Molelo wa onto ya maekeroweibe, go thunya ga dieledi tse di gotetseng thata¶

Microwave ovens are present in over 90 percent of kitchens across North America, Europe, and Australia, operating reliably thousands of times a year by generating high-frequency electromagnetic waves (typically at 2.45 gigahertz, or 2.45 billion cycles per second) from a vacuum tube called a magnetron. Because a microwave heats food internally by agitating polar water, fat, and sugar molecules rather than heating the surrounding air, people rarely think of it as a fire or explosion hazard. Yet fire services and burn centers respond to thousands of microwave emergencies every year.

These emergencies occur in three distinct ways: active cavity fires (usually triggered when someone accidentally sets the timer for 20 minutes instead of 2 minutes on popcorn, bread, reheated takeout boxes, or dry rice heat packs, turning food into glowing carbon char that ignites into open flames), electrical arcing and waveguide fires (when aluminum foil, metal twist-ties, gold-rimmed plates, or carbonized grease on the interior mica waveguide cover channel high-voltage lightning bolts across the cavity), and violent thermal steam explosions (when smooth mugs of superheated water, whole eggs, or sealed containers erupt straight into the user's face and eyes the instant the door is opened or a spoon is dipped in). Knowing why you must keep the microwave door strictly shut during a fire, how to distinguish harmless food arcing from a burned-out magnetron waveguide, and how to handle superheated liquids safely prevents house fires and blinding facial burns.

Dira se jaanong¶

1. Leave the microwave door CLOSED and press Cancel/Stop or unplug the unit immediately. If food, paper packaging, or the interior wall of the microwave is sparking, smoking, or burning, do not open the door to pull the burning item out. If you can safely reach the wall outlet without leaning into smoke or flames, unplug the microwave power cord directly from the wall (for an over-the-range microwave plugged inside the upper cabinet directly above the stove, do not open the cabinet above a burning unit; walk straight to your main electrical breaker panel and flip the dedicated 15-amp or 20-amp "Microwave" circuit breaker to OFF).
2. Call your local emergency number if flames escape the unit or smoke does not subside within 60 seconds. Once power is disconnected and the door remains closed, the flames inside the sealed metal cavity should starve of oxygen and die down within 1 to 2 minutes. If flames spread out through the top air vents into the upper wooden cabinetry, if the outer plastic control panel melts, or if heavy black smoke continues pouring from the unit after power is off, evacuate everyone from the house, close the kitchen door behind you if possible, and call your local emergency number (911 in the United States and Canada, 112 across the European Union, 999 in the United Kingdom, or see all dinomoro tsa tshoganyetso).
3. Keep a dry chemical (Class ABC) fire extinguisher aimed at the closed door, and NEVER throw water onto a plugged-in appliance. Stand back 2 meters (6 feet) holding a multi-purpose Class ABC dry chemical fire extinguisher or carbon dioxide (\(CO_2\)) extinguisher ready. Only if the glass window shatters or flames breach the exterior cabinet after you have shut off the electrical breaker should you discharge the extinguisher into the flames.
4. Wait at least 30 to 60 minutes before cracking the microwave door open after a smoldering fire. Carbonized popcorn bags, charred bread, and melted plastic dishes hold intense internal core heat above their auto-ignition temperature (over 300 degrees Celsius / 570 degrees Fahrenheit) long after open flames vanish. Opening the door 3 minutes after the flames go out frequently re-ignites the smoldering char block on contact with fresh room air. Wait until the front glass feels completely cool to the back of your hand, open kitchen windows first, and stand to the hinged side of the door when opening it.
5. If you boiled plain water in a smooth mug and it is not bubbling, DO NOT touch the mug or stir it. Water heated in a smooth glass or ceramic cup in a microwave can become superheated above 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit) without forming a single steam bubble. Reaching in immediately to grab the handle or dropping a spoon, teabag, or instant coffee granules into the cup causes instantaneous, explosive flash-boiling that blasts scalding water straight into your eyes and face. Leave the microwave door closed and let the cup sit undisturbed for 2 to 3 minutes until it cools below boiling point before touching it.
6. Cool any steam, liquid, or egg explosion burn immediately with cool running tap water for 20 minutes. If superheated water, soup, or an exploding microwaved egg splashes onto skin or eyes, immediately place the burned skin under cool running tap water (15 to 20 degrees Celsius / 59 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit, never ice or ice water) for a full 20 minutes following our burns first aid guide. If hot liquid or egg debris hits the eyes, flush the open eyes gently under cool running tap water or sterile saline for 15 to 20 minutes and seek immediate emergency ophthalmic care via our kaedi ya dikgobalo tsa matlho.

