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Heating sauce in a microwave can lead to some sparklings here and there. You don't want that, right?
It's believed that as it is rich in minerals, microwave heating of plants is unsafe. Spinach is rich in nitrates, so when reheating it in microwave, some chemicals turn into nitrites, then nitrosamines - which can have cancer-causing effects.
Yes, keep it away from microwave heating. The Healthy.com quotes Food Standards Agency and reports that microwaving rice can sometimes lead to food poisoning.
Well, never heat an empty microwave. Without food or a container, the beams bounce back to the magnetron, resulting in fire or a damaged machine.
Reheating of processed meat can lead to production of cholesterol oxidation products, which can be more harmful to arterial cells than pure cholesterol and are more directly connected to heart disease, according to Eatthis.com.
According to The Healthy.com, reheating cooked potatoes can be dangerous as Potatoes house Clostridium botulinum, the botulism bacteria. So, when its cooked, spores of the bacteria can multiply and microwaving it could cause an upset stomach.
Grapes are water and can get ignited when microwaved. Better to stay away from nuking it.
Microwaving frozen berries could end up sparking your microwave. So, keep it away.
Eggs heated in the microwave release steam building a pressure. It can lead to explosion.
Microwave tends to heat baby's milk unevenly, resulting in (often undetected) hot spots that can scald a baby's mouth and throat, according to Eatthis.com.