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egg wrote:
I use either a paper plate or parchment paper. I don't typically use paper towel in the microwave, though I think I might've a couple times, but @DarkFact says it's probably perfectly safe... so I guess it's okay

But kidding aside, the only thing I was told to ABSOLUTELY NOT put in the microwave is aluminum foil, though I'm not sure why. I haven't ever tried it, and I don't intend to.

Candy wise, Sour Patch Kids and Wildberry Skittles all day. My favorite stoner snacks that I never grew out of.

nonamesleft wrote:

my high school had a microwave which any student could use, and one time someone put food wrapped in aluminum foil in it and nearly started a fire. The entire cafeteria smelled like smoke.

MrBean wrote:
Ever tried the sour patch "breakfast" cereal?

nonamesleft wrote:

WHAT? no.... Tell me that's real

Shut the front door!

Post Sour Patch Kids Breakfast Cereal, Sour Then Sweet, 18oz https://www.walmart.com/ip/352239677

MrBean wrote:
Yep, it's real.

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Welp, time to buy!

MrBean wrote:
:)

Crap, not at any local stores, seems like limited markets?

@egg The whole cafeteria smoky? Goodness. I wonder what it is about aluminum that makes it unsafe. It can't be simply that it's metal, because some microwaves have a metal shelf.

MrBean wrote:
I don't know. Had a relative pick it up at a Walmart awhile back. I don't typically see it at local stores here, though I think I have once or twice. Any Walmarts near you?

nonamesleft wrote:



Metal in the microwave is bad. It will spark. Sparking/burning metal is bad as it releases bad fumes from impurities in said metal. Also sparks can lead to fire.

Paper towels are fine so long as there is no spark or they are wet. Microwaves need to have moisture, as the microwaves excite the water molecules which creates heat. Running a microwave without moisture is bad for the microwave.

Most food contains water. That's why microwaving food usually dries it out, especially the outsides. (Cooks outside in as the water molecules on the outside of the food absorb the energy and heat up)

The more exposed surface area you have the more even heating. Cut up food, arrange in a circle, and rotate it half way. Most microwaves rotate/move for this reason, but what I said helps. It also helps to leave it in the microwave for a few minutes for the temp to even out through conduction (hot areas of food heat up cold areas through contact) and convection (hot air heats up cold areas of food).

If you microwave food that has a similar diameter/length to a multiple of the wavelength of a microwave it can spark and burn. It focuses and amplifies the energy. Grapes can do it. I've had popcorn chicken do it if it touched another popcorn chicken. Pretty crazy as the food will burn like an electrical fire. (Don't do it)

The black "screen" that is in the window is there to protect you from the microwaves. They block them from leaving the cook area, and that's why they don't run with the door open. Don't run a microwave with it busted out. You are 70% water, and radiation is bad... m'kay?

Microwave in a nutshell.

Thanks for the info. In fact I recently burned something myself by trying to heat up a dry piece of apple cake crust. It literally burned a hole through the microwave safe container. There was smoke. Inside of microwave got dirty. Was not happy. x( I was wondering if the lack of moisture was partly to blame, in addition to there being such a small portion of food. Apparently both of those things are factors. (I hear that the more food you put in a microwave, the more cooking time required. For example, while one poached egg may take 60 seconds, cooking two poached eggs cooked at once may require about 90. Therefore, small portions of food are inherently risky imo as there is an increased chance of burning, whereas large portions of food can simply be cooked repeatedly until it's hot enough.)

I planned to add a bit of water to certain foods in the future because I figured the steam would help heat the food. Turns out this is exactly what a microwave does. This is good to know.

Probably not size related since it was dry. Put a cup of water in if you have any doubt.

The cup of water in the microwave is a game changer. I tried it several times and it worked like a charm, heating up foods while adding moisture.

My mother always told me to sprinkle water on your food before putting it in the microwave. Was nobody else taught this?

I've used water in the microwave for certain foods. For example, sprinkling water on rice before microwaving will definitely soften the texture. Also placing a cup of water when reheating pancakes prevents them from drying out.

Tonight I tried to poach an egg in the microwave for the first time, and guess what? It exploded. The glass I put the egg in wasn't broken, so the water superheated apparently. So nothing bad happened well except the entire inside of the microwave covered in omelette.

Man, owning a microwave is an adventure, I'm already up to my second incident. I hope this doesn't become a regular occurrence as cleaning the inside of the microwave is a pain in the butt. Next time I want to poach I'll use the stove.

I think you are probably putting things in for too long if you had a fire and an explosion. Not all microwavea are equal strength so try shorter times to see how that works out. You can always add more time if it didn't get hot enough the first time through

Either that or something is seriously wrong with the microwave.

Using a microwave to cook is pretty convenient, but the cooking time options for less amounts of time are fairly limited, at least in the one that we use. The least amount of time is the 30 second button. There's no input method to run it for let's say just 10 or 15 seconds.

