On 5 Feb 2005 07:23:08 -0800, jenandcleo wrote:

> Bluesea wrote:
>> WHOA! Stop right there 'cause you're scaring me. Are you aware that a
>> microwave oven can super-heat water beyond the 212F boiling point w/o
>> it ever creating a shimmer much less a bubble? And, if conditions are
>> right, it'll explode spontaneously and scald you.
>
> Any danger of explosion if I put my plastic IngeniTEA in the microwave?
> I typically fill the IngeniTea with cold water and microwave for 4 or
> 5 minutes. I *usually* get bubbles.

The concern I would have about an IngenuiTEA in a microwave is the
mesh filter. Is it metal?

Other than that, because the bottom of the IngenuiTEA is mesh and has
the plastic supports for the filter, you've got plenty of "non-smooth"
points for promoting nucleation, i.e. the transition from water to
steam.


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Derek

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