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MICROWAVE OVEN EXPLOSIONS

Stir a liquid before you heat it and also never heat a liquid, consisting of some water, more than 2 minutes on high or it may explode in your face when you take it out of the oven. People have been scarred for life from microwave oven explosions! There may be some variations to the aforementioned information but these type instructions are usually written in your owners manual, so play it safe and real the manual carefully!

A liquid that may NOT look like it is boiling in a microwave, but may, in fact, be super-heated beyond boiling, which may cause an explosion when the super-heated liquid is removed from the oven and a kitchen utensil is placed near the microwave container holding the super-heated liquid.

These type explosions may be explained in the operating manual that should come with your microwave but too many people still make the mistake of improperly heating certain liquids causing explosions.

SUPPLEMENTAL SOURCE: ABC-TV PRIMETIME 3/15/01

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