Daven Hiskey runs the wildly popular interesting fact website Today I Found Out. To subscribe to his “Daily Knowledge” newsletter, click here. We've all heard that it's not safe to put metal in the ...

That metal piece inside your microwave isn't a mistake. There's a specific reason it behaves differently than other metals — ...

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 ...

Don't top your oatmeal with a handful of grapes and slide the whole dish in the microwave. Grapes become superheated, and the ...

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Metal in the microwave isn't always dangerous. We review the Black and Blum Meal Prep Box Set, to see whether they offer a better alternative to plastic tubs.