Cooking glossary

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Non-metallic

A material other than metal. This term is most often used in microwave cookery, metal cannot be used in a microwave oven because it reflects the microwaves so they do not penetrate the food to be cooked. A wide range of non-metallic containers can be used in a microwave oven including plastic, glass, ceramic or paper.