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Is it true that you can use ur microwave with a metal

container inside it so long as u don’t let the sides of the container touch the walls of the microwave?

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prettypoufy_anony offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 8 #
An Unknown Location | 2 years ago (0 minutes after post)

No no no! Metal reflects the waves, it doesn’t matter if the sides are touching or not, it begins sparking and is a major fire hazard.

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Chef offline Verified User (2 years) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Portland, OR, US | 2 years ago (4 minutes after post)

Newer microwave are fine to use metal in.
old ones, not so much

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boomboy9 offline Unverified User #
Pleasanton, CA, US | 2 years ago (8 minutes after post)

dont try it. I blew up my microwave and we had to call the fire department. literally, the thing blew up.

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cuteskwirro offline Verified User (2 years, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years ago (9 minutes after post)

ok… if my microwave is about 2 years old then is it considered newer?

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Chef offline Verified User (2 years) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Portland, OR, US | 2 years ago (12 minutes after post)

I suppose, what is the density of the item?
and what is the item?

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cuteskwirro offline Verified User (2 years, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years ago (14 minutes after post)

a tv dinner

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Chef offline Verified User (2 years) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Portland, OR, US | 2 years ago (18 minutes after post)

yes, it is designed to be cooked with micro waves.
read the instructions

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cuteskwirro offline Verified User (2 years, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years ago (18 minutes after post)

whoops… sorry!

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Chef offline Verified User (2 years) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Portland, OR, US | 2 years ago (19 minutes after post)

Enjoy your dinner!

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cuteskwirro offline Verified User (2 years, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years ago (24 minutes after post)

thanx :P

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prettypoufy_anony offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 8 #
An Unknown Location | 2 years ago (26 minutes after post)

lol. I’m glad you didn’t try it out, it produces some pretty ugly results. Your microwave can explode as well

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cuteskwirro offline Verified User (2 years, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years ago (27 minutes after post)

and it isn’t exactly MY microwave… i don’t think my colleagues would be too impressed with the mess it would make in the tea room!

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Sandgate, G5, GB | 2 years ago (15 hours, 49 minutes after post)

years ago i was niave and didn’t know bout mental in microwaves. i used to put it our microwave but nothing major happened. it did make the food inside make a mess and some small explosion inside but nothing real dangerous.

it freaks me out though that i didn’t know bout the danger of it. how did i not know? i was never told. why? lol
it just freaks me out.

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