Microwaving styrofoam?

[txrandom]

I got a 2 for 1 deal earlier at a chicken fingers place and need to reheat one of them. Is it safe to microwave styrofoam?

 

[KLin]

No it isn't. Anyplace where the food is touching the styrofoam can melt.

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: KLin
No it isn't. Anyplace where the food is touching the styrofoam can melt.

Secret sauce!

 

[Indolent]

it works fine for most things. Just don't microwave it for too long.

 

[SSP]

Yummy toxic waste.

 

[Q]

Don't risk it.

 

[Rubycon]

It's fun to put pins in the foam a few mm apart and nuke it. It will arc real nice.

Arky Sparky! :laugh:

 

[eplebnista]

I microwave styrofoam dishes/cups/boxes all the time and just watch them and if they start to melt/buckle I turn off the microwave. Most of the time the food or liquid gets warm enough to eat or drink.

 

[Oil]

Originally posted by: txrandom
I got a 2 for 1 deal earlier at a chicken fingers place and need to reheat one of them. Is it safe to microwave styrofoam?

Raising Canes?

 

[Maluno]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
It's fun to put pins in the foam a few mm apart and nuke it. It will arc real nice.

Arky Sparky! :laugh:

:camera:s?

 

[mercanucaribe]

Use a plate

 

[Midlander]

1. It's not Styrofoam. For the most part, Styrofoam is blue and it's used to insulate a building.
2. I wouldn't do it. You will heat is to its softening temperature. Use a glass container.

 

[Bootprint]

Only if you want the food to taste nasty. I remember toasting some frozen waffles years ago and putting them on a styrofoam plate, it added a not so nice flavor to them.

 

[cw42]

o noez my cup noodles!

 

[Mo0o]

ive microwaved styrofoam before i think im still ok. just make sure none of it is melted after you've warmed it

 

[txrandom]

Originally posted by: OSx86

Originally posted by: txrandom
I got a 2 for 1 deal earlier at a chicken fingers place and need to reheat one of them. Is it safe to microwave styrofoam?

Raising Canes?

Yah.

 

[sandorski]

just use a real dish/plate/bowl/whatever

 

[FoBoT]

keep it short
just warm it

if you have to get something hot, then no

 

[DrPizza]

Yes, it's safe to microwave the foam containers that the food is served in. However, some foods have hot spots that are hot enough to melt the styrofoam, especially foods with oil/grease on them. Thus, you could end up with a mess, depending on the food.

Ramen noodles are often sold in those styrofoam cups - you can heat them to boiling with no harm to the styrofoam.

Originally posted by: Midlander
1. It's not Styrofoam. For the most part, Styrofoam is blue and it's used to insulate a building.

That's true, sort of. Styrofoam is Dow's trademarked name for the (you're right, blue) polystyrene insulation used in construction. However, you're wrong that it still isn't "styrofoam" - the word styrofoam has become the generic term for just about any polystyrene products such as cups, plates, etc. See "kleenex" for further details.

 

[tfinch2]

How hard is it to put it in a plate?

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
How hard is it to put it in a plate?

"in" a plate, quite i imagine!

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
How hard is it to put it in a plate?

If he's at work or something, its much more difficult.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: txrandom

Originally posted by: OSx86

Originally posted by: txrandom
I got a 2 for 1 deal earlier at a chicken fingers place and need to reheat one of them. Is it safe to microwave styrofoam?

Raising Canes?

Yah.

Raising Canes is good. Juicy

 

[Oil]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: txrandom

Originally posted by: OSx86

Originally posted by: txrandom
I got a 2 for 1 deal earlier at a chicken fingers place and need to reheat one of them. Is it safe to microwave styrofoam?

Raising Canes?

Yah.

Raising Canes is good. Juicy

Its even better when your roommate works at Raising Canes and you get 1/2 priced meals FTW