hi all my earlier post was not intended to criticize the concept of micro-wave oven safety tips; quite the opposite in fact if we want reliable consumer safety information for an appliance as potentially dangerous as a micro-wave oven where possible burns are an inherent major and recognized risk factor i do believe we'd be best served by the manufacturers' instructions and/or the relevant consumers advocacy groups internet rumours, hoaxes, urban legends, and scare-o-grams spread by game-playing resource-wasting dweebs have no redeeming value, imho; certainly not worth risking anyone's personal safety if the situation were flipped around i doubt that we would accept internet advice from a shady character selling 'hot' micro-wave ovens from the back of a truck janet who owns parts of three computers and not a single micro-wave among them janet paterson 53 now / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd tel: 613 256 8340 url: "http://www.geocities.com/janet313/" email: [log in to unmask] smail: POBox 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada