Not everything can go into a microwave!

5/3/2021 (Permalink)

Inside of a microwave that caught on fire in a home in West Kelowna, BC. The microwave caught fire due to user heating up a take-out container.

Microwaves are the second most common cause of residential kitchen fires! Here is a list of items that SHOULD NEVER go in a microwave:

•  Paper bags
• Take-out containers
• Metal/Aluminum Foil
• Styrofoam
• Grapes (They will explode and could catch on fire)
• Cookware with metal trim
• Plastic storage containers without a “Microwave Safe” label
• Nothing (When there's nothing in the microwave to absorb the microwaves, the microwave can actually catch fire or cause damage to the microwave)