Cooking Caution: 3 Foods You Shouldn't Put in the Microwave

Microwave cooking is not suitable for all types of food. In the article we will tell you which foods are dangerous to put in the microwave and why.

Hard boiled eggs

If you want to reheat boiled eggs in the microwave, this is not the best idea.

The fact is that peeled or in-shell eggs accumulate with this type of steam heating. Due to the pressure inside, the egg will explode when it is cut and bitten off.

As a result of the explosion, you will get dirty nearby surfaces, your clothes and burn yourself.

To reheat a boiled egg in the microwave, peel and cut it into quarters.

Sauces

Most microwave sauces end up splattering and exploding. Since the sauce accumulates steam and heat, which cannot escape due to the dense texture.

Heating, for example, tomato sauce will leave the walls of your microwave in splashes that will have to be washed off.

In addition, the sauce can explode when stirred and burn a person.

To heat up the sauce, use the stove and saucepan.

Hot peppers

Red peppers contain a substance due to which they get their pungency.

When chili peppers are heated, the pungent substance evaporates. When you open the microwave oven door, you will be exposed to a lot of these fumes.

Acute substance can cause rarefaction of the mucous membranes of the nose, eyes and mouth.

Use a frying pan or pot to reheat hot peppers.

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• 3 May 2023

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