Microwave emergency triage and action flowchart¶

Use this decision tree to respond safely depending on whether your microwave is on fire, sparking/arcing, or holding a superheated liquid hazard.

flowchart TD
    Start["Microwave Oven Emergency:<br/>Fire/Smoke, Electrical Sparks (Arcing), or Superheated Liquid"] --> EventType{"What is happening right now?"}

    EventType -->|"Flames, glowing embers,<br/>or thick smoke inside cavity"| FireProtocol["1. KEEP MICROWAVE DOOR STRICTLY CLOSED<br/>2. Unplug cord OR flip main panel breaker OFF<br/>3. Stand back with Class ABC Fire Extinguisher"]

    FireProtocol --> SpreadCheck{"A dikgabo di thuba diphatlha/dikhabinete<br/>kgotsa di nna di goga morago ga metsotso e le 2?"}
    SpreadCheck -->|"Ee, mosi o o anamang kgotsa o o bokete"| Call911["Fuduga mo Legaeng ka bonako<br/>Tswala dikgoro ka fa morago ga gago mme o letsetse 911 / 112 / 999"]
    SpreadCheck -->|"Nnyaa, dikgabo di a hupetsa mo teng ga lebokoso le le tswetsweng"| CoolWait["Ema metsotso e le 30 go ya go e le 60 go fitlha galase e e kwa pele e nna tsididi<br/>Tsenya mowa mo difensetereng tsa boapeelo, morago ga moo tlhatlhoba yuniti<br/>(O se ka wa dirisa yuniti gape fa dithapo/lesoba le tšhasitswe)"]

    EventType -->|"Ditlhase tsa legadima tse di pududu/tshweu<br/>kgotsa di-zap tse di dumang (Go dira ditlhase)"| ArcStop["Tobetsa Emisa/Khansela ka bonako<br/>Ema motsotso o le 1, o bo o bula lebati o bo o tlhatlhoba motswedi"]
    ArcStop --> ArcSource{"Ditlhase di ne di tswa kae?"}

    ArcSource -->|"Foile, thae e e sothegileng, leswana, rim ya tshipi,<br/>kgotsa digwete/di-hot dog tse di nang le diminerale tse dintsi"| RemoveMetal["Tlosa selo sa tshipi kgotsa fuduwa dijo ka metsi<br/>Go babalesegile go nna o dirisa maekeroweibe fa lebota la leroba le sa fisiwa"]
    ArcSource -->|"Ditlhase tse di thunyang go tswa mo poleiting e nnye e e tshwanang le khateboto mo siling/leboteng le le fa thoko (Khabara ya Waveguide)"| WaveguideFix["Tlosa Maekheroweibe mo polakeng:<br/>Phepafatsa kirisi kgotsa emisetsa Khabara ya Kaelo ya Makhubu ya Mica ya $8<br/>(Fa ntlha ya tshipi ya antenna ya makeneterone e e ka fa tlase e nyerologile, emisetsa yuniti)"]

    EventType -->|"Metsi a a bedisitsweng mo koping e e borethe<br/>kgotsa lee lotlhe le le goteditsweng / setshodi se se tswalegileng"| SuperheatWait["O SE KE WA AMA KGOTSA WA BULA KA BONAKO:<br/>Tlogela lebati le tswetswe metsotso e le 3 go ya go e le 5 gore le tsidifale ka fa tlase ga 100C (212F)<br/>Fa le fisitswe, tlhatswa letlalo/matlho ka metsi a a tsidifetseng a pompo metsotso e le 20"]

