WARNING ! ! ! ****** BE CAREFUL Microwaving Water To Heat it Up!!! ****** Please be aware of the following information if you or someone you know, is a person that uses a microwave oven to heat water. About five days ago a 26-year old man decided to have a cup of instant coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am …
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…stated that this a fairly common occurrence and water (alone) should never be heated in a microwave oven. If water is heated in this manner, something should be placed in the cup to diffuse the energy, such as a wooden stir stick, tea bag (without the metal staple), etc. It is, however, a much safer choice to boil the water in a teakettle. Please pass this information on to friends and family. Take care, all!