Microwave + Tin Foil = ???

[Westyfield2]

'Evening peeps...

Whilst I try not to get involved in any family discussions (especially on Mum's side with her eleventy billion siblings ) this one has got me stumped...


Grandad has put tinfoil in his microwave. The microwave has "sparked and stuff and no longer works".

Now according to Granddad: The meals-on-wheels package said it was safe to put in the microwave.
According to my Aunt: Her microwave instructions say putting tin foil in is fine.

According to me: Microwave + Tin Foil is a big mistake. It's the rule of microwaves, as-well as common sense.

Opinions/Experiences?


TLDR; Does Microwave + Tin Foil = a) Fine, b) Not a good idea but do-able or c) No way Jose! It will kill it! Fact!

 

[Westyfield2]

I thought it was common knowledge that you never put metal in a microwave???

So did I

Did he not think it was a bit odd that the foil was sparking?

Microwave has a 'microchip' in it; therefore it is spawn of the devil.

Mine recommends using tin foil to cover parts of defrosting food.

So long as it doesn't get near the walls of the microwave it's fine.

Hmm. He would have had the meal in the tin foil container, rather than just a sheet of tin foil. I'd have hoped common sense would have made him put it in the middle (so it cooks evenly) rather than at one side and near a wall or something.

 

[Westyfield2]

sue meals on wheels

Next time I'm over there I'll have a look; as I can't believe that the packages say it's ok to microwave!

My granddad wouldn't ever have a microwave. He thought it would give him radiation poisoning.

Granddad hasn't been told how it works; all he needs to know is "it makes food hot".