7 Things Not To Be Placed Inside Microwave

Chili Peppers like red hot, orange, or green peppers are filled with a compound called capsaicin. Once the peppers are heated, the capsaicin vapourises into the enclosed air of the microwave which can irritate your lungs, throat, eyes, and nose, once the door opens.

Hard-boiled eggs if heated in the microwave will explode when they are sliced for eating. This is because the steam gets captured in the white and builds pressure. When the egg is cut, the steam gets released and an explosion occurs.

Food-safe foam, which is a kind of plastic, releases harmful chemicals into the food if heated in the microwave.

The carry-out containers with handles have metal which can lead to sparking and cause fire in the microwave.

Grapes if kept in the microwave and superheated, its sugary pulp turns into molten plasma. The grapes can explode in the microwave or when we are consuming them.

Lunch meat, bacon, hot dogs, and sausages should not be cooked in the microwave. These processed meat products if heated lead to the formation of cholesterol oxidation products (COPs), which can cause coronary heart disease.

If tomato sauce is heated in the microwave, it often ends up getting splattered around. The steam and heat produced in the sauce finds it difficult to escape through its thick layer. In a few cases, the sauce even explodes and can cause burns.