Boemo 1: Molelo o o dirang wa onto ya maekeroweibe le sethibela mosi o o botlhole¶

Diperesente di feta 85 tsa melelo ya maekeroweibe ya bonno ga e simolole ka phoso ya dithapo tsa motlakase, mme e simolola ka go tshaba ga mogote o o feteletseng mo dijong tse di apeilweng go feta selekanyo kgotsa mo diphuthelwaneng tse di sa babalesegang mo maekeroweibeng. Fa ngwana kgotsa mogolo yo o iteegileng tsebe a tsena 20:00 mo boemong jwa 2:00 go gotetsa kgetsi ya di-popcorn tsa maekeroweibe, dikuku tse di gatseditsweng, rolo ya borotho e e phuthetsweng ka taulo ya pampiri, kgotsa sethibela-gotetsa sa letsela se se itiretsweng se se tletseng raese e e omileng, peo ya flaxseed kgotsa dikhutsi tsa tšheri:

1. Mo metsotsong ya ntlha e le 2 go ya go e le 3, maekeroweibe e bedisa diperesente di le 100 tsa metsi a a sa duelelweng a a mo teng ga dijo.
2. Fa metsi a sena go fela, themperetšha ya setatšhe se se omileng, pampiri ya selulose le oli e tlhatloga ka bonako go feta didikirii tsa Celsius di le 200 go ya go di le 300 (didikirii tsa Fahrenheit di le 400 go ya go di le 575), e fetola konokono ya dijo go nna khabone e ntsho e e phepa ya pyrolytic) (co
3. Khabone ke motshwari wa motlakase o o monyang maatla a maekeroweibe a 2.45-GHz ka bokgoni jo bo feteletseng. Motheo wa khabone o o phatsimang o o bohibidu jo bo mogote o fitlha ka bonako go 500+ didikirii tsa Celsius (930+ didikirii tsa Fahrenheit), o tshuba sephuthelwana sa pampiri se se dikologileng, mouwane wa oli ya go apaya le setshodi sa polypropylene go nna dikgabo tse di bulegileng.

Goreng go bula lebati go baka go thunya ga flashover¶

Mo teng ga onto e e tswetsweng ya maekeroweibe e e tukang kgetsi ya di- popcorn kana mogopo wa polasetiki, molelo o fedisa okosejene e e mo teng ga lebokoso la dilitara di le 30 go ya go di le 50 (1 go ya go di le 2 cubic foot) ka bonako go ya kwa tlase ga diperesente di le 10. Seo se tlogela leroba le tletse ka digase tsa mosi wa haeterokhabone tse di sa fisiwa, tse di goteditsweng thata le khabone e e phatsimang e emetse okosejene.

Fa o ka bula lebati la maekeroweibe go latlhela mogopo o o tukang mo sinking: - Okosejene e ntšha ya diperesente di le 21 tsa mo phaposing e itlhaganelela mo lerobeng, ka bonako fela e tshuba gase e e kokoantsweng ya mosi mo go thunya ga mosi o monnye (backdraft) fela fa pele ga sefatlhego le diatla tsa gago. - Se se maswe le go feta, go tsholetsa letangwana la mafura a a tukang kgotsa polasetiki e e tukang e e nyerologang go dira gore molelo o rothe mo khaontareng ya gago ya mo kitšhineng le mo fatshe. - Ka metlha tlogela lebati le tswetswe ka setswalelo. Lefensetere la galase e e bogale le sekerini sa letlowa la tshipi (hoko ya Faraday e e bolokang dimaekeroweibe mo teng) di dirilwe go nna le melelo e mennye ya dijo ya ka fa teng ka pabalesego go fitlha okosejene e fela.

