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I switched away from plastic containers to glassware. They're reasonably cheap and I don't worry about microwaving plastic with my food anymore. Note that I st
by lijogdfljk 7y ago
I switched away from plastic containers to glassware. They're reasonably cheap and I don't worry about microwaving plastic with my food anymore.
Note that I still have a plastic top on the container but:
A: You don't have to microwave with that top, you could use some other cover.
B: I am less concerned (possibly incorrectly) with microwaving plastics if they're not in contact with my food.
Can anyone comment on B? Is it safe to microwave plastics if they're not touching food?
- pkaye 7y ago> Can anyone comment on B? Is it safe to microwave plastics if they're not touching food? Depends how things leach out of the plastics. Is it outgassing?
- Scoundreller 7y agoYes, B makes sense. Contact will cause much more absorption. For the same reasons, heating soup will absorb a lot more than a salad without dressing. Glass also won’t absorb some of your foods. Happens a lot with tomato sauces and plastic. On the positive side, reused plastic is probably safer than fresh plastic, since more of the easily liberated fragments will have already broken free.