Comments on: Is it safe to microwave foods? http://blog.warnersstellian.com/2011/09/12/is-it-safe-to-microwave-foods/ Home & Kitchen Appliance Blog Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:17:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Doug Johnson http://blog.warnersstellian.com/2011/09/12/is-it-safe-to-microwave-foods/#comment-3440 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:21:00 +0000 http://blog.warnersstellian.com/?p=2457#comment-3440 Excellent and always timely guidelines for microwaves especially this time of year with kids going off to college. One suggestion is to add something about the “metal” racks in many OTR’s. Too often users see the metal racks and figure it’s OK to use a metal pan on the rack. This is especially true when company is helping with the cooking and not familiar with metal racks in microwaves.

Metal pans are solid and some, when used in the microwave, can cause arcing (like a lightning bolt only continuous) with the side of the oven cavity. If this continues too long it can burn a hole in the oven wall and require the unit to be replaced. Best practice: No metal or foil in the microwave.

]]> By: Joe Zeigler (@JZMrWrite) http://blog.warnersstellian.com/2011/09/12/is-it-safe-to-microwave-foods/#comment-3411 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:20:05 +0000 http://blog.warnersstellian.com/?p=2457#comment-3411 What’s with those metal racks that come with microwaves? That’s always been a disconnect for me: “Never put metal in the microwave, except for this metal rack that we give you and this metal temperature probe…”

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