Do You Cover Everything?

Omg.. I'm sorry about your friend. Well, I never warm a scalloped foods by microwave though. I always boil it again instead of using microwave. It is a good advice though for me to always provide a cover for some food warmed up in a microwave. but I did get blister when I fried some foods. My mom said that I have to lubricate the blister by toothpaste - which always made the wound became darker and left marks until now :(

yes and i do cover everything. altho the kids cant seem to get it throuh their heads. mostly i do it to keep it clean. the oven is also dangerous if you dont be very careful as ive used glass and it exploded. even pyrex

Hello friend, Thanks for the discussion. Since all microwaves come with books of directions on how to use them, I find it interesting when people assume they know how because they seem so simple. Recently, I bought a new high powered one that is far more powerful than what I owned previously. It is 1200 watts compared to 900 watts and most of the pre-packaged foods have instructions on them for heating in microwaves that are not as powerful as ours. It requires I adjust the times to keep from burning the contents of any prepackaged food like frozen dinners. Almost all of the packaged foods designed for microwave require ventilation per the directions on the packages and without that, they explode. I would guess your friend didn't ventilate the package in order to allow the built up pressure to escape rather than have the food explode. Even cooking eggs in the microwave involves either a hole in the shell of an egg, or that the shell be removed and the yoke pierced or the entire egg scrambled, otherwise, it explodes. Read the directions on prepackaged food for the microwave and you will see they seem to all require slits in the cover or that one corner be lifted. Personally, I don't cook whole shelled eggs in the microwave. Over the past few years there have been many warnings about allowing the food to finish cooking in the microwave before removing for a period of time of at least 1 minute or in some cases 2 minutes. When you read the back of the packages these days, almost all of them tell you to check the temperature of the food after cooking to assure it reached the proper cooking temperature for the ingredients. I have always kept a meat thermometer as a cooking utensil. If you are cooking something of your own creation, it is wise to either use a piece of waxed paper to cover the item or plastic wrap which is only loosely laid over the top or has a slit in it for ventilation. I always put a slit in the plastic wrap even when loosely laid on top because it could accidentally adhere too tightly on the container. I also use Corning Ware a lot and it actually has the lids that allow ventilation in the microwave and are microwave proof. Many plastics are not designed to be used in the microwave or a dishwasher, but I've watched people ignore the warnings and get melted plastic as part of their food. Also, know what cooking temperature is appropriate for the ingredients in your culinary creations and check the food temperature was reached before serving it to anyone. Over cooking food can lead to explosions with microwaves when it has liquid involved. Under cooked food presents a health hazard and sickness. Please be careful with microwaving and be sure and know your microwave and how it operates along with follow the directions on prepackaged foods. Never ever use metal of any form in a microwave, and beware of coffee mugs with gold edges. Always make sure all foods in the microwave are ventilated properly. Everything I just said, are the things I've learned about microwaves and proper use of them. And I never stand and stare at them while they are cooking but make sure there is a distance between me and them. Hope the person on Facebook learns what she did wrong otherwise, if she chooses to continue to use a microwave, she will experience even worse results.

that is why i don't heat it for too long. just 2 minutes in just medium or low heat. i don't use high heat. when the soup is not that hot i just heat it again until it becomes warm enough. i know how dangerous it can be . some people just so comfortable using it even in high heat.

I don't have a microwave and i was thinking of buying it soon because I find it very problematic warming the food on stove every time. I will take care and cover the food all the time. Don't want any accidents of such. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead.

I cover anything since the facebook started to have covers ..

Wow, that must have been so painful for her. Honestly I do not cover everything that I microwave, a lot of times I'm in such a hurry that I don't even think of it. Sounds like it's time for me to slow down and consider safety issues, microwaves "seem" safer than stoves but obviously not always the case.

The microwave is only as dangerous as the person misusing it. It's common practice that if there is a plastic cover on something it has to be pierced. I don't worry about firm covers but I do place a sheet of kitchen towel over things I'm heating so it doesn't mess up the inside of the appliance. Also, if I have heated something to a very hot degree then I let it sit for a while before moving it. Anyone using any appliance should familiarise themselves with any safety measures or precautions that need to be taken.

Even covered, items can be dangerous. Peas can explode. Fat can explode. If you eat too quickly, tomato sauce and cheese can burn your mouth.

And never leave a child in the kitchen unattended for very long. My grandson ruined our last microwave by putting something in it with foil and it exploided. Not good! He just happened to be downstairs while mom was upstairs. Yes, we always cover whatever we put in the microwave. It's a good idea to have some idea of how long it takes to actually heat whatever you are putting in it and never leave it for longer so it heats like you have mentioned. Common sense is really a good thing. lol

Yes, using microwave is unhealthy and dangerous too. We must always take precaution when handle microwave. We should not put a can food, or unpoke egg yolk, metal utensil into the microwave. It will 'explode'. There is one case when my nephew go and heat up a can food and the microwave burst into fire, spoilt after one day use.

No, but I don't usually take anything out of the microwave before it's ready

Yes, I cover everything as microwaves continue to cook food even after being removed from said microwave. If you don't cover the dish then apart from what happened to your friend you could also end up with a messy microwave that needs a good clean. You could also damage the microwave if the mess gets into the gubbins of the microwave.

Pay attention to safety...

I have heated food that has exploded in the microwave and made a mess, but it has never happened to burn me. Even so, it is good practice to cover food in either case. I learned the hard way by having to clean the microwave, so now I take much more care.

I do now nailtech as I once had a b aked potato ex plode in the microwave at work opened the door and pieces of potato went all over and the smoke. wow.I had a job cleaning it all up and people were waiting to use it, needless to say I was not too popular that noon. I learned you do not bake a potato for ten minutes in a microwave.

only at times i cover when i put in microwave oven,but i generally read that we must place only covered items inside or else it will cause all sorts of cancer

Ouch! That must have hurt her very badly, I think a 2nd or 3rd degree burn?! I don't often use microwaves but when I do I usually heat cup noodles and I keep the lid on just in case... I hope she is fine! It would be a trauma!