These materials are the strongest food-safe plastics and can withstand higher heat than food-safe plastics like polyethylene terephthalate (symbol 1), polyvinyl chloride (symbol 3), low-density ...

heating an EPS foam container only if the product has a microwave-safe label; transferring food or beverages to microwave-safe containers made from Pyrex, ceramic, or glass ...

Although Styrofoam containers are popular for take-out, it may not be safe to microwave these containers because of styrene, a compound used to make polystyrene. Because styrene has been linked to ...

While there aren’t universally accepted symbols for dishwasher safe or microwave safe, they’re still fairly easy to discern. The dishwasher symbol often shows a small square with the dish in ...

When you gift yourself leftovers the next day, microwave the food in a microwave-safe bowl or container, like one made of glass, ceramic, or porcelain. (Remember: No metal in your science oven.) ...

Putting a non-microwave-safe material in a microwave oven can lead to chemicals leaching into your food (not good) or the melting of the container, which can lead to burns — or, at the very ...

While you might see a microwave-safe symbol that looks like a microwave with wavy lines on it, most takeout containers will have stamped numbers on them that will indicate their ability to be ...