boiling water in a micro - starts at 0:39

every boil water in a micro, then add your instant coffee or cup of soup, and it bubbles over?

the fix: add a chopstick.

Or just wait a few seconds.

I just add the instant coffee or soup before I put it in the microwave.

Be VERY careful boiling water in the nuke cabinet. It can be come super heated without boiling and literally explode all over you when you grab it to take it out.

RMD

I use a stovetop espresso maker. All the boiling is contained and is a faster process than a press. It will also remove any possibility of getting scalded by superheated mystery water.

I have a small container of marble chips what were bought to go in the bottom of flower pots. I add one of these to the water to provide 'nucleation' to keep from getting burned or at least making a mess.

When I want to make tea or hot chocolate I heat water in the microwave, but never to the point of boiling. Typically 1-2 minutes for a cup of water. Even then I have to let it cool before I can drink it.

flashguy

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Originally posted by rduckwor:
Be VERY careful boiling water in the nuke cabinet. It can be come super heated without boiling and literally explode all over you when you grab it to take it out.

RMD

I heard this as well. Mythbusers said it can't happen with tap water, but can with distilled. ALSO, some claim filtered tap water can 'splode, too.




Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_OXM4mr_i0

My old boss once showed me his practice in reheating his coffee in the microwave. "I set it for 15 seconds (or whatever), and the handle comes right back to the front so I don't have to reach in." I laughed and cried for him at the same time. That's something Bill Lumbergh would do.

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Originally posted by rusbro:

quote:

Originally posted by rduckwor:
Be VERY careful boiling water in the nuke cabinet. It can be come super heated without boiling and literally explode all over you when you grab it to take it out.

RMD

I heard this as well. Mythbusers said it can't happen with tap water, but can with distilled. ALSO, some claim filtered tap water can 'splode, too.




Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_OXM4mr_i0

I have had this happen with tap water!

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Originally posted by Scuba Steve Sig:
My old boss once showed me his practice in reheating his coffee in the microwave. "I set it for 15 seconds (or whatever), and the handle comes right back to the front so I don't have to reach in." I laughed and cried for him at the same time. That's something Bill Lumbergh would do.

Laugh all you want. The “Add Minute” button on mine does same and is perfect! Put in near front, close, one press, presto!

i use filtered water, not distilled.

boiling water safely in a microwave

Prevent Super-Heated, Exploding Water in a Microwave with a Chopstick

I was always under the impression that this "explosion" only happened with pyrex in the nuker.

While I have noticed that water is hotter than expected coming out of the microwave (particularly in pyrex), in all my years of doing it that way I have never experienced an explosion.

30 seconds for half a cup and 1 minute for a full cup is usually perfect for coffee/tea/whatever.

These days, though, I use an electric kettle. It doesn't take much longer to heat up water than nuking it.