Things that you shouldn’t put in a microwave

Just bought a new microwave.

In the instructions there was a long list of things that I shouldn’t put in it. This included “slippers”.

Has anyone here ever microwaved their slippers?

What else shouldn’t I put in it?

We accidentally left some potatoes in one too long. That’s when we realised the ‘timer’ knob was faulty ! Smoke pouring out of it.

Beware using small plates to cover food, and you find it’s a plate with ‘gold edging’.

An old cd / dvd is quite impressive

Neon lamps.

(It was fine until the glass exploded.)

I was always told not to put metal in them, but I once left a spoon in a 2,000W microwave for ten minutes (big one in a pub kitchen, with a frozen lasagne) and it was absolutely fine. By far the hottest thing I have ever touched, but no damage at all (to the microwave, there was some to my fingertips!)

You know, I’m willing to bet some-one thought “I know, I’ll heat up my slippers and they’ll be toasty warm when I put them on”

Don’t put Lego or spiders  in the microwave either.

A child’s head.

Mine cooks and microwaves but if you put in the wrong utensil then it’s like scene out of Frankenstein.

You can though, calculate the speed of light using your microwave. Which is fun if you’ve bored kids who like science experiments.

Flour – it stinks when it ignites (which is very quickly).

Car & house keys.
I have a family member who hides all the house and car keys in theirs overnight. ?‍♂️

Shrodingers Cat

We sell slippers that are full of lavender and are designed to be put in the microwave or freezer.

One grape cut in half and placed next to each other.

On another subject, has anyone had one explode on them? We did – a kitchen full of acrid black smoke and the smell was disgusting – it took months to get rid of the smell.

Eggs. Still in their shells.

Fun to watch but messy to clean up after.

Falafel. I fancied it warm so I tried, despite the packaging saying I should heat in the oven NOT  a mircrowave. It came out like it was made of concrete. I didn’t eat it. 🙁

it took months to get rid of the smell.

When microwave go bad – thats a very particular smell. Ones with the turntable – the turntable is easy to dislodge or stall and then incinerate the contents. Bad, bad smell.

What’s brown and taps on the window?

A baby in a microwave…

My mission to bring back poor-taste baby jokes continues.

A bison.

@johndo

On another subject, has anyone had one explode on them? We did – a kitchen full of acrid black smoke and the smell was disgusting – it took months to get rid of the smell.

The slippers or the microwave?

In the instructions there was a long list of things that I shouldn’t put in it. This included “slippers”.

We sell slippers that are full of lavender and are designed to be put in the microwave or freezer.

Yeah – but have you smelt the OP’s slippers? The shop assistant wrote that bit of the list in biro.

We sell slippers that are full of lavender and are designed to be put in the microwave or freezer.

Paradox! What happens if you microwave a pair of these in a anti-slipper microwave?

I can just image Mr Spider standing in front of his microwave, holding a pair of these in one hand and staring at the instructions in his other hand, with steam coming out of his ears.

Leftovers that contain fish.

Oh, also if you put a mince pie in the microwave for 2 minutes the results are impressive. Mince pie inedible, but also glowing red hot in the centre; interior liner of microwave peeling off.

Eggs. Still in their shells.

Fun to watch but messy to clean up after.

Whole eggs and kitchen foil – 2 things you should never put in a microwave.

Someone once showed me how to boil an egg in a microwave: wrap it in foil, then submerge in a pot of water and zap it.

I thought he was having me on, but apparently because the foil is underwater it doesn’t react badly and because the egg is wrapped in foil it doesn’t get heated directly and so doesn’t explode. Clever, but scary looking!

Cycling shorts with a chamois liner…toasty warm doesn’t come.close to describe the molten lava feeling!

A bar of soap, someone elses microwave is ok tho

You know, I’m willing to bet some-one thought “I know, I’ll heat up my slippers and they’ll be toasty warm when I put them on”

People have tried to dry their small dogs in microwaves after washing them…

It doesn’t end well.

a hydration bladder, at least not for long enough to start melting the bugger.

one’s knob, I would assume.

You can though, calculate the speed of light using your microwave. Which is fun if you’ve bored kids who like science experiments.

Ooh how. How? Yes please.

Gremlins

Liver

I bet you can buy microwaveable slippers.

And if not, I’ve got first dibs on the patent.

I’ve always been curious about putting a pet bottle full of fizzy drink into a microwave and seeing what happens, maybe I’ll try it at work sometime when there’s nobody around.

I remember being very impressed when someone showed me what happens when you put an incandescent light bulb in one

I bet you can buy microwaveable slippers.

https://warmies.co.uk/collections/warmies%C2%AE-luxury-slippers

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You can though, calculate the speed of light using your microwave. Which is fun if you’ve bored kids who like science experiments.

Ooh how. How? Yes please.

Marshmallows, no rotation, measure the distance between melted bits, look at the sticker on the microwave.

I will leave you to work the rest out.

and if you like that do the grape thing it is rather impressive.

[winerwalker]

You can though, calculate the speed of light using your microwave. Which is fun if you’ve bored kids who like science experiments.

Ooh how. How? Yes please.

[winerwalker]

I’ve always been curious about putting a pet bottle full of fizzy drink into a microwave and seeing what happens

I’ve heard of people putting their pets in microwave before, but that’s a weird pet.

OK, who puts bib shorts in a microwave @DickBarton ?

A fork. The tines cause an arc of, I don;t know, microwaves (?) between them that is apparently problematic.

However, spoons are fine. In fact, the instructions on our new Me-Kro-Wah-veh specifically state that you should put a spoon in things like cups of liquid you are heating up as it better facilitates more even distribution of heat in said liquid.

Who Knew?