What should you never microwave?

8/5/2018

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Science Story: What should you never microwave?

WATER. Don’t freaking try to heat up water in the microwave for tea/coffee or whatever reason.

When you heat water on a pan over a stove top it starts to bubble. Bubbles releases the energy which the water stores during heating up. Thus the water maintains the boiling temperature.

When you heat the same water in a microwave, it does not boil. So it does not release the energy. The water quickly can cross the boiling temperature to a state called superheated water. When you take out the mug of water from the microwave if you see the surface is too still, maybe the water is superheated.

If you drop something in that water before it releases some energy, you can get a little blast of hot water which can easily burn you.

See this nice video demonstrating it:

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Have you ever tried to microwave water?

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200 Comments

linda lpsolutions

I've boiled water in my microwave for years and have never had an issue.

Janice Mitchell Woodward

INCORRECT! Water CAN boil in a microwave!

Lynne Stoner

I have boiled water in my micro.

perky

I've had and always will boil water in microwave. That's also how I clean my microwave. 1 cup water and 1 tbsp of vinegar.

igmasters

Oh please! Who submits this garbage?

Janice Mitchell Woodward

ALL..We have a state of the art microwave...I can attest water boils in the microwave!

Arthur Pogi

I’ve boiled water in my microwave & wait for about 45 seconds before I put anything in it. Never had problems with that method.

crystalhartley

I once boiled water in the microwave and added the box of pasta Roni directly to the pot and yes it did have a series reaction, I super boiled right up to my hand and wrist and burnt it pretty bad!!! Info is accurate.

Paula Salem

What microwave did they use? I’ve boiled water a lot never an issue.

todaveski

I thought the answer would be the cat

Elsy O. Stromberg

I heat up water for tea in the microwave all the time and also heat up coffee everyday.

Jim Mascair

I make tea in a cup in the microwave with no problem, but it is always good to learn about something like this.

David Ching

Pure water in a clean cup can do that. However, if there is something in the water (tea bag, milk, impurities etc), or a cup which is not as clean, there is rarely any problem.

Louella Wilson

innflyte, on-line, you can find many recipes for cooking eggs in microwave ovens. 1 minute poached egg for example. Though in mine 50 seconds if I want soft.

lls

Janice Mitchell Woodward, I think I've seen that, too, trying to speed up tea water...maybe I over-boiled it for just too long, but I have seen water--and other liquids--boil in there!

Donna Marie Tichenor

I always said it tasted different. Now I know why. I have been vindicated!!!

David Holmes

I don't know how they did that trick, I boiled plenty of water to make tea while I was waiting for a new kettle to be delivered, never had that happen.

David Holmes

linda lpsolutions, I have boiled water in microwaves with no problem.

David Anderson

Ridiculous, water boils just fine.

David Anderson

Diane DiFlorio, Pyrex is fine to microwave. As is Corning ware etc.

David Anderson

Break the yoke first, no issue then

Marguerite LaHaye

I thought the answer to the question would be frozen foods in aluminum foil containers. I've heated small amounts of water in the microwave for years instead of putting it in a kettle and waiting for it to boil.

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