Microwaving supper for the children in a filthy microwave
This is a hypothetical question, but I could see it happening to me one day.
A father uses a public microwave oven to cook supper to feed his children. The microwave is technically clean, but he is nervous that the "fumes" from other dishes previously cooked in there will "contaminate" the meals of his young ones. After realizing that he wants his kids to eat healthier, he decides that he wants to take action. He wonders if it is safe to double-wrap the food in saran wrap or possibly some other material. Should he do this? It might be unsafe and would release plastic toxins into the food if not cause a fire in the microwave? However, if it is safe, then what is the best material to use for the wrapping?
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Your best solution bar none if the microwave is actually dirty:
Clean the microwave first
Take along some kitchen wipes and give it a good scrub before you use it.
In terms of fumes - microwaves typically have a fan to move air out anyway, and if not, just open the door for a while.
This would be far better than wrapping the food in something that could actually cause much more contamination problems than the residue of prior microwaved foods (which, to be honest, will be quite thoroughly nuked after being in the microwave for a while)
There's certainly no real danger to microwaving food in a dirty microwave, it's just a little unsightly. However, if you're worried about mysterious fumes and/or want to keep a clean microwave from becoming a dirty microwave, it's a good idea to cover the dish with an overturned plate, or if you're microwaving a tupperware, have the lid on top but cocked to one side. This will prevent splatter from the dish as it cooks, and is a microwave safe way to cover the food. Fixes the problem twice as it were.
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