i recently learned you’re not supposed to run a microwave with nothing in it/it can fry itself broken.

but i want to heat up a plate to help keep the pancakes i put on it warm like they do in diners. putting just a plate in my microwave causes it to start freaking out 'cause i guess there’s not enough stuff in there to absorb the energy(? this is what google tells me).

are the diners just putting the plates on a burner on low? that feels wrong.

    • doug@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
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      15 days ago

      My kitchen does not have enough room to accommodate something of that magnitude. Phooey.

        • doug@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
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          15 days ago

          I do, and I’m learning from this thread that that may be my solution.

          Now to learn about what makes a plate oven-safe, though I’m sure it’s fine at the lowest temperature.

          • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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            14 days ago

            Assuming the plates are ceramic, there should be zero issue. Same with glass.

            I wouldn’t put plastic, melamine, or paper in the oven simply due to the possible disastrous fallout were the temperature somehow set too high by accident.