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What harm is this causing? Are people getting sick?

• OutOfHere 2y ago
  IMHO the harm is more likely from lids that are reused to cover food. If these lids are not routinely dishwashed like other utensils are, then by extension, they are likely to harbor bacteria and maybe even risk passing some into food. These lids are a lot closer to the food than the walls of the microwave. Indeed this could make people sick even if the microwave itself doesn't. Dishwashing the lid is paramount.
  • Brian_K_White 2y ago
    That is a theory or hypothesis, but the question is, does this theoretical harm actually exist? Are there actually significant numbers of people harmed by this mechanism? It might be but they don't show that.
    • OutOfHere 2y ago
      I don't know, but with an unclean lid, the potential is extreme. The lid accumulates water droplets that can easily drop back into the food with the bacteria included.
      • Brian_K_White 2y ago
        But we've all already been using microwaves this way for decades. If it's so harmful, then it should be easy to point to the evidense of the harm. It's not all that interesting in this case to just go by what seems obvious intuitively, because we aren't talking about a new thing and guessing if it will be a good idea or not.
        • OutOfHere 2y ago
          Actually the use of dedicated microwave lids is not that old. It is somewhat new. These lids accumulate a lot of filth.