The only way to do that, at least that I'm aware of, is to start the microwave on any amount of time, and then press the stop button while it's running. Seems like an oversight in the feature section.

OT: I tried Three Wishes cereal and found I like to munch on it instead of having it with milk. I already finished the whole box. Will buy more the next chance I get.
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egg wrote:
It reminds me of a cereal called magic spoon. Ever tried that one?

Ah Magic Spoon. Seemed every YouTuber was pushing it a few months ago. I was interested in trying it until I saw the price. Like 3x the price of a typical box.

I heard of Magic Spoon but when I looked at their website, I found it contains sunflower oil. Ezekiel cereal costs about the same, but I think it's a better choice.

I've been liking the cinnamon Popcorners. They kind of taste like the cinnamon twists at taco bell.

I keep talking smack about seed oils but I apparently are less averse to them than I thought, when push comes to shove. Barebells protein bars have sunflower oil in the ingredients but they're soo good. I've been buying them up. They might be even better than the No Cow bars I mentioned before since the protein comes from milk as opposed to brown rice and peas as is the case with No Cow. (hence the name) I love both though, they taste so good, and each have 20g protein per bar.

One snack I’ve been addicted to this holiday season is caramel popcorn. Not very healthy but so rich and delicious.

sa330206 wrote:
They are pretty good. I wonder if that particular flavor is harder to find, because I think my local supermarket has most of the other flavors except the cinnamon one.

Have you had any of the other flavors? Some other pretty good ones too.

nonamesleft wrote:

Yeah sadly I think it is hard to find. Half the time my store doesn't have them. We recently got a bag but it was the last one. I've tried the sweet and salty (red bag) and they are good too. Didn't care for the white cheddar..they have more sodium anyway.

sa330206 wrote:
If you don't mind spicy, the spicy queso is pretty good. Has a nice flavor kick to it.

@egg How do the barebells taste?

egg wrote:


If you microwave in a super smooth glass or the water is distilled it can explode. Mythbusters covered the latter.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1_OXM4mr_i0

Basically if anything prevents the water from boiling it becomes superheated and can explode once the tension is broken. You'll need to let it cool a bit before handling.

This is good advice for microwaving nearly everything: leave it in the microwave for a minute or two after it's done. It will help even out the heat.

nonamesleft wrote:

The caramel cashew tastes exactly like 3 Musketeers. Which is funny because I don't think I've even had a 3 Musketeers anytime in the past decade. (so how do I remember what it tastes like?)
The only other flavor I tried was salted peanut. I don't know how to describe it but it's pretty self explanatory- peanut and chocolate. Good stuff.
There are other flavors but I thus far I've just been buying those two.

P.S. Regarding the microwave incident before. I think it was the egg that exploded, not the water. My bad.

At one time I thought I would use the microwave to heat water for tea, but when I googled it there are so many damn rules for heating water. Like how the container must not be smooth and that you should put a wooden spoon inside the container. Like.. what is that even. Who has wooden spoons? A mixing spoon maybe. Or a wooden spatula. But those are too big. Why not, like, a toothpick? (Or is that too small?)

I use a microwave for boiling water in a measuring cup for my morning coffee everyday and rarely have any problem. Every once a while it’ll explode but it’s pretty rare.

nonamesleft wrote:

About as bad for your teeth as capn crunch out of the box is though. Man the stuff i really want brought back is PB crisps. God i miss you little peanut butter peanuts.

HEHEHATE wrote:
Have you found anything similar to PB Crisps?

egg wrote:
Maybe a chopstick or a bamboo skewer would work?

nonamesleft wrote:

nothing has come remotely close. I don't even know what a comp would be for it honestly because it was a peanut butter peanut hat was crispy but wasn't a peanut is the best way to describe them.

Those are very long unless I break it in half. But I don't want splinters in the water.

oh, what I could do is break it in half, put the non broken side sticking out so it's not in the water, and heat the water /uncovered/. This is assuming the stick won't float... but maybe I'm thinking of straws.

A toothpick sounds better.

EDIT: Yesterday I ate a box of these in one go:
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I usually never buy anything with added sugars, so I don't know what's come over me. The box says keto-friendly and that the company is founded by a diabetic (so WHY is there sugar in it) but at least it's a small amount. 2g per serving which is TWO cookies, so only 1g per cookie. I've recently bought my sister Trader Joe's maple leaf sandwich cookies that had 9g sugar per cookie. So we're talking a big difference. https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/maple...

Anyway, the Catalina cookies were awesome. I plan to buy more.

P.S. I had crackers afterwards and a protein bar. (I was really, really hungry) I would've thought I'd feel junky after all that but I don't at all, and have plenty of energy. Interesting.. I can live with this.

@HEHEHATE Have you tried Krave cereal? If yes, is the texture similar?