Should I microwave with the lid on or off? Is both acceptable? I suppose if its permitted to microwave with the lid on, you have to leave vent open.
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My husband microwaves his cup every day with the lid on and always with the vent open. He has had no problems. He only needs to microwave for a minute or less and we have not tried a longer time.
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I am very pleased with mug I purchased. I have put it in the microwave several times with no issues. I always put it in with the lid on and the vent open. I have not tried heating anything with tomatoes-in any form, due to past experience with the Tupperware travel soup mug. I love the mug and am considering ordering another item made by the same company. I highly recommend the soup mug. It is all I hoped it would be and more!Carla WilcoxSandy Ut 84070
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Microwave with the lid on. Push the red button down until it pops up for steam. It helps from bits and pieces flying, liquid spilling or bubbling all over. You can take the lid off, but why? In that case you should use a bowl not the Sistema Soup Mug.
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I always put the lid on. It guards against the occasional mini explosion that can send bits and pieces of food splattering all over the inside of the microwave. And, yes, the vent must be open or the explosion might be less mini!
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I would microwave with the lid both off and on but not fastened closed. if u do not cook with a high temp, it will do less damage to the cup. I never used the vent but that must be what it is for (vent). I really like this cup with a fastened lid because I use a cane and can only carry things with one hand. if I were still traveling, this would be a perfect cup to take.
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I would imagine it depends on what your heating up but think I would always use the lid on and open the vent. As said by others, it would protect against splatter.
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This product was made to go in the microwave with the lid on and vented. It works well most of the time but if you have too much liquid, even with the lid locked and vented, it will spew out and make a mess in your microwave.
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I always leave the lid on and open the vent. I never microwave anything without it being loosely covered. I like Sistema products.
224232
The vent is on the back. This is a counter top microwave. Not suitable for over the stove mounting.
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I ordered this one for my son but I have one I have had for years and yes I use the lids. I have enjoyed mine so much and if I cooked more these days I would order me a new one. Hope this helps, I will try to remember to ask him next time I talk with him but I would think you would use lids or the steam would just go in microwave, things would not steam. Just my thoughts. June
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Yes. I always remove the lid, though. It may not be necessary, I just never leave plastic lids attached when in the microwave. they are really nice-easy to see the contents.
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I believe they are referring to the plastic lid. There is growing concern about heating and storing food in plastic. Chemicals leach into the food and are carcinogenic. If you just leave the lid open when heating water, the steam will escape and not drip back into the pot, thus eliminating the majority of possible contamination. It won't effect the heating process or pose any steam-burn if the unit is set away from skin contact. And thanks for the heads up about the warning - i'll start leaving the lid open on mine now!!
965963
I don't prefer using lids in microwave although this can be because repeated cycles of heating can cause it to warp. Definitely a no in conventional ovem
1491719
Yes, the lid if removable, but I am not sure if the glass part is microwave safe. Maybe it is, I never checked. What are you planning to use it for in the microwave?
451519
I have mine internally venting as we speak. The fan is quite powerful and has no problem gathering any smoke that develops. I've been using my microwave since this past Christmas and so far, i haven't had any problems. I'm sure, however, that something like burnt oil would be a problem. Fyi- it's very important to keep the filters clean.
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I havent had any trouble microwaving any of the bowls. I always take the lids off before i do. I dont know if it is needed but i leave them off as a precaution.
823457
No. In fact I believe the cooker works better with the grill lid closed. Having the grill lid open would allow a lot of the heat to escape, most likely requiring a lot longer cooking time and possibly uneven cooking.
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I ordered this one for my son but I have one I have had for years and yes I use the lids. I have enjoyed mine so much and if I cooked more these days I would order me a new one. Hope this helps, I will tryto remember to ask him next time I talk with him but I would think you would use lids or the steam would just go in microwave, things would not steam. Just my thoughts. June
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The way this boiler is made there really isn't a way that the metal interior can be exposed to the microwave unless the lid is left off. This is a well-designed product that I have been using for almost a year with no problems. I recommend it.
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its says in the instruction manual that "Allow foods to cool before placing in the side bowl(s). Closing the lid with hot foods inside may cause the lid to deform and contents to spill." and also they add "Always remove the lid from the inner bowls before microwaving, and do to microwave the outer container. The lids and outer container are not microwaveable" and im sure you know but for a lid to be microwavable it has to have some sort of small hole in it so pressure wont build up , even if a lid writes microwavable on it if by design fault it does not have a hot steam escape hole on it you should never microwave it , you risk injury or at best destroying your microwave or food at best
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Since the revolving platter is the reason the microwave heats your food evenly, I do not understand why you would want to turn it off. This feature works particularly well for long heating periods...baking [potatoes, defrosting, etc. There is no button/procedure to turn this feature off in Sharp microwaves. If you tamper with the way the unit is sealed to turn it off, you could risk damaging the microwave shielding.
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The lid says "microwave safe without lid," so I guess it's better not to put the lid in the microwave.
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I meant to add just follow microwave directions including stand time and you can't go wrong. Keep the steam vent closed.
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You don't need to. Just take out of microwave and put lid on it and it will stay nice and hot! I love this thing! I highly recommend!