Microwave fire
- Thread starter Gaffer
- Start date
fredwrichardson
Past New Mexico Chapter Leader
Paper does not absorb microwaves that are generated by the oven and should only get warm at best. Also the hotdog is full of moisture so it cannot catch on fire. Is this a convection / microwave? It is very possible if you were in convection mode that it could get hot enough to set the paper on fire.
BigJim45
Luv'n Life
PJ.....that is weird. The other day their was talk on the news that some brand of paper towels had some metal in them. What we do at home and in the RV we use a plastic bowl and plastic cover and never had a problem.
It could be the paper...don't know for sure.
I recommend you use only glass or ceramic type bowls/plates. Plastics often contain toxins that are released into the food with heat. For example, BPAs are found in many plastics including even the white liners in cans.
wdk450
Well-known member
PJ:
Read tip #4 here: http://www.ors.od.nih.gov/News/Pages/Using_Microwave_Ovens.aspx
Did you recently buy a new brand of paper towel?
Back when I was working I think a fire like this happened to my supervisor, who banned all of the rest of us from using paper towels in the microwave. I think we were using hand drying folded paper towels (from the restroom supply) at work for the microwave.
Read tip #4 here: http://www.ors.od.nih.gov/News/Pages/Using_Microwave_Ovens.aspx
Did you recently buy a new brand of paper towel?
Back when I was working I think a fire like this happened to my supervisor, who banned all of the rest of us from using paper towels in the microwave. I think we were using hand drying folded paper towels (from the restroom supply) at work for the microwave.
JohnDar
Prolifically Gabby Member
If it isn't marked as microwave safe, you should not stick it in there.
Similar threads
- Locked
- Locked
- Locked
