Microwave - do you put a spoon in a cup?

According to this, a spoon is fine but not a fork:

blog.lakeland.co.uk/metal-in-the-microwave/

Hetty58

My microwave has a metal rack for the combination cooking and grilling - so I don't see why not.

Because it's a combination oven.

Sure *FarNorth", have a go.

What could possibly go wrong? (Answer - your house might burn down)

Quick pop quiz...

Has anybody here ever experienced any problems heating water in a microwave?

If the answer is no, just keep doing what you're doing.

My microwave has a metal rack for the combination cooking and grilling - so I don't see why not.

This reminded me of a tip my mother gave me years ago - if pouring hot tea into eggshell porcelain, put a metal spoon into the cup otherwise the cup could crack. It dissipates the heat.

Needless to say, I have never served afternoon tea in the delicate porcelain I inherited.

I put something with a metal trim in once by mistake and the microwave made a horrible noise!
What about using a wooden teaspoon or chopstick?

The problem is that liquid heated in the microwave could boil over when you stir after you take it out of the microwave and scald you.

Shandy57

I've just googled it. As you aren't heating the liquid for long, the spoon acts as a conductor and dissipates the heat evenly throughout the liquid. Let us know how you get on!

But it's a liquid. Just stir it.

No metal. No metal! ?

You're right FarNorth, never put a metal spoon in the microwave. Or metal anything else!

I've no idea what they are suggesting. A non metallic spoon would be safe I suppose. Or just don't allow the water to get too hot. Or leave it in the microwave for a minute to cool down after you've heated it.

But the container should do the same job as the spoon would...oh, I give up! But no metal, definitely!

I've just googled it. As you aren't heating the liquid for long, the spoon acts as a conductor and dissipates the heat evenly throughout the liquid. Let us know how you get on!

Perhaps modern microwaves are different? I'd imagine a huge bang in mine?

That’s a new one for me. I’ve blown a microwave doing something similar ? How odd!