Can you really set your microwave on fire? It depends. Here's what happens if you put metal in the microwave—and no, don't try it at home. Keep reading, because we’re answering the lingering question ...

My roommate’s kid once left a spoon in his soup bowl and started the microwave. Wow, what a light show! Sparks were flying. Though I stopped it within seconds, the inside of the microwave was already ...

Microwaves are incredibly convenient devices that brought us into a brave new era of cooking. They allow us to easily whip up freshly baked cookies anytime and cook perfectly crispy bacon without the ...

Hacks are rough around the edges by their nature, so we love it when we get updates from makers about how they’ve improved their process. [Denny] from Shake the Future has just provided an update on ...

Q: My boyfriend heated something in my new microwave, and it had a cover with a metal handle on it. Is the microwave safe to use now? It ran for about a minute and a half, but there were no sparks ...

Metalworking might conjure images of large furnaces powered by coal, wood, or electricity, with molten metal sloshing around and visible in its crucible. But metalworking from home doesn’t need to use ...

It's early morning and your bleary-eyed attention has turned to a helping of instant oatmeal. You put the bowl in the microwave, hit the start button and suddenly panic as a mini-fireworks performance ...

Your microwave: It heats up your leftovers, pops your popcorn, and makes your old coffee slightly less awful. Chances are, you’re not using it as much as you used to. But if there’s one thing we all ...

From the time countertop microwaves started to hit the market in the late 1960s, we’ve all known one thing: Metal is verboten! However, as it turns out, that’s not completely accurate. Back in 2003, ...

To understand why metal doesn’t belong in the microwave, it helps to know how the appliance works. Microwaves heat food by emitting electromagnetic waves at a specific frequency. These waves cause ...