Comments on: My son put a stainless steel pot in the microwave for 5 mins by mistake and nothing happened. Please explain ? http://stainlesssteelkitchencookware.net/my-son-put-a-stainless-steel-pot-in-the-microwave-for-5-mins-by-mistake-and-nothing-happened-please-explain.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:57:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: maxellnimons (RONIRVANA) http://stainlesssteelkitchencookware.net/my-son-put-a-stainless-steel-pot-in-the-microwave-for-5-mins-by-mistake-and-nothing-happened-please-explain.html#comment-1703 maxellnimons (RONIRVANA) Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:20:44 +0000 #comment-1703 yOu've been lucky , my grandma did they same and the kitchen explOded in less than 2 minutes yOu’ve been lucky , my grandma did they same and the kitchen explOded in less than 2 minutes

]]> By: W. C. http://stainlesssteelkitchencookware.net/my-son-put-a-stainless-steel-pot-in-the-microwave-for-5-mins-by-mistake-and-nothing-happened-please-explain.html#comment-1698 W. C. Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:20:43 +0000 #comment-1698 Can't say why nothing happened, but here's a good explanation for not putting metal in a microwave: http://www.chemistryquestion.com/English/Questions/ChemistryInDailyLife/23c_microwave_metal.html Can’t say why nothing happened, but here’s a good explanation for not putting metal in a microwave:

http://www.chemistryquestion.com/English/Questions/ChemistryInDailyLife/23c_microwave_metal.html

]]> By: ye_river_xiv http://stainlesssteelkitchencookware.net/my-son-put-a-stainless-steel-pot-in-the-microwave-for-5-mins-by-mistake-and-nothing-happened-please-explain.html#comment-1699 ye_river_xiv Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:20:43 +0000 #comment-1699 Newer microwaves are a little bit better at dealing with metal than older microwaves. Just don't keep doing it, because after a while, it can cause problems. Newer microwaves are a little bit better at dealing with metal than older microwaves. Just don’t keep doing it, because after a while, it can cause problems.

]]> By: Hollywood land http://stainlesssteelkitchencookware.net/my-son-put-a-stainless-steel-pot-in-the-microwave-for-5-mins-by-mistake-and-nothing-happened-please-explain.html#comment-1700 Hollywood land Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:20:43 +0000 #comment-1700 I'm an engineer. We try to design things for the dumbest people to prevent what we design from being destroyed. There are microwaves that have metal racks in them. A cheap one will fry tho I’m an engineer. We try to design things for the dumbest people to prevent what we design from being destroyed. There are microwaves that have metal racks in them. A cheap one will fry tho

]]> By: LasVegasPasses.com http://stainlesssteelkitchencookware.net/my-son-put-a-stainless-steel-pot-in-the-microwave-for-5-mins-by-mistake-and-nothing-happened-please-explain.html#comment-1701 LasVegasPasses.com Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:20:43 +0000 #comment-1701 The whole 'metal in the microwave' forbiddenness isn't absolute. I actually had a microwave with metal racks built into it. It's not the metal itself, but the SHAPE of the metal that will cause problems. If there are no sharp edges for the microwave energy to concentrate on, probably nothing will happen. A pot? As you found out, won't do much. Ball up some tin foil? Get ready for fireworks. Spoon? No problem. Fork? Problems. The rules for what can and cannot go in a are rather complicated, so it's just easier for manufacturers to have a blanket "don't do it at all" statement. Much safer that way. Pretty cool when you discover stuff like this, huh? The whole ‘metal in the microwave’ forbiddenness isn’t absolute. I actually had a microwave with metal racks built into it. It’s not the metal itself, but the SHAPE of the metal that will cause problems. If there are no sharp edges for the microwave energy to concentrate on, probably nothing will happen. A pot? As you found out, won’t do much. Ball up some tin foil? Get ready for fireworks. Spoon? No problem. Fork? Problems.

The rules for what can and cannot go in a are rather complicated, so it’s just easier for manufacturers to have a blanket "don’t do it at all" statement. Much safer that way.

Pretty cool when you discover stuff like this, huh?

]]> By: Harry S http://stainlesssteelkitchencookware.net/my-son-put-a-stainless-steel-pot-in-the-microwave-for-5-mins-by-mistake-and-nothing-happened-please-explain.html#comment-1702 Harry S Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:20:43 +0000 #comment-1702 A few things may be responsible. The stainless steel pot is presumably thick, and will probably have a fairly high resistance. It does not want to conduct the electricity that is normally produced. Also, the gap between any point in the pot is going to be very large, probably too large for electricity to arc across. If, for example, you had put crumpled aluminum foil in, there would be many small gaps that would lead to electricity arcing, this creating sparks and a fire hazard. It probably isn't a good habit it get into, but the danger was minimal. A few things may be responsible. The stainless steel pot is presumably thick, and will probably have a fairly high resistance. It does not want to conduct the electricity that is normally produced. Also, the gap between any point in the pot is going to be very large, probably too large for electricity to arc across. If, for example, you had put crumpled aluminum foil in, there would be many small gaps that would lead to electricity arcing, this creating sparks and a fire hazard.

It probably isn’t a good habit it get into, but the danger was minimal.

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