can also be heat-resistant, the main thing is that it has the corresponding marking. Heat-resistant dishes can be used for microwaves with a single mode of action, that is, exclusively microwaves.
More expensive types include refractory glassware for microwave ovens, ceramics, or porcelain that have undergone special processing in the manufacturing process and are classified as refractory. Such dishes perfectly withstand high temperatures in ovens, on electric burners, in a microwave with a combined principle of operation as well.
Microwave cookware requires strict observance of the rules of use. So, regardless of which category it belongs to, refractory or heat-resistant, a sharp change in temperature is fatal; you cannot put dishes that were in the refrigerator into a preheated oven where the temperature is already high. In the same way, heated dishes should not be immersed in cold water or come into contact with it, since such a neighborhood will lead to the formation of cracks.
When choosing kitchen utensils, it should be borne in mind that any utensils for a microwave, which you can buy in special sections of supermarkets, must correspond to the area of application in which it will be used. For example, glass, even if it is labeled as heat-resistant, cannot withstand too high temperatures, so glassware can only be used for heating and defrosting functions and only under the influence of microwave radiation.
Perfectly recommended for use in microwave ovens china. It is presented in a large assortment and in different versions.
Ceramics - a material of diverse spectrum, from which dishes for microwave are also made. It is of natural origin, environmentally friendly, attractive in appearance. Numerous plates, cups, ceramic jugs, which have become especially fashionable in recent years, worthily occupy the best places in sideboards and kitchen cabinets. At the same time, only those specimens are suitable for the microwave that, in addition to firing, were also subjected to a comprehensive glaze treatment. For this category of dishes, quality is important, since the constant exposure to high temperatures leads to cracking of the glaze or its darkening.
Any utensils for a microwave, regardless of what material was used for its manufacture, should have lids that prevent overdrying of a heated dish. Otherwise, there are no restrictions. Shape, color, size - those are the parameters that can be selected individually, based on personal preferences and tastes.