Tsela ya go ntsha mosi o o bogale wa maekeroweibe ka pabalesego le go phepafatsa kgotsa go emisetsa yuniti¶

Fa sethubi se setse se timilwe metsotso e le 45 go ya go e le 60 mme lebati la galase le tsidifetse gotlhelele:

1. Ventilate pele o bula: Bula difensetere tsotlhe tsa kitšhine le mabati a kwa ntle mme o beye fene ya lebokoso mo fensetereng e e fokang kwa ntle go dira kgatelelo e e sa siamang e e gogang monko o o botlhoko o o tlhamaletseng kwa ntle (o se ke wa bulela fene e e dikologang gape e e kwa godimo ya hood ya go ntsha mosi fa e foka fela).
2. Sireletsa diatla le mafatlha a gago: Apara di-mitts tse di bokete tsa onto ya boapeelo kgotsa ditlelafo tsa nitrile mme o tila go hema ka tlhamalalo mo godimo ga lebati fa o le bula, ka gonne polasetiki e e fileng (polystyrene/polypropylene) le dikhurumelo tsa kgetsi ya popcorn tse di fisitsweng tsa Teflon/tse di sa kgomareleng di ntsha esiti e e tenang, e e tenang.
3. Tlosa masalela a a tšhasitsweng mo pitseng ya tshipi kgotsa mo sinking e e metsi ya tshipi: Fetisetsa matlakala a a tsididi a a tšhasitsweng ka tlhamalalo mo pitseng ya tshipi e e nang le sekhurumetso kgotsa o a tshele sentle mo sinking ya tshipi e e sa rusegeng pele o a isa kwa ntle kwa bining ya matlakala e e kwa ntle.
4. Swetsa gore a maekeroweibe e babalesegile go ka tsenngwa gape:
5. Latlha le go emisetsa maekeroweibe ka bonako fa: Phanele nngwe le nngwe ya siling ya polasetiki e e ka fa teng kgotsa sekopanyi sa sediriswa se se dikologang se nyerologile, mabota a tshipi a a pentilweng ka fa gare a tlhotlhoregile go nna tshipi e e senang sepe, gasket ya sealô sa lebati kgotsa ditswalelo tsa lebati di sokame (tse di ka dutlang marang a maekeroweibe kgotsa difensetere tsa motlakase), phanele ya taolo ya motlakase e phanyegile.
6. Fa e le gore e ne e le tiragalo e nnye ya dijo tse di fisitsweng / mosi o o bokete o o senang go fisiwa ga popego: Ntsha yuniti mo polakeng, tlhatswa mabota a a ka fa teng le galase e e dikologang sentle ka metsi a a bothitho, sesepa sa dijana se se metsi, le pheisete ya soda ya go baka go fokotsa masalela a mosi a a nang le asiti, mme o tlogele matlapana a a mo teng ga yuniti e e tswetsweng e e sa diriseng maatla ka lobaka lwa diura di le 48 go monya menkgo ya mosi e e sa feleng.

Boemo 2: Ditlhase le dikgadima mo teng ga maekeroweibe (Go dira ga motlakase)¶

Go bona ditlhase tsa motlakase o o phatsimang o o botala jwa legodimo, go phatsima ga polasema, kgotsa go utlwa modumo o o kwa godimo wa bzzzz-ZAP mo teng ga microwave e e tsamayang go a tshosa, mme ga go reye gore microwave e tloga e thunya jaaka bomo. Tiragalo eno e bidiwa go thubega ga dielectric le go tlhoma ga motlakase.

Goreng tshipi le dijo dingwe di phatsima mo maekeroweibeng¶

Di- microwave ke makhubu a electromagnetic a a dirang gore dieleketerone tse di sa duelelweng mo dilong tse di tsamaisang motlakase di tlhatlogele kwa le kwa makgetlo a le dibilione di le 2,45 ka motsotswana.

