I wanted to start a thread on microwave safety so others can learn from an incident that happened earlier today. My 14 yr old daughter is at the age where she makes her own lunch sometimes. I wasn't aware she was trying to heat an already boiled egg (no shell) in a small dish. Normally we never cook anything in the microwave...just reheat leftovers sometimes. She heated it for 30 seconds...took it out, holding it at chest level and it literally exploded everywhere, including her face...eyes. She ran to the sink and washed her eyes out, because small pieces went in and around her eyes. There was even egg on the ceiling and it made an exploding sound. She has red eyelids and a superficial burn on her neck. The whole incident shook her up.

While I'm on the subject, I wanted to mention we never used plastic wrap or microwave in plastic containers, to avoid leaching of chemicals. Also have to be very careful to use microwave safe glass when heating liquids. If you heat a cup of water for coffee or tea and then try to add the tea, sugar or coffee - the liquid may boil over and burn you. There's a chance fires could start from overheating popcorn. Here's some additional tips:

http://sneakykitchen.com/Ten_command...ave_safety.htm

http://websterwebwriting.wordpress.c...the-microwave/