Sqwertz wrote:

> I don't remember the details but it has something to do with sodium
>
> ions/electrolytes creating molecular hot spots because they conduct
>
> electricity. Pickles also do the same thing.


Another item that explodes in the microwave is chicken liver. I'm not talking about cooking it in the microwave, I'm talking about taking already cooked chicken livers and putting them on a platter with veggies and starch to heat up in the microwave. I put something over the plate - paper towels usually - and just deal with the sounds for a few minutes. I wonder why chicken livers do that. Also, I read only last week that coffee heated in styrofoam or paper cups can explode. I know about that first hand. So if I'm going to heat up some microwave coffee, I always put it in a plastic cup before transferring back to the styrofoam cup, which I prefer drinking from. The article explained that it had something to do with the boiling point, that water heating in the microwave may actually be boiling even though it's not a visible boil, and it makes the paper or styro cup explodes.

TJ