• Metshetshe e tshesane, e e bogale, kgotsa e e tlhotlhoregileng ya tshipi kgatlhanong le tshipi e e borethe e e borethe: Mabota a tshipi a a borethe, a a borethe (jaaka mabota a a ka fa gare a maekeroweibe ka boyone) a bontsha maekeroweibe ka tsela e e senang kotsi jaaka seipone. Le fa go ntse jalo, fa di- microwave di itaya foile e tshesane ya aluminiamo, sephuthelwana sa foile se se tshokologileng, thae e e sothegileng ya tshipi, meno a a motsu a foroko, kgotsa pente ya tshipi ya gauta/selefera e e kgabisitsweng ka maekerosekopo mo dikopong tse dintle tsa china, dieleketerone di kgobokana ka maatla mo dintlheng tse di bogale le mo ntlheng e tshesane. Seno se dira gore go nne le mothalo o mogolo wa motlakase (diketekete tsa di-volt ka sentimitara) o o dirang gore mowa o nne legadima le le phatsimang la polasema le le tlolang fa gare ga dintlha tse pedi tsa tshipi kgotsa go tswa mo foileng go ya kwa leboteng la maekeroweibe.
• Why carrots, grapes, hot dogs, and bone-in meat sometimes spark (No metal present): You do not even need metal in the microwave to see sparks:
• Cut baby carrots, green beans, and kale: Vegetables grown in mineral-rich soil contain natural salts, iron, magnesium, and potassium, and when cut with a sharp knife into pointed raw edges with very little surrounding water, they act like miniature dipole antennas that carbonize at the tips and spark.
• Hot dogs and sausages: High concentrations of curing salts and uneven fat/mineral pockets can cause small localized surface arcs.
• Cut grapes: Two halves of a grape connected by a thin bridge of skin have the exact diameter to resonate with the 12.2-centimeter wavelength of 2.45-GHz microwaves inside water, Focusing an electromagnetic hot spot right at the touch point that ionizes potassium and sodium ions into a bright flare of plasma.

Diagnosis table: harmless food spark vs. dangerous waveguide fire¶

Whenever you see sparks inside a microwave, press Stop/Cancel immediately and use this table to inspect the interior once stopped:

How to inspect and replace a burned Mica Waveguide Cover for under $10¶

Many people throw away a perfectly good 300-dollar microwave oven because sparks start shooting out of the inside right-hand wall (or upper ceiling) even when the microwave is completely empty.

Look inside your microwave cavity: on the right wall, back wall, or ceiling, you will see a small rectangular or oval plate (roughly 5 by 10 centimeters / 2 by 4 inches) that looks like stiff grey or tan cardboard, held in place by tiny plastic tabs or one screw. That is the mica waveguide cover. Behind that cover sits the hollow metal tunnel (waveguide) where the magnetron tube beams microwave energy into the cooking box. The mica sheet lets microwaves pass straight through while keeping steam and splattering spaghetti sauce out of the magnetron tunnel.

When old splattered grease or food on that mica sheet gets baked repeatedly, the grease turns into black conductive carbon. The next time you turn the microwave on, high-frequency energy arcs across that black carbon spot like a welding torch, burning a black hole right through the mica sheet:

1. Unplug the microwave power cord from the wall.

1. Pop out or unscrew the burned rectangular mica waveguide cover from inside the cooking cavity.
2. Shine a flashlight into the rectangular opening to inspect the magnetron antenna tip: Look inside the short metal tunnel behind the cover. You will see a small cylindrical metal cap (looks like a little brass or copper thimble about 1.5 centimeters wide) sticking down: that is the magnetron antenna cap.
3. If the metal tunnel is clean and the magnetron antenna cap is intact (or just has a tiny wipeable soot smudge), wipe the tunnel clean with a damp cloth and rubbing alcohol, trace your old mica cover onto a universal cut-to-fit replacement microwave mica sheet (available at hardware or appliance parts stores for 5 to 10 dollars), cut it out with household scissors, and snap the new mica cover into place. Your microwave will work like new without a single spark.
4. If the metal magnetron antenna cap itself has a melted hole burned through its tip or the metal cavity edges around the hole are badly burned away, either the magnetron tube must be replaced by a technician or the microwave should be replaced.

Scenario 3: Superheated water and exploding food burns¶

A microwave oven can create two severe physical explosion hazards that cause thousands of emergency department admissions for facial, corneal, and chest scalds every year: superheated liquids and pressurized membrane explosions.

