A visual guide to Microwave Safety Basics showing the safe external zones versus the dangerous internal high-voltage capacitor and magnetron.

Microwave Safety Precautions

Microwave Safety Precautions: What You Should Never Touch During DIY Repairs My Close Call in Birmingham I live in Birmingham. The sun was beating down hard last week. My house gets very warm in the summer. I was busy descaling my electric coffee machines. The…
A person uses a digital thermometer on a bowl of food to show a 62°F cold spot. Bold text explains microwave food safety and the danger of bacterial growth zones.

Microwave Food Safety

Microwave Food Safety: Why Cold Spots Are Dangerous for Your Health It was a gloomy rainy Tuesday afternoon here in Birmingham. I was starving after spending hours working on my website. My stomach was growling loudly. I grabbed a bowl of leftover chicken curry from…