My microwave is starting to rust inside. Is it dangerous ?
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rust is actually iron deposits from contact with  water and oxygen and iron is metal which can cause sparks but its not really dangerous your microwave wont explode like it does in the hollywood movies but i do suggest you get a new one if its a bad case of rust such as the entire side or even half the side of the microwave i dont think that all that iron could be good when it gets on your food.
306083
I've read in the past that the fumes coming off of new teflon cookware is sometimes strong enough to kill family birds (i.e. parrots and parakeets).  Considering that you're most likely using your cookware each day, it is a valid question as to how many toxins are built up in your system day to day.  There's also been studies regarding heavy metal poisoning from the aluminum pan beneath the teflon.\n\nYour best bet may be to go to a completely different cookware system.  Stainless steel is good, there's also glass and cast iron.  They'll be a little more difficult to clean, but there won't be the teflon concerns.  Incidentally, cast iron would be a very good choice, as it assists in delivering a daily dose of iron to the diet.
890231
If you spend your life  being afraid of everything, then you'll have no life at all. I have a microwave, but I don't actually "cook" with it. I just reheat leftovers and pop popcorn, not because I'm afraid of it, I just like  traditional cooking.
495856
not that i know of, in fact my microwave puts additional flavor in my food, but i haven't cleaned it ever nor have i put a lid on anything, and i don't use a plate, i put my lasagna on the rotating tray, then remove it with my paws, then i cook macaroni in the microwave, i put the noodles and water and cheese powder and milk on the rotating tray, then i pour my cereal on it too, just fo kicks, all my friends love it, only kidding, i can't believe you fell for that, i don't really have friends, wahhhhh!!!
992149
Of course it is proper. Cleaning a microwave is an odious and difficult chore, and it's completion merits a celebration of epic proportions. Invite all of your friends over, give them a tour of the microwave, serve hors d'ouvres and drinks, and get a band to play.
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The website TruthorFiction decided this is not true.\n\n"Don't Use Plastic for Heating Foods in a Microwave Oven Because of Exposure to Dioxins-Unproven! & Fiction!"\n\nThis site does an exhaustive investigation regarding "rumors" put out there.  You can read how they came to this conclusion at the following site:\n\nhttp://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/d/dioxins.htm
460793
microwaves cause water molecules to vibrate which heats the food contained.  So heating things in microwave does not destroy the nutritional value.  For your protein power it may cause it to denature...but that would happen in your stomach anyways. so i would say you are OK microwaving your protein.
356380
Nothing bad will happen if you paint the housing.  Even the circuitry can be painted, if you really wanted to get into it.
177657
yes and no. It depends which studies you are looking at.\nThere are studies that show no difference in the food cooked traditionally vs. in the microwave.\nBut there are as well studies that implicate the food cooked in the microwave may no be as healthy as when cooked traditionally.\n\nIf you have other possibilities to cook, best mix your cooking techniques. If you have only a microwave don't drive yourself crazy. It is always better and less expensive to eat balanced home cooked meals than to eat out all the time.
713964
I have stuck a knife or fork into the stuck bread or whatever in the toaster and once when I was 8 it went through to the wires and I got a shock.  I still do it though only more carefully.
692102
yes, throw your microwave away, it is poisoning our food, then we eat that poison. Go to naturalcures.com to learn some eye opening facts about the food and health industry
545416
You could put a microwave safe thermometer as other have suggested.  \n\nHowever, theoretically in the absence of water, the temperature inside the microwave oven shoudn't change ata ll.  Microwaves cause water molecules to vibrate more and that causes heat.\n\nIn reality this is what will/could happen:\n\n1.  Your microwave safe thermometer probably has a minute amount of water in it, so it will itself get hot and give a false reading. (like a bowl gets hotter than the food in it!)\n\n2.  If the thermometer does read correctly, it might see a slight temp increase from the fan, lights, and magnetron operation.\n\n3.  The walls of the oven may have some water and they will heat up causing a slight temperature increase.\n\nI would expect to see a little temperature increase, but nothing like a traditional electric or gas fired oven.
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Health problems usually associated with electromagnetic radiation (such as cancer) are caused by waves of much higher frequency.  In fact, the light from an ordinary 100-watt light bulb or the heats from a campfire (the heat only not including the smoke) have greater potential to cause cancer.  The only health problem that a microwave could cause is burns, but unless you really do break the glass on your microwave, you should be fine, just be careful about burning yourself on hot dishes and plates.
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heating distilled water for about 10 minutes and then dropping a skittles or something about that size in it...it is \n!!!VERY DANGEROUS!!!DONT TAKE IT OUT OF THE MICROWAVE UNTIL ITS COOLED OFF!!!
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The previous answers explain what metals DO in the microwave, but not WHY.  \n\nIt is not necessarily bad that metal is in the microwave: the walls of the microwave are made of metal!  What is so special about metal?\n\nThe reason that metals are shiny is that they have free electrons in them.  The free electrons in metal are what make the metal electrically and thermally conductive; ceramics don't have free-electrons and so are not shiny- metallic in appearance (you can tell just by looking).\n\nIt turns out that the free electrons in the metal reflect photons (energy packets) of light for both visible and thermal (microwave) ranges.  Long electromagnetic waves (microwaves) also behave as photons; we don't call them photons of light because we can't see them, but microwave photons are in fact the same kind of photon, just of lower energy.  It is important to understand that all that is going on in the microwave is that the metal in the microwave is reflecting the microwaves (and not being absorbed).\n\nThe way that microwave heat is by coupling electromagentically to 'wiggle' atoms (certain atoms/molecules anyway; those that have a dipole moment) very fast, causing heating (not metals of course - the microwaves bounce off; and not materials without a dipole moment, which is why some ceramics and glasses don't heat up).  Water isn't even the most efficient coupling material at microwave frequencies; this is why sugar heats up so much faster. \n\nThe microwaves are reflected by the metal walls until they are absorbed, (usually by water-containing food), their energy being converted to heat. Should absorption not take place - if, for example, the oven is activated when empty, some energy will re-enter the waveguide and cause over-heating of the magnetron. Usually a safety switch turns the machine off when this happens. Note that the reflecting walls and the constant frequency of the microwaves set up standing waves in the chamber. This results in some areas being much more active than others and is the reason why food must be rotated through the varying field to cook evenly.  \n\nSo why does a metallic fork arc?  The resonance induces enough movement in the electrons in the metal to create an electric field charge sufficient to arc (even though it is a reflecting material, electrical currents are induced).  Note that the metal object won't arc if it is grounded to the walls, and it won't arc if it is insulated sufficiently (I have a metal 'roast rack' in my microwave).\n\nGenerally it is not a good idea to put metals in the microwave because you want the food to absorb the energy, the manufacturer of the microwave spent a lot of time designing the standing wave energy field to be uniform to do just that, and introducing metal distorts that field - its OK if you know what you're doing, not so good if you don't have a purpose in mind.
676596
Yes! Clean the knife carefully with WD-40 & steel wool, then wipe the knife off and coat it with any type of lubricate that has Teflon in it for the best protection against rust.
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My cell phone: Do not iron???wtf?\nDo not place in dishwasher? WTF?\nDo not place in microwave????WWWWTTTTFFF?\nHow stupid are people that a warning like this has to appear?