On this particular day, I obviously underthought everything, but normally I overthink everything. To put it mildly, foil and microwaves don’t get along. Not even for a second!
Aren’t Leftovers the Best?
We recently had some leftover breadsticks from the Olive Garden, which my kid Chase adores. The delicious sticks are packaged in a stay-fresh bag that looks to be rather durable. That’s because aluminum foil is used to line the interior. Since there was no reason to remove the breadsticks from the bag in order to reheat them, I simply assumed that the packaging was microwave-safe.
Never place metal, especially aluminum foil, inside a microwave. This is one of the most crucial guidelines to follow. I still believed that reheating them for 20 seconds would be acceptable despite knowing this.
The Science of Foil vs Microwave
With all of the technology available today, you would think that someone could make a microwave that uses foil. Electric currents flow when metal is placed in a microwave because the electromagnetic waves bounce off the metal’s surface. This may result in arcing, a situation where electrical sparks may cause damage to the microwave or start a fire. You may see arching in my movie below, but I wasn’t attempting to prove this or conduct my own scientific investigation.
Watch What Happens When Foil is Microwaved for Two Seconds
Lessons Learned
Just to refresh your memory, you should never microwave any kind of metal or foil. And when you get the breadsticks, just finish them!
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