My mistake with styrofoam.

Just recently, I heated up some leftover barbeque chicken on a styrofaoam plate. But not before look at the warning that simply said hot foods could melt the plate if left in the microwave for too long. That was all it said. So thinking that meltage would be the worse case scenarioI left it in for 3 minutes, then took it out and ate up.Once I was done, I noticed that only parts of the styfoam had partially melted, and that was mostly in spots where residual barbeque sauce and grease had settled.The so-called warning didn't say ANYTHING about styrofoam's toxic properties which I looked up on the internet later. You would think the manufacturer would make it a priority to slap a "POTENTIALLY TOXIC" label on the packages. Fortunately, I've rarely cooked using styrofoam, if at all. Andjudging from some articles I just looked at, it seems that you have to frequently expose yourself over time in order for serious adverse effects to occur.So I hope my moment of stupidity won't be something I pay dearly for some time in the future. Anyways, thanks to a little trip to the internet, I swear I'm never doing that again. Here's hoping I don't get cancer. And if I do, here's hoping it's not cancer of the brain at least.

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So, you knew that putting it in the microwave could melt it, you knew that ingesting it was bad for you (just not the extent), yet you. . . did it anyway?

So, you knew that putting it in the microwave could melt it, you knew that ingesting it was bad for you (just not the extent), yet you. . . did it anyway?

Theokhoth

this

its your fault not the companies that u werent smartnenough not to put it in the microwave

also dont u have regular plates?

i mean this in the nicest way

So, you knew that putting it in the microwave could melt it, you knew that ingesting it was bad for you (just not the extent), yet you. . . did it anyway?

Theokhoth

Be a man and accept,which we all must go through. Do not fear for your life but embrace whatever happens.

I know what you mean. On aerosol cans it says they can explode. But like, they dont really tell you how explody they will be.Witchsight

If you didnt eat any gobs of melting stuff off the food you shoud be ok. Feums arent so bad. Eat it up unless its gross.

If you didnt eat any gobs of melting stuff off the food you shoud be ok. Feums arent so bad. Eat it up unless its gross.

there are so many things that can kill you, so don't sweat it! Now you know better for next time. Don't freak out, you'll be fine.

You would think the manufacturer would make it a priority to slap a "POTENTIALLY TOXIC" label on the packages.

nervmeister

[QUOTE="nervmeister"]You would think the manufacturer would make it a priority to slap a "POTENTIALLY TOXIC" label on the packages.

aluminum foil catches on fire in the microwave. it's pretty funny actually.

When styrofoam heats up, the polystyrene breaks up into its styrene monomer, which is an "oil," and that substance is toxic.uyiop0t

[QUOTE="uyiop0t"]When styrofoam heats up, the polystyrene breaks up into its styrene monomer, which is an "oil," and that substance is toxic.nervmeister

It's ok. One night I was "burning the midnight oil" and I accident;y (well purposefully, and stupidly) left a fork on the plate of food I put in the microwave. Then I went to use the bathroom while it cooked..... You can imagine the chaos I came back out to.

hmm. didnt know it was bad:P

i do it all the time. ill heat something up on a paper plate and the plate will kinda melt where the hot food was, and i still eat the food.

chances are, im not gonna stop either lol, im not too worried about it.

you should be fine though if you only did that once, seeing as ive done it for years and have no adverse effects from it.

I guess it's things like this why Peanut Butter has an "Allergy Warning: Contains Peanuts" on the side of the jar.

hmm. didnt know it was bad:P

i do it all the time. ill heat something up on a paper plate and the plate will kinda melt where the hot food was, and i still eat the food.

chances are, im not gonna stop either lol, im not too worried about it.

you should be fine though if you only did that once, seeing as ive done it for years and have no adverse effects from it.

[QUOTE="konvikt_17"]

hmm. didnt know it was bad:P

i do it all the time. ill heat something up on a paper plate and the plate will kinda melt where the hot food was, and i still eat the food.

chances are, im not gonna stop either lol, im not too worried about it.

you should be fine though if you only did that once, seeing as ive done it for years and have no adverse effects from it.

nervmeister

the plates i use are styrofoam plates, ive just always called them paper plates, dont know why:P

[QUOTE="nervmeister"][QUOTE="konvikt_17"]

hmm. didnt know it was bad:P

i do it all the time. ill heat something up on a paper plate and the plate will kinda melt where the hot food was, and i still eat the food.

chances are, im not gonna stop either lol, im not too worried about it.

you should be fine though if you only did that once, seeing as ive done it for years and have no adverse effects from it.

the plates i use are styrofoam plates, ive just always called them paper plates, dont know why:P

you know your the kinda guy who ends up in the hospital with stuff shoved up there butt..... sorry but next time THINKWolls

Here's hoping I don't get cancer.nervmeister

So, you knew that putting it in the microwave could melt it, you knew that ingesting it was bad for you (just not the extent), yet you. . . did it anyway?Theokhoth

i actually crashed once because I thought cruise control actually controlled the car.. but the company was at fault for not telling me this and I now am 10 million dollars richer! I love the US!wurd

[QUOTE="nervmeister"]You would think the manufacturer would make it a priority to slap a "POTENTIALLY TOXIC" label on the packages.

My friend did that once in one of my microwaves with one of those insta roman noodles. I was heated.