Microwave - plate gets hot, not the food

[Anonymous]

OP, if your plate is heating up rather than the food, than the plate is not microwavable -- this is a basic use-of-microwave issue. The food WILL NOT HEAT if the plate is absorbing all the microwaves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Then dont use the plate you're using.

Agree with this, use a different plate. In my experience stoneware plates /cups heat up to a much higher degree than the food that the contain, I usually use glass/ porcelain plates /cups in which the food heats better in the microwave.

[Anonymous]

Try defrosting the food first.

[Anonymous]

Definitely try different plates. I wouldn't say that the plate isn't microwave-save but some plates are worse in microwaves because they absorb the microwaves. I'm concerned about microwaving with plastic or ceramic. Try only glass or dishes like Corelle. Safer and it's amazing how much more quickly your food cooks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely try different plates. I wouldn't say that the plate isn't microwave-save but some plates are worse in microwaves because they absorb the microwaves. I'm concerned about microwaving with plastic or ceramic. Try only glass or dishes like Corelle. Safer and it's amazing how much more quickly your food cooks.

Why ceramics? Is there lead in ceramics?

[Anonymous]

I am with you, it's the microwave. We have two different microwave ovens and one (GE) heats up the containers along with the food. The other microwave (Kenmore) heats only the food.

[Anonymous]

Wow, does no one here know how a microwave works? The microwaves agitate the water molecules in the food, and the atomic movement creates heat.

So if your microwave is heating the plate (which shouldn't, in its atomic structure, contain any water), the appliance is no longer producing the radio waves at the correct frequency. Time for a new one.

[Anonymous]

It has happened to me, and it's the type of food AND the type of plate. The plate has to have silicon carbide. The food probably has too little liquid in it. Eggs are often cold when the plate gets hot--if the plate has silicon carbide.

[Anonymous]

OP, we have a set of ceramic pasta bowls that do this if we put them in the microwave, so it's definitely not just plastic/melamine dishes that can be an issue. Heat things up on a regular plate or a paper plate.

[Anonymous]

Interesting- I have a GE spacemaker that is 2 years old. Same problem - only with ceramic Pottery Barn plates stamped "microwave safe" as mentioned by a previous poster. Works fine with other dishes or no dishes.

[Anonymous]

My micro does great with my crate and barrel stoneware dishes, I bought a cheap set of target brand dishes and only the plate gets hot.
Go figure.
Had to switchback to my stoneware plates and the problem went away. The target dishes are very thick too t they say microwave safe

[Anonymous]

Second for the defrost. Microwaves have trouble penetrating large solid objects like blocks of ice. If you run a full power, the majority of the microwave energy will go to the outside surface and not penetrate further in until the ice starts to melt. You'll end up burning or overcooking the outside before the inside thaws. Run the microwave on defrost (between 40-70% if you don't have a defrost button) for several minutes first. The thicker the ice, the more you'll need. Generally about 3 minutes for up to 3 inches of ice. When that's done, split the food and put the food that was at the center to the outside and the food that was on the outside in the middle you can cut in half and then spin each half 180 degrees). Then microwave as you normally do.

[Anonymous]

Wow. Look at the bottom of the plate. If it says "Not for Microwave Use" on the bottom than that is the reason it is not working. This happens all the time with certain types of plates/bowls. They can be glass, plastic, wood, dung, whatever you like. Some do not conduct in the microwave. A PP said it pretty clear, but here is a link with PICTURES to make it easier for you.
http://www.wikihow.com/Test-if-a-Dish-Is-Microwave-Safe

It is amazing how there are so many highly educated people on here yet something so simple totally trips you up!! LOL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow. Look at the bottom of the plate. If it says "Not for Microwave Use" on the bottom than that is the reason it is not working. This happens all the time with certain types of plates/bowls. They can be glass, plastic, wood, dung, whatever you like. Some do not conduct in the microwave. A PP said it pretty clear, but here is a link with PICTURES to make it easier for you.
http://www.wikihow.com/Test-if-a-Dish-Is-Microwave-Safe

It is amazing how there are so many highly educated people on here yet something so simple totally trips you up!! LOL!

Hey dummy, OP said the bottom of the plate says safe for microwave, but thanks for your input.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry don't agree with the responses.

My microwave was working 100% , heating food and not the plate, irrespective of the plate type.

Recently it's the other way around. It must have something to do with the micro-wave, I will reply once I've recieved it back from LG.

It's definitely NOT the plate type.

I back up this claim.
I have and old Kitchenaid that had the same problem, it just wouldn't heat anything up. We had to have a repair man come out and fix it. Everything worked great again, until a few days ago. Now my plate(Micro Safe) gets super hot, and the food barely cooks. I'm talking 5min for a burrito, but i cant even touch the plate for about 10min. This is defiantly a microwave issue.