Isa's Homestead Happenings and Hangout

[ColtHandorf]

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Have you ever accidentally microwaved metal before? It's an experience.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Huh. Maybe I just have strong microwaves. Or weak butter. Either or I guess

maybe lol

 

[ColtHandorf]

I have made some arcs fly a few times with the wave machines. A couple of weeks ago I exploded a stick of butter. I was just going to soften it a little, but went a bit far I guess. It was a really loud bang. I never realized butter could make such a noise. You couldn't see through the glass front, nothing but butter. I decided that I was not cleaning that and chunked it, went to the dollar store and bought another cheap one. It was cheap itself and old anyway.

I have never exploded butter in the microwave before.

Blew up butter in the microwave. That deserves at least a throat punch

This woman could not agree more.

I've melted butter in the microwave but I don't think I've ever just softened it. Never had it act weird or explode

Softening butter in the microwave is liike trusting a fart when you're stomach is upset. A recipe for disaster.

 

[troyer]

All ya'll that had butter explode in your microwave oughta taken that foil type wrapper off first.



Now ya know.

 

[ColtHandorf]

All ya'll that had butter explode in your microwave oughta taken that foil type wrapper off first.



Now ya know.

I thought that was cream cheese?

 

[troyer]

I thought that was cream cheese?

I guess it depends on the brand of butter, we occasionally get it, I just don't remember which brand it is.

 

[ColtHandorf]

I guess it depends on the brand of butter, we occasionally get it, I just don't remember which brand it is.

Mine is usually a waxy paper sort of wrapper. It's decent though. Just slips around too much when you're eating the stick directly.

 

[sweaterthebroodyrooster]

I guess it depends on the brand of butter, we occasionally get it, I just don't remember which brand it is.

Maybe Kerrygold? I think their blocks of butter come in something similar to cream cheese wrappers.

 

[CedarLane]

Does your microwave have a defrost setting? That’s the only setting I’ve been able to use with butter for longer than 5 seconds without things getting sketchy

My microwave has a "melt" and also a "soften" button to use for butter or cream cheese. I also use the defrost setting for other things.

 

[bill3607]

My microwave has a "melt" and also a "soften" button to use for butter or cream cheese. I also use the defrost setting for other things.

My dollar store one doesn’t have those high tech buttons. It does have a defrost on it, but my butter wasn’t frozen so I never considered it. I put it in there and set it for 20 seconds, or there about, and hit start, so that means it was on full throttle. I didn’t get but about halfway through those 20 seconds.

Before I chunked it, I did consider letting the dog clean it