5 foods that should not be cooked in the microwave

You cannot use a microwave to cook eggs, fruit, or frozen foods. They can cause fire or explosion during microwave cooking.

Microwaves are very convenient and safe to use for heating and cooking food, and do not cause cancer or alter food. However, you should especially avoid putting the following things in the microwave, according to Eatclean.

Boiling eggs in a microwave can cause an explosion. Photo: Getty Images.

Egg

The high heat and pressure in the microwave will cause the egg to explode and could destroy your oven. If you want to use the microwave to cook an egg, you will need to crack it before cooking.

Fruit

Like eggs, fruits contain a lot of water in their sealed shells. The heat and pressure in the oven can cause them to explode. When preparing dishes that require baking or heating fruit, be sure to slice them or remove the skin and seeds from berries.

Frozen meat

Microwaves can help you defrost frozen foods quickly. However, frozen foods can easily become contaminated after thawing. Cook frozen foods immediately after thawing them in the microwave to limit the invasion of bacteria.

Packaged food

Plastic food packaging can melt if you put it in the microwave. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals like BPA and BPS can leach into food. A 2011 study found that 95% of 400 packaged food samples tested (including those labeled as safe) contained BPA. When exposed to heat from microwaves, dishwashers, or hot water, they can produce toxic substances that are harmful to human health. When cooking food in the microwave, be sure to remove paper and plastic food packaging, and use only microwave-safe dishes.

Oil

Microwaves work by sending electrical waves through water particles, causing the molecules to vibrate and warm up. They have little effect on cooking oils. So you can't use a microwave to heat pure cooking oils.

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