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	risha 2009-01-29 04:28 am UTC (link)
	A Kit Kat still in its metallic inner wrapper will catch fire. This has nothing to do with her theory/experiment - it's just a PSA. (The microwave in question survived, by the way.) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rhrsoulmates 2009-01-29 05:01 am UTC (link)
	My colleague's paper Dunkin' Donuts cup almost caught fire the other day. There was a huge scorch mark near the bottom after she heated up her coffee. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ninwhore 2009-01-29 05:23 am UTC (link)
	I accidentally microwaved an Arby's sandwich while still in the shiny wrapper and bag. It set the bag on fire. ): (Reply to this)(Parent)

	browncoat_gater 2009-01-29 05:32 am UTC (link)
	When I was seven I microwaved a knock-off pop tart in the wrapper. The outside was paper, but it's evil heart was made of deceptive foil. Mother was not amused. This is why I now only buy brand name Pop-Tarts. I know I can trust them. nod (Reply to this)(Parent)

	catremistrae 2009-01-29 05:35 am UTC (link)
	I'm so glad I'm not the only person who's done this. In my case, it was a Twix. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	crazyace86 2009-01-29 04:37 pm UTC (link)
	So will a peanut butter jar. I thought I had removed all of the seal off the top, but apparently I missed some. Saddest thing is that I was 17 at the time and did the same thing a week later. facepalm How the mircowave survived both instances I'll never know. Also, sometimes plastic containers will melt. And by melt I mean disintegrate. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	issendai 2009-01-29 05:22 pm UTC (link)
	Wrong kind of plastic container + oily food = plastic puddle topped with tasty, tasty contaminated food. I lost so many Indian and Chinese meals to feeble containers of mystery plastic before I got superchoosy about what kinds of containers I would nuke... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lirazel 2009-01-30 07:46 pm UTC (link)
	Completely off-topic, but my husband would like to thank you for the lemon-cheese recipe from your site. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	issendai 2009-01-30 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	grin You're welcome! Marvelous how easy it is to make tasty tasty cheese, isn't it? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lirazel 2009-01-30 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	It is! Now to figure out uses for all the lemony whey... Ironically, I had bookmarked your site back in '96 when looking for LARP food, and stumbled back upon it a few weeks ago while cleaning up my favorites. "Issendai? That Issendai? Small internet!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

issendai
2009-01-30 08:26 pm UTC (link)

The friend who taught me to make lemon cheese mentioned a medieval drink recipe that used the lemony whey. I don't recall the name, but medieval cooking sites might have pointers.

The internet is amazingly small, especially when you're in fandom. But it's always good to hear people remember me from back when! *beams, pink* Did we ever run into one another in person before FW?

If you're still looking for LARP food, Traveling Dysshes is a great cookbook. It's hard to find, but Poison Pen Press or one of the other small SCAdian online bookstores might have it.

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lirazel
2009-01-30 09:09 pm UTC (link)

Ooh, I'll have to cross-reference it on godecookery.com.

I don't think we'd "met" before - my presence in online fandom is mostly lurk-y at best, aside from here on JF.

Thanks for the recommendation on Traveling Dysshes, I've had it wishlisted on Amazon for awhile but haven't gotten around to tracking down a copy. I don't really LARP much since there's so much travel involved, but I love back-to-basics food and fix it for special occassions.

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	chibikaijuu 2009-01-30 01:34 am UTC (link)
	I am so glad to know I am not the only one to set the peanut butter on fire. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	cazrolime 2009-01-29 05:22 pm UTC (link)
	I now have a beautiful mental image of wankas all running to their microwaves, forks and tinfoil in hand, to see what will explode. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	risha 2009-01-29 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	No need to, between the personal testimonials here and the great human experiment called YouTube. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	risha 2009-01-29 06:05 pm UTC (link)
	Whoa, check out the grapes. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mary_mac 2009-01-30 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	I don't need to, the Abbey sixth years tried everything they could think of when they got one, directly leading to the other three schools with sixth forms taking them away in a preemptive strike. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mary_mac 2009-01-30 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	As will a stick of frozen Kerrygold. Which is how we lost our first microwave. Luckily my mother's friend Cathy was possessed of more common sense than my mother and put the fire out instead of flailing haplessly. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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