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How Bad Is It to Microwave a Plastic Container? - Chowhound
Here’s what you should know before reheating those leftovers.
It’s common knowledge that you should avoid microwaving anything with metal—if you’ve ever accidentally zapped a dish with a scrap of aluminum foil still attached, you know why.
A lot of info out there also warns against the use of microwaving plastic containers, using scary terms like BPA to scare us into transferring our leftovers into a glass dish before reheating them. Yet it gets confusing when you look at items like frozen dinners, which come in plastic containers with specific instructions to reheat them in the microwave. So, what gives?
Here’s what you should know before reheating those leftovers.
It’s common knowledge that you should avoid microwaving anything with metal—if you’ve ever accidentally zapped a dish with a scrap of aluminum foil still attached, you know why.
A lot of info out there also warns against the use of microwaving plastic containers, using scary terms like BPA to scare us into transferring our leftovers into a glass dish before reheating them. Yet it gets confusing when you look at items like frozen dinners, which come in plastic containers with specific instructions to reheat them in the microwave. So, what gives?