Safety & Material Guidelines

A header image for a guide to glass food storage containers, featuring the text 'BEST NON TOXIC GLASS FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS' above a selection of container types: two tall Weck tulip jars on the left, a mixed stack of rectangular and round Glasslock containers in the center, and a set of navy blue Caraway ceramic-coated containers on the right.

4 Best non toxic glass food storage containers

Hook (Start With Real Problems) Why is it hard to find a safe food box? Most folks buy glass sets with bad plastic lids. These lids warp in hot water. They can hide gross mold. Many buyers just look at the glass base. They skip…

A person wearing a grey apron holds a clear plastic container and points to the microwave-safe icon and #5 PP recycling symbol on the bottom. A modern microwave and a stack of colorful food containers are visible on the kitchen counter in the background.

Kitchen Microwave Ovens Safety & Material Guidelines

How to tell if plastic is microwave safe

How to Tell If Plastic Is Microwave Safe (Before You Melt Your Lunch) Why I Stopped Trusting "Any Plastic" in the Microwave A fast Tuesday lunch taught me a hard truth. My lid bent. A weird smell filled the room. I learned my lesson. It…

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

Microwave Ovens Safety & Material Guidelines

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 water here is…

Microwave Ovens Safety & Material Guidelines

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…