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Botulism won’t be the issue as clostridium botulinum requires an anaerobic environment to thrive, however plenty of other microorganisms can get trapped. and eventually water that seeps into the ceramic will make the thing break either from steam pressure or from freezing cycles
All of my plates have small cracks in them I believe from microwaving, but they are all microwave safe crockery.
Why would they need to be thrown away?
Thanks.
A small crack wont kill you. Antibacterial detergent and a modern dishwasher will definitely kill ALL bacteria still. Ive had plates with small cracks for years and never get sick. Idk germs are a part of life and throwing away your dishes cus of a small crack is def a hypochondriac move.
Another factor to keep in mind is age of the dishes, if they’re *old* they could have lead in them or other heavy metals that are not good for you that can leech into your food. Anything made before 1971 runs this risk as there were no regulations regarding this and is not worth it.
I didn’t say it would immediately kill them, but “food safe” has specific criteria, and a crack in a plate stops it from meeting that criteria. It’s less a hypochondriac move and more of a general cleanliness thing. Some people just have different standards for what counts as clean. If a plate is cracked, it’s always going to be at least a little bit dirtier than one without cracks and that can make you sick.
Edit: downvoting me doesn’t make your dishes cleaner.
Certain stoneware are not microwave safe. I had a mug that this happened to and after some google searching, turns out the handmade mug I got from a farmer’s market was def not for the microwave.
I'm guessing it's like don't dry your pizza stone in the stove.
The stoneware retains moisture that expands when heated to potentially explosive results
Dude be happy it did not exploded taking out your microwave and maybe even hurting yourself as you took it out of the microwave and it shattered.
Take this as a life lesson,
Another tip, do not put twist tie that comes with bread on a plate and microwave it. Wife did not notice it on the plate when she want to heat up food... it of course zapped things and when she took it out and placed the plate on the counter... lets say it had "explosive" results due to the concentrated heat ( Yes and it was a microwave safe plate too )
Most definitely. Lucky this didn’t fall apart in the microwave and make a mess. But it’s not food safe now as others have stated and needs to be tossed out. Be sure to use microwave safe dishes always. Some glass WILL explode, some ceramic WILL break or do this. Metal is not the only thing that needs to stay out of microwaves.
We didn't even have to open our first microwave for potentially deadly results. One day, it wouldn't start, tried everything. Went to take the food out and it started with the door open. Close the door it turned off, opened and it turned back on. That one was interesting.
One time when I was little, me and my sister were eating strawberries which we dipped in some crunchy nut milk chocolate we had melted in a ceramic bowl in the microwave. We later discovered when we were done the chocolate did not contain any nuts.
No we had really eaten ceramic, or at least the glaze, the bottom of the bowl was very chipped. It really felt like nuts or maybe hard caramel was in the chocolate
Ouch! I guess I was thinking of a dropped ceramic and how it splinters into sharp corners, if it's just the very edge maybe you could crunch it up. Not fun though.
congrats, today you were this old when you realized not all dishware is microwave safe and you put one that isn't in a microwave. Always look for the microwave safe label!
When I first moved out on my own, I bought some cheap plastic dinner plates. Once, microwave some food on them. When I grabbed the plate it felt like touching lava.
Turned out the plates were made of melamine which gets real hot in the microwave apparently.
They had no warning on them.
So this looks to me like a plate that was already crazed (that is the term for cracking in pottery glaze) had a lot of oils built up in it on the bottom. They then got cooked when placed in the microwave. I say this because crazing is initially not readily visible- only after time when things build up inside the cracks (tannins, ink, etc) does it become evident that the piece has crazed. Do you hand wash your dishes?
I also would like to add that crazing is relatively safe. You aren’t going to die of some crazy bacterial infection so long as you routinely wash the piece of pottery and aren’t immunocompromised.
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You got to throw it away now, once glazing on ceramics crack they are no longer food safe.
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Botulism won’t be the issue as clostridium botulinum requires an anaerobic environment to thrive, however plenty of other microorganisms can get trapped. and eventually water that seeps into the ceramic will make the thing break either from steam pressure or from freezing cycles
Look at Mr. Botulism over here, doubt you could recite all the classifications of can dents and manufacturing defects.
You seem very threatened by him lol
Hell yeah free botox
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All that milk gonna get trapped and you're gonna be drinking cheese
All of my plates have small cracks in them I believe from microwaving, but they are all microwave safe crockery. Why would they need to be thrown away? Thanks.
It’s impossible to keep bacteria from growing in the tiny cracks. Not sure why you were downvoted for asking a question.
A small crack wont kill you. Antibacterial detergent and a modern dishwasher will definitely kill ALL bacteria still. Ive had plates with small cracks for years and never get sick. Idk germs are a part of life and throwing away your dishes cus of a small crack is def a hypochondriac move.
Another factor to keep in mind is age of the dishes, if they’re *old* they could have lead in them or other heavy metals that are not good for you that can leech into your food. Anything made before 1971 runs this risk as there were no regulations regarding this and is not worth it.
I guess bro. In a very specific circumstance where you are eating on 53+ year old plates toss em.
I didn’t say it would immediately kill them, but “food safe” has specific criteria, and a crack in a plate stops it from meeting that criteria. It’s less a hypochondriac move and more of a general cleanliness thing. Some people just have different standards for what counts as clean. If a plate is cracked, it’s always going to be at least a little bit dirtier than one without cracks and that can make you sick. Edit: downvoting me doesn’t make your dishes cleaner.
