> wrote in message
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> Being a bachelor, I use a lot of paper plates. Recently they had foam
> plates on sale, so I thought I'd give them a try. Well, they are
> horrible. Yesterday I fried some eggs, put them on the plate and they
> melted right thru. Today I made pancakes, put them on the foam plate
> and they melted thru, pouring syrup all down my clothing. Tomorrow I
> will return these plates to the store. Not only are they useless for
> hot foods, but I tend to wonder what harm that melted foam does when I
> eat it. I will never buy these again.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem, or are these just lousy plates?
>

I think you just got some really poor quality foam plates. I buy foam plates
for twice-monthly dinner meetings at a club I belong to. We use about
90/month and have never had any problem. We use the Hefty brand heavy duty
,10 1/4 inch divided plates and buy them in packs of 175 at Costco. Actually
though, even when I have used cheaper quality foam plates in the past, I
never had a meltdown like what you are describing.