oAlways use round dish for cooking. Round dish gives more result than rectangle or square dishes. Microwave cooking increases the flavour of herbs and spices. Therefore, make sure to reduce half the amount of spices specified.
oAlways make provisions for the steam to escape from the covered dish. So you can make holes on the plastic wrap or loosen the lid while cooking.
oWhen cooking rice in the microwave don't add all the water at one go, as it will boil over. Use round dishes. Fill dishes only half.
oPlace one-tablespoon oil, one-cup tomato puree, one-cup tomato paste, and salt and pepper to taste in a micro-safe dish and cook on High for about 6 minutes.
oPlace a handful of corn in a micro-safe dish and cover it. Then cook on high mode for 5 minutes and then transfer it to a paper packet.
oPottery and plastic ware declared microwave-safe could be used in the common microwave oven.
oWhile cooking in the microwave make sure that the dish is covered properly with a lid or plastic wrap.
oAlways make provisions for the steam to escape from the covered dish. So you can make holes on the plastic wrap or loosen the lid while cooking.
oTo effortlessly remove a coconut from its shell, heat it on Micro high for 3 to 4 minutes.
oNever microwave the dishes covered in Alluminium foil or any metallic material . It may generate sparks.
oCeramic wares can also be used but make sure that they don't have any metallic rim as they may cause arcing. Food items containing high proportion of fat and sugar should not be used in glass utensils, otherwise they can be used commonly.