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From: levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Microwave query
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Date: Fri, 30-Aug-85 23:56:37 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 30 23:56:37 1985
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In article <2800003@prism.UUCP>, mer@prism.UUCP writes:
>This has probably appeared at some point, but maybe not.  Anyway, I'm the
>proud owner of a new microwave oven.  My problem is: are my dishes
>microwave safe?  I bought them years ago, before microwaves were prevalent
>(existant?), and so they don't say anything about it on their obverse
>side.  A friend said the thing to do was to put something that was not
>very heat-conductive on a plate or in a bowl and try cooking it;  if the
>plate/bowl got hot then it probably has too much metal in it to use.  This
>sounds quite reasonable, so my question is "what do I try to cook?"  I
>have no idea what kind of food qualifies.  Any suggestions?

Perhaps better:  try placing a Pyrex (or equiv.) container with a cup of water
in the corner of the oven, and the suspected dish by itself in the middle.
Cook for a minute or so then feel the dish.  If it gets warm there could be
trouble using it to cook with, especially if it is plastic.  Melamine ware gets
hot and chars in the microwave, for example.   Dishes with decorative silvery or
gold trim may also cause trouble; I have had one such dish produce sparks
when placed in a microwave oven, so watch carefully when you begin the test.

Some microwave utensils are supposed to get hot (like bacon browners), so just
because the utensil gets hot may not mean trouble if it is a ceramic-type,
otherwise ovenproof utensil and you don't mind the effects of the heat on the
surface of the food.
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