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Seriousely how many of you do that? Sincearly a european

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My boomer mom will put a tea bag in a mug of water then nuke that until it bubbles to make tea. (Yes, even when the tea bag has a staple).

But, if she is heating up a can of soup, she will dump that into a sauce pan and heat that up on the gas range, on the burner right next to the nice kettle I got her years ago.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Does the staple cause any issues?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Technically, any metal is a no no, but her microwave has never exploded.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

I have heated up a foil lined tetra carton of soup that caused some sparks, but I stopped it immediately and learned my lesson.