Combination Microwave + Foil

ZXSpectrum · 8 Oct 2024 at 10:55

Maybe someone can help me with this. So i recently needed a new microwave and purchased this https://www.sharphome.eu/eu-en/R861SLM after some great reviews and features (Managed to get a stonking deal as well) The question may be a simple "Dont be silly" but can i use foil in it when used in the oven mode? The reason i ask is i have got a nice Lasagne and was going to cook it but thought i could give it a go in the microwave but it has a foil tray. I have looked in the manual and under precautions it says about not using metal/foil but i cant find if that is just while using the microwave.

tamzzy · 8 Oct 2024 at 10:57

You can use foil in oven/grill mode but not microwave/combi mode

(Some have a combi mode = microwave + oven/grill mode)

Maundie · 8 Oct 2024 at 11:12

tamzzy said:
You can use foil in oven/grill mode but not microwave/combi mode

(Some have a combi mode = microwave + oven/grill mode)

As above if just in grill mode metal & foil is ok to use, in micro or micro and grill mode then metal & foil etc is a massive no-no

ZXSpectrum · 8 Oct 2024 at 11:14

Great thanks. I think it has settings that can use as a combination or separate.

tamzzy · 8 Oct 2024 at 11:17

ZXSpectrum said:
Great thanks. I think it has settings that can use as a combination or separate.

Most will do (mine does too)

Maundie · 8 Oct 2024 at 11:51

ZXSpectrum said:
Great thanks. I think it has settings that can use as a combination or separate.

Yeah absolutely this, the one we had had a selection for grill\micro\combo

ZXSpectrum · 8 Oct 2024 at 11:59

Actually it comes with a metal tray and a grill thing to put things on so i should have realised from that.. lol

jpaul · 8 Oct 2024 at 14:02

wouldn't you just get a ceramic/glass container and transplants the lasgane - if it's going to be a regular thing.

the combi panasonic folks have has a shallow metal tray to protect from shatteriing the glass plate when in combo mode, presumably beneath the microwaves level.

mattyfez · 9 Oct 2024 at 17:51

As above..in oven or grill mode, metal is fine.

Some combi microwave modes can use a combination of microwave and oven feature..so be aware of that... but if you are only using the grill or oven feature, it doesn't matter.

If in doubt RTFM.