Eek!

[wesleysgirl]

So, if you were microwaving a jar of peanut butter (that had been refrigerated and was all hard) for 16 seconds to soften it up enough to spread, and you failed to notice a tiny bit of foil on the lip of the jar, and at around 14 seconds the microwave did one of those arcing things to the foil, would you assume the microwave was probably still okay despite the incident?

It still turns on. There was a tiny burned spot on the lip of the pb jar, but no burn marks of any kind on the inside of the microwave.

Comments

[tx-cronopio.livejournal.com]

Yep, it's ok. Speaking as one who has done her share of microwave murder :)

[flyingichthyo.livejournal.com]

If you took the PB out right away, the microwave should be fine.

But now your PB might taste like butt. All of it. I hope it doesn't, though.

[idyll.livejournal.com]

I would assume it was still okay. I once accidentally put a plate with gold accents in the microwave and, woo, there were sparks, but the microwave suffered no long term effects and lasted us several more years (before we gave it away).

[luvs-phoenix.livejournal.com]

I agree with everyone, it takes more than a little spark to kill a microwave (and I've killed dozens.) It's more like if you put a bowl with tin foil over it for 2 minutes that you can really blow it up.

:D

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you are all set on the microwave-reassurance front!

So. You refrigerate your peanut butter?

[fractal-bat.livejournal.com]

You might now have a "hot spot" in your microwave. Hopefully not, but I know that sometimes happens after microwaving a bit of metal.

[helenkacan.livejournal.com]

You'd know if your magnatron was on the fritz (hee - very descriptive) because of the sparking staticky sounds when it was turned on, even for only a couple of seconds. Definitely the blue screen of death in microwave lingo.

So, if you're hearing only nice, normal, m-wave sounds, then you should be okay.

Mind you, I can't imagine NOT having a microwave. I made most of tonight's dinner in it (and avoided frying on top of the stove).

Hardware-hyped hugs,
H.