1. The physics of superheated water (Why calm water explodes in your face)¶

Fa o bedisa pitsa ya metsi mo setofong sa gase kgotsa sa motlakase, mogote o tsena go tswa mo paneng e e kwa tlase ya tshipi. Mengwapo e mennye le dikhuti tse di makgwakgwa kwa tlase ga pitsa di tshwara dikgetsana tse dinnye tsa mowa (mafelo a nyutlea) kwa dibudula tsa mouwane di bopegang teng bonolo mme di tlhatlogela kwa godimo ka go bela go go bidikamang fela fa metsi a itaya didikirii tsa Celsius di le 100 (didikirii tsa Fahrenheit di le 212).

Fa o gotetsa metsi a a tlwaelegileng, a a phepa mo teng ga galase e e borethe, kopi ya seramiki, kgotsa kopi ya go lekanya ya Pyrex mo maekeroweibeng, dilo tse pedi tse di kotsi di diragala ka nako e le nngwe: - Maekheroweibe e gotetsa dimolekhule tsa metsi ka go tshwana go ralala mo gare ga seedi go na le go tswa kwa tlase go ya kwa godimo, mme galase e e borethe e e nang le galase kgotsa bokagare jwa seramiki bo na le mengwapo e e makgwakgwa ya lefela kgotsa dikgetsana tsa mowa (ga go na mafelo a nucleation) moo bubble ya mouwane e ka simololang go bopega teng. - Ka ntlha ya moo, metsi a a seedi a nna a sa tshikhinyega gotlhelele e bile a ritibetse kwantle ga go nna le bubble e le nngwe fa themperetšha ya one ya mmatota e tlhatloga go feta didikirii tsa Celsius di le 100 (didikirii tsa Fahrenheit di le 212) go ya go **didikirii tsa Celsius di le 102 go ya go di le 106 (didikirii tsa Celsius di le 215 go ya go di le 223) go gotela thata.

Ka bonako fela fa o thuba tsitsipano eo e e botlhofo (e ka tswa e le ka go tlhotlhora kopi fa o e tsholetsa go ya kwa sefatlhegong sa gago, kgotsa ka go latlhela kgaba, kgetsana ya tee, sukiri e nnye, kgotsa dikristale tsa kofi e e dirwang ka bonako mo koping), ka tshoganyetso fela o tsenya diketekete tsa dipudula tsa mowa tse dinnye (**di-nucleation sites) tse di nang le maekerosekopo thata. Mo lobakeng lwa millisecond, maatla a a feteletseng a mogote a fetoga go nna bubble e kgolo ya mouwane kwa tlase ga kopi, e thunya kopi yotlhe ya metsi a a belang go ya kwa godimo jaaka kanono e e tlhamaletseng mo sefatlhegong sa gago, mo matlhong le mo sehubeng.

Tsela ya go thibela le go falola dikotsi tsa seedi se se goteditsweng thata¶

• Fa o setse o goteditse kopi ya metsi a a tlwaelegileng mo maekeroweibeng:
• O se bula lebati o bo o tshwara kopi. Tlogela lebati la maekeroweibe le tswetswe metsotso e le 2 go ya go e le 3 e e tletseng gore tsidifatso e e tsamaisang e tlise metsi ka pabalesego kwa tlase ga didikirii tsa Celsius di le 100 (didikirii tsa Fahrenheit di le 212).
• Pele o tsholetsa kopi kwa ntle, ema morago ka boleele jwa letsogo o retolotse sefatlhego sa gago mme o kokote letlhakore la kopi ka bonolo ka kgaba e telele ya logong go netefatsa gore ga go na sepe se se thunyang.
• Tsela ya go thibela go gotela thata nako le nako fa o tsenya metsi mo maekeroweibeng:
• O se ka wa gotetsa metsi go feta selekanyo: Gotetsa kopi e le nngwe ya metsi metsotswana e e sa feteng 60 go ya go 90 mo High, o eme pele ga e fitlha kwa themphereitšheng e e belang.
• Place a clean wooden popsicle stick, wooden chopstick, or non-metallic wooden stir stick inside the cup of water BEFORE turning the microwave on: The porous wood grain provides millions of natural microscopic air pockets (nucleation sites), forcing the water to bubble gently and safely as soon as it reaches boiling point instead of superheating. (Note: Do NOT leave a metal spoon in the cup if your microwave manual prohibits it or if the spoon could touch the cavity walls.)
• Fuduga phofo e e tlhotlhoregang (kofi e e tlhotlhoregang, sukiri, kgotsa bouillon) mo metsing a a tsididi PELE ga go tsenngwa mo maekeroweibeng fa go tshwanetse, ka gonne dikarolwana tse di tlhotlhoregang di thusa go thibela go gotela thata ga metsi a a phepa.

