Do you warm plates in the microwave?

If the oven is not already on, I shove the plates with a moist kitchen towel between and a small cup of water on top. DH complains like mad if his plate is cold!

Maybe there was some metallic design on the plate? That sends microwave loopy!

I don't have a microwave and don't warm plates. I do have a male friend who always warms cups with boiling water when making tea or coffee. The only friend who does that I am aware of. My parents always warmed the teapot....

Always heat them in the microwave, no damage to l,antes or microwave. Hate putting hot food on cold plates

www.quora.com/Why-does-an-empty-plate-not-heat-in-the-microwave

I regularly do. I put a reasonable amount of water on each plate first, then dry them off before using them.

No, never done that. Thought a microwave was purely for heating food in not crockery.

Elegran I read your link ‘*why does an empty plate not heat in the microwave*’.
Very scientific, but it doesn’t explain why my empty plates do heat in the microwave.

Mollygo If you follow the link in my post on Sat 05-Feb-22 19:26:31 all will be explained.

www.quora.com/Why-does-an-empty-plate-not-heat-in-the-microwave It explains why some DO heat up, and why most microwave manufacturers don't recommend it. It also explains why a cup of liquid suddenly boils over when you take it out, or add cold milk to a reheated cup of coffee (I now make sure to stir the liquid just before heating it, that helps).

I once had a Pyrex plate explode into fragments in the microwave. That should have been OK, but wasn't. It must have had a tiny crack or imperfection which expanded in the heat.

All my microwaves have been combination ovens so I very often warm the plates on a low heat
Having just a microwave would not be very practical and we find the convection oven very useful and use our main oven when we have guests

No, never warmed empty plates in the microwave, I used to put plates in the bottom of the oven but don’t often bother with that now. My Grandma used to put plates in the washing up bowl covered with boiling water so they’d be hot when we got back with fish & chips from the chippy around the corner.
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I have never warmed plates in the microwave. When I bought my first one it said never put anything in without any fluids as it could harm it.

This is what google says

Can I warm plates in microwave?
Can you warm plates in the microwave? Of course you can! Stack plates in the microwave for 2 minutes at maximum power, with a cup or glass of water on top. ... Be careful as plates can be very hot out of the microwave, you might want to use oven mitts to avoid burns.

I would not do 2 mins, clearly if they are too hot you are on the way to cracking them.

Lakelands electric plate warmer looks to be a safer bet

Lakeland Extra Large Electric Plate Warmer – 10 Plates up to 30cm Dia.
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£49.99

EmilyHarburn

Lakelands electric plate warmer looks to be a safer bet

Lakeland Extra Large Electric Plate Warmer – 10 Plates up to 30cm Dia.
See more from Lakeland Electricals

£49.99

Blimey. I'll stick with my silicon plate warmers.