Plastic containers have always been hazardous for human health but it was not taken seriously and we now have an onslaught of ready to heat plastic containers meant especially for microwave ovens available on markets shelves. The chemicals coating these containers start coming off with the application of heat and slowly mixes up with your meals which can only mean bad news. Even if these microwave-safe containers are old and scratched it is potentially dangerous and should be discarded. Ceramic or glass bowls are the best options as they look classy and are perfectly safe.
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Sugar or any fruit or food item loaded with it is a potential explosive inside a microwave. Sugar catches fire easily and either burns the fruit completely or worse create superheated plasma in the microwave, the same rule applies for raisins too.
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Too much of a good thing could be dangerous for you sometimes. Carrots are the case in example here. They are so rich in minerals and vitamin content that these vegetables can actually spark and catch fire. So when it comes to good old carrots, reheat them in the oven or a stove.
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We get it, you are a young mom, exhausted and tired all the time because of lack of rest and sleep and bang on the middle of the night your baby is hungry. It’s tempting to just use the microwave for heating breast milk bottles than going through the tedium of warming it on a gas stove, especially when your baby is hungry right?? NO!!Wrong move, because heating breast milk in microwave leaves hot spots because of its uneven heating. Besides, the same reason can make parts of the milk bottle too hot which would scald the baby’s mouth. If even this does not scare you enough, a study has proven that there has been a significant promotion of E-Coli bacterial growth after heating milk in a microwave. Do what your mom did, warm a mug of water drop the milk in the mug and it will heat it up evenly. Danger averted!
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There is nothing wrong with reheating broccoli in a microwave as such. But the process drains out all the healthy nutrients from the vegetable, which is the only reason we eat broccoli in the first place. Rather than eating unhealthy broccoli which would be a complete waste, its best to steam it.
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