Enamel in microwave?

[Cetti]

Just made a shepherd's pie for son, shoved it in the freezer for him to take back to his place when I suddenly wondered whether an enamel plate was suitable for a microwave. I don't own one and cannot find anything on google, so please would you tell me if I've made a giant boob - or that is is ok? Thank you.

[dzug]

No - an enamel plate is made of metal and food on it will not heat properly in a microwave.

He should move it onto a more suitable plate before reheating.

[Cetti]

Many thanks dzug. I will now attempt to remove the frozen lump to another dish - and hope I have the correct type.

[sense4all]

Anything metal in a microwave should cause arc-ing which for the couple of seconds there is a mini fireworks style display is very pretty but it would' jigger' the microwave.

An ordinary plate where the transfer is under the plates glaze is usually ok... nothing with a metal stripe around the edge is any use,'cos it too arcs. most modern plates will have whether they are good to micro or dishwash stamped or written on the bottom .

[Cetti]

That's just the problem sense4all, they don't have this on the bottom of all plates. If only manufacturers would do this life would be a whole lot simpler. I've transerred the pie into a Pyrex dish now, so I hope that's safe.

[sense4all]

I use pyrex'' bowls and jugs all the time in my super duper powered microwave without any trouble..The reason I have a new micro is because one of the sense juniors put a plate with a lovely metallic overlay in the old one,as the python boys would say it became an ex-microwavet(he plate bit the dust too).Sense junior was fine.

[Cetti]

I'm glad junior survived intact sense, but it did remind me of that Bobby Davro skit on the Rainbow programme when he said Let's put Bungle in the microwave...

One day I shall defintitely have one. All those lovely buttons to play with - what joy!