2. Ke ka ntlha yang fa mae a a feletseng, di-chestnut le ditshodi tse di tswalegileng di thunya MORAGO ga go di ntsha¶

Never microwave a whole egg in its shell, a peeled hard-boiled egg, or an unpierced egg yolk, even just to reheat a cold hard-boiled egg for 15 seconds.

• Mo teng ga tlae ya lee (tota le e e setseng e bedisitswe thata), dikgetsana tse dinnye tsa metsi di tshwaregile mo teng ga poroteine ​​e e kitlaneng e e tshwanang le rabara e e dikologilweng ke lera le le sa tseneleleng metsi.
• Di- microwave di feta ka tlhamalalo mo bosweung jwa lee mme di gotetsa metsi a a mo teng ga bogare jwa tlae go feta kgakala didikirii tsa Celsius di le 100 (didikirii tsa Fahrenheit di le 212), di aga mouwane o o goteditsweng thata o o nang le kgatelelo e e kwa godimo o o notletsweng mo teng ga tlae e e tshwanang le rabara le kgapetla.
• Crucially, a microwaved egg often does not explode while inside the microwave. Instead, it waits until you take it out, set it on your plate, and pierce it with your fork or bite into it with your teeth, at which point the pressurized yolk detonates with the force of a firecracker, causing severe corneal burns to the eyes, facial blisters, and oral burns.
• Foods you must ALWAYS pierce, slit, or vent before microwaving:
• Eggs: Crack raw eggs into a bowl and pierce the yolk membrane several times with a fork or toothpick (or scramble them); cut reheated hard-boiled eggs into small quarters before warming gently at 50% power.
• Whole potatoes, sweet potatoes, winter squash, eggplant, tomatoes, grapes, chestnuts, and apples: Stab the skin deeply 6 to 8 times all around with a fork so internal steam can hiss out harmlessly.
• Sausages, hot dogs, and chicken livers: Score or prick the outer casing.
• Ditshodi tsa polasetiki tse di tswaletsweng tsa go tsaya dijo, dinkgwa tsa dijo tsa masea, le dikgetsi tsa silicone: Le ka motlha o se ke wa tsenya sekhurumetso sa polasetiki se se tswaletsweng thata mo maekeroweibeng kgotsa nkgo ya galase e e tswalegileng; ka metlha pop sekhutlo se le sengwe sa sekhurumetso se se bulegileng ka bonnye disentimetara di le 2 (intšhe e le 1) go ntsha mouwane.

Dipotso tse di bodiwang kgapetsakgapetsa¶

Metswedi e tlhotlhomisitswe¶

• United States Fire Administration (USFA / FEMA) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA, United States): Home Cooking and Microwave Oven Fire Safety Sheets (keep-door-closed protocol, unplugging, and fire statistics).
• United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Center for Devices and Radiological Health): Microwave Oven Radiation Safety, Arcing Prevention, and Superheated Water / Exploding Egg Consumer Alerts.
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC, United States): Household Appliance Fire Hazards, High-Voltage Capacitor Electrocution Alerts, and Scald Burn Prevention.
• Health Canada (Canada): Radiation Safety of Microwave Ovens (door interlock safety, superheating physics, and safe container selection).
• London Fire Brigade and National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC, United Kingdom): Microwave Fire Safety and White Goods Electrical Isolation Guidance.
• American Burn Association (ABA, United States) and British Burn Association (BBA, United Kingdom): First Aid Clinical Guidelines for Scald Burns and Ocular Thermal Injuries from Superheated Liquids and Microwaved Eggs.

Dikaedi tse di tsamaelanang¶

• Melelo ya boapeelo
• Didiriswa di tuka
• Difiso
• Dikgobalo tsa matlho