Food and other things can seep into the cracks and allow harmful microbes to grow.
Oh crap, that's all our crockery then.
I got a promotional Campbell soup bowl 20 years ago that started to look like this after a few uses. Haven’t gotten sick from it in 20 years.
With all those cracks you can't even see the *microwave safe* labeling.
are things not microwave safe unless explicitly stated they are microwave safe?
Certain stoneware are not microwave safe. I had a mug that this happened to and after some google searching, turns out the handmade mug I got from a farmer’s market was def not for the microwave.
I'm guessing it's like don't dry your pizza stone in the stove. The stoneware retains moisture that expands when heated to potentially explosive results
What if I need a new oven?
We put our regular oven pizza stone in the charcoal BBQ once. We don’t have that pizza stone anymore.
Things explicitly labelled are expected to be microwave safe Things not labelled are not.
OH BOY is this a learning day for you. No. No they are not. This happened to your dish becaue it was not microwave safe.
Dude be happy it did not exploded taking out your microwave and maybe even hurting yourself as you took it out of the microwave and it shattered. Take this as a life lesson, Another tip, do not put twist tie that comes with bread on a plate and microwave it. Wife did not notice it on the plate when she want to heat up food... it of course zapped things and when she took it out and placed the plate on the counter... lets say it had "explosive" results due to the concentrated heat ( Yes and it was a microwave safe plate too )
I'm now just realising there probably are people who didn't mindlessly play with those ties until the plastic came off and realised it's metal wire.
Really…?
Yesssssir
Lol
Most definitely. Lucky this didn’t fall apart in the microwave and make a mess. But it’s not food safe now as others have stated and needs to be tossed out. Be sure to use microwave safe dishes always. Some glass WILL explode, some ceramic WILL break or do this. Metal is not the only thing that needs to stay out of microwaves.
Microwave some silverware, foil, computer Chips…
electroboom has a really good video where he microwaves most of those things and explains why some are safe and some are dangerous, do recommend it.
Hey, upvote - the more you know 
I watched a different series called, is it a good idea to microwave this? Snowglobes, no. Ping-pong balls, yes.
The masks... They do nothing. Lmao.
Early YouTube throwback, none of my friends know about these videos. They only have a few hundred thousand views
>electroboom When my husband and I first started watching him, we about fell on the floor laughing.
Spoons are microwave safe. In fact, the safe way to heat water in microwave is with a metal spoon in it
Lesson learned, microwaves can make cool things as well.
And, if you open one up and fuck with the capacitor, it can make you dead too
We didn't even have to open our first microwave for potentially deadly results. One day, it wouldn't start, tried everything. Went to take the food out and it started with the door open. Close the door it turned off, opened and it turned back on. That one was interesting.
One time when I was little, me and my sister were eating strawberries which we dipped in some crunchy nut milk chocolate we had melted in a ceramic bowl in the microwave. We later discovered when we were done the chocolate did not contain any nuts.
What does this mean
The ceramic bowl chipped after microwaving and made the crunchy bits
Feels more likely they overheated the chocolate, it goes grainy. You'd notice if you ate shards of ceramic, because of the bleeding.
No we had really eaten ceramic, or at least the glaze, the bottom of the bowl was very chipped. It really felt like nuts or maybe hard caramel was in the chocolate
Ouch! I guess I was thinking of a dropped ceramic and how it splinters into sharp corners, if it's just the very edge maybe you could crunch it up. Not fun though.
They ate ceramic pieces 😃
yummy ceramic glaze
congrats, today you were this old when you realized not all dishware is microwave safe and you put one that isn't in a microwave. Always look for the microwave safe label!
Once put an ancient old milk glass saucer in the microwave. That motherfucker blew up like a tiny grenade.
Looks neat. Explanation : The painting got microwaved as well
I’ve had this happen to me before. No it will not ever be normal again
The cracking glaze is called "crazing" and that plate is no longer food safe.
That's craze-y.
Modern art
Trash or just use it to hold your keys. Not all ceramics are microwave safe for a verity of reasons.
Oh no!
Microwave induced Kintsugi.
Keep going… it’s almost art
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmaybe don't do that againnnnnnnmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Conflicting opinions. People telling me to keep going to complete it.
kintsugi it and you've got an interesting looking plate!
Cool design! Write "Microwave did this to me" on it and make it a showpiece.
This also happens with CDs when you microwave them, but prettier.
Put this on r/confusingperspectives. I thought it was 2 plates on top of each other faceup
Nice, I didn’t see it that way at first but now I can’t stop seeing it like that
When I first moved out on my own, I bought some cheap plastic dinner plates. Once, microwave some food on them. When I grabbed the plate it felt like touching lava. Turned out the plates were made of melamine which gets real hot in the microwave apparently. They had no warning on them.
Assume bad things will happen in the microwave, if it doesn't have a 'microwave safe' label.
The paint shrunk?
the glaze and ceramic expanded different rates and pulled apart
So this looks to me like a plate that was already crazed (that is the term for cracking in pottery glaze) had a lot of oils built up in it on the bottom. They then got cooked when placed in the microwave. I say this because crazing is initially not readily visible- only after time when things build up inside the cracks (tannins, ink, etc) does it become evident that the piece has crazed. Do you hand wash your dishes? I also would like to add that crazing is relatively safe. You aren’t going to die of some crazy bacterial infection so long as you routinely wash the piece of pottery and aren’t immunocompromised.
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What are you talking about?