Do you microwave plastic containers?

GuitaristsGirl · March 2012

What's the "rule"? Is it bad to heat all plastics? Just plastics with certain numbers stamped on them? Okay to put in the dishwasher but not the microwave? Neither or both? (And where does BPA fit into the conversation?)

And, whatever it is - do you follow the "rule"?

I'm ashamed that I ignored the press on this when it was a hot topic a while back... thanks for saving me from the depths of google

dundasgirl · March 2012

Only my "tupperware" name brand plastic. It's a hard plastic and doesn't get hot in the microwave. The sales rep. convinced me it was safe.

preheatedoven · March 2012

I microwave those cheap plastic Food storage containers all the time. They also get put in the dishwasher at our house. I feel like a bad parent admitting it, but I've never given it any thought.

UsedToBeGoldie · March 2012

i do not microwave any plastics at all - i transfer things into glass to microwave.

emmyloustu · March 2012

I try hard to avoid it. Dh often takes leftovers in plastic & reheats in micro. Occasionally, I will eat a lean cuisine or something that cooks in its plastic tray. I always avoid it for reheating food for Eliza.

I try to buy bpa free whenever possible.

LakeGenevaBride · March 2012

preheatedoven:
I microwave those cheap plastic Food storage containers all the time. They also get put in the dishwasher at our house. I feel like a bad parent admitting it, but I've never given it any thought.

This. I guess I'm a bad parent too.

njdcgirl · March 2012

LakeGenevaBride:
preheatedoven:
I microwave those cheap plastic Food storage containers all the time. They also get put in the dishwasher at our house. I feel like a bad parent admitting it, but I've never given it any thought.
This. I guess I'm a bad parent too.

Add me to the list. And plastic plates sometimes too.

OrangeSmoke · March 2012

njdcgirl:
LakeGenevaBride:

preheatedoven:
I microwave those cheap plastic Food storage containers all the time. They also get put in the dishwasher at our house. I feel like a bad parent admitting it, but I've never given it any thought.

This. I guess I'm a bad parent too.

Add me to the list. And plastic plates sometimes too.

Is there room in the bad parent club for one more? The only ones I don't microwave are the melamine (?) ones that say do not microwave on them. Everything else is fair game.

Dochas · March 2012

I don't microwave any plastic. I'm slowly replacing them with glass containers now because it will be easier.

schoolsoutbride · March 2012

Dochas:
I don't microwave any plastic. I'm slowly replacing them with glass containers now because it will be easier.

Yup. I put stuff in a bowl to zap.

MonkeysGirl05 · March 2012

I microwave plastics all the time...

Cajun_gal · March 2012

I generally don't. I put things in a glass or ceramic bowl to microwave for the boys. DH and I aren't as careful about heating things in plastic for ourselves though.

interzone · March 2012

UsedToBeGoldie:
i do not microwave any plastics at all - i transfer things into glass to microwave.

I try to make sure I only microwave in glass as well. I've also been trying to get away from heating any plastics with our foods, including spoons/ladles/tongs when I'm cooking on the stovetop.

Are plastic crockpot liners OK to use? I would love to use them for the convenience factor, but am worried about the possibility of them leaching chemicals into our foods.

gymnst1013 · March 2012

Dochas:
I don't microwave any plastic. I'm slowly replacing them with glass containers now because it will be easier.

This is us too. Plus the plastic ones always get all gross and stained so it'll be nice to be rid of them and just have glass.

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