"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote in message
...
> Hello, Pete!
> You wrote on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:27:36 GMT:
>
> PC> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> ??>>
> ??>> Why would anyone even consider putting a fork or spoon in
> ??>> the microwave?
>
> PC> Because it is perfectly safe and often saves the mess of
> PC> finding a place to rest it between uses stirring something
> PC> in the microwave that needs frequent stirring. I use
> PC> stainless bowls in the microwave as well with no issues
> PC> what so ever. Any recent microwave cookbook or recent
> PC> microwave oven users manual will tell you how to safely use
> PC> metal in a microwave. The bit about not using metal in a
> PC> microwave went out a couple decades ago.
>
> Then what is the crackling or possibly sparking noise?
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland


.....and the burn marks on the walls of my microwave, where the aluminum foil
touched and sparked, during uninformed use by someone in this house?