Only plastic containers designated microwave-safe by the manufacturer are safe to use in the microwave. If a container is not microwave-safe, it can leach harmful chemicals into food. A best practice ...

There are plenty of reasons to make the switch to glass food-storage containers. While the plastic kind do keep your food covered, they stain more easily, warp when microwaved, and contain ...

Microwaving food does not make it radioactive or inherently unhealthy. In fact, research suggests that, for many foods, microwave cooking can preserve nutrients as well as, or sometimes better than, ...

To get a better understanding of the safety of microwaving plastic storage containers, I dug into the research and reached out to Lisa Yakas, a microbiologist and senior account manager of product ...