Guest guest Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Google " Microwave dangers " I totally got rid of mine, after my MD told me not be in front of one that was working while pregnant. That made me think... " What??? " Then I did some research, and threw mine away. If I want to heat something up, I do it the old fashioned way...the stove. Food for thought!! Hugs. Chuck B <gumboyaya@...> wrote: Venizia, You wrote: > > When you are saying that tupperware type of plastic containers, you > are referring to things like Gladware? Yes. If it does not have an explicit " safe for microwave " on it, don't use it in the microwave. Some of the monomers and plasticizers that stay in the structure at normal temperatures will vaporize under a little heat and diffuse into your food, especially if you get near the melting point. Ceramic would be OK without the label, but not hard plastics. Another issue is nonfood items that get dried in the microwave, such as shoes. You should plan on cleaning if like to use the microwave for other heating needs. We had a real problem with that last year. Our " office " microwave is located right across the hall from a biochem lab. We found that students were warming their e-coli and yeast cultures in the same machine that later warmed leftovers. We moved that machine into the lab and bought the office a new one. Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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