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Dem2

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21. Hey, one can only ask...

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 04:34 PM

Mar 2020

I was going to google it and saw this post, was hoping someone had some info.

I REALLY want to eat those fresh blackberries, but because the container has openings, I'm surely not going to do so without treating them somehow. Either that or I just look at them lovingly and toss them after a few days

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Microwave ovens and common viruses [View all] jberryhill Mar 2020 OP

So are we supposed to stick our heads in the microwave? frazzled Mar 2020 #1

For Trump supporters, I actively encourage it. nt NutmegYankee Mar 2020 #3

Yes. Slam the door hard enough to completely close the door. IADEMO2004 Mar 2020 #29

There are many things one should not put into a microwave jberryhill Mar 2020 #5

Don't try to cure gonorrhea with a microwave. panader0 Mar 2020 #7

Ow my balls! lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #15

That's how Randy Marsh got cancer jberryhill Mar 2020 #16

That was the first thing I thought of when reading your OP! smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #51

The article is about specimen preparation; seems like a promising safety measure lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #17

Yeah jberryhill Mar 2020 #23

True. Metal and things that melt still_one Mar 2020 #33

And get yourself a tan Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2020 #26

I wash my kitchen sponges in the dishwasher and disinfect them with a 10+ sec microwave.. Historic NY Mar 2020 #2

Same! budkin Mar 2020 #61

There is evidence microwaving inactivates Hep A and C viruses--important because hlthe2b Mar 2020 #4

Perhaps this would work on masks? cayugafalls Mar 2020 #6

I would not recommend microwaving anything that has metal parts jberryhill Mar 2020 #9

There's A Typo In Your Paste ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #13

Thank you. I guess we can try to recycle them if we run low. cayugafalls Mar 2020 #20

If you have a clothes steamer frazzled Mar 2020 #39

Steam kills just about everything in seconds Meowmee Mar 2020 #47

I was thinking of getting a substantial steam cleaner 4 or 5 months ago frazzled Mar 2020 #48

I gave two away stupidly Meowmee Mar 2020 #50

Can you name Kitchari Mar 2020 #60

I got a Wagner again Meowmee Mar 2020 #62

Well the wagner stopped working after two days. So I am returning it. I ordered a karcher nt Meowmee Mar 2020 #64

Darn Kitchari Mar 2020 #67

Yep, especially in the midst of this but I am excited to get the karcher, hope it gets here fast. Meowmee Mar 2020 #68

Instead of an oven use a dryer with a dryer shelf. Infrared thermometer reader is handy. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #56

Thank you! hardluck Mar 2020 #63

Many masks have some metal bamagal62 Mar 2020 #8

You imagine correctly IMHO. Now I have to decide whether I need to wash socks. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #12

I try not to microwave my underwear and shirts in the same load jberryhill Mar 2020 #18

Baking masks at 160* was what I heard on news aikoaiko Mar 2020 #10

Could I briefly microwave the blackberries I bought today? Dem2 Mar 2020 #11

I would not draw too many conclusions from something you saw posted on the internet jberryhill Mar 2020 #14

Hey, one can only ask... Dem2 Mar 2020 #21

I like the idea of baking them into a cobbler jberryhill Mar 2020 #25

If only I knew how to make a cobbler Dem2 Mar 2020 #41

Cobblers are really easy to make csziggy Mar 2020 #45

Thanks! Dem2 Mar 2020 #46

Pretty easy, I recommend a grain free topping or no topping and stevia or a less sugary sweetener Meowmee Mar 2020 #49

I think if you baked them into a cobbler, it would be Ilsa Mar 2020 #22

Dem2, try it with a few and pass it on. Hortensis Mar 2020 #27

Great post, thanks! LunaSea Mar 2020 #19

answering my own questions.. LunaSea Mar 2020 #24

Thanks jb. I suspect you can use it on masks to reuse still_one Mar 2020 #28

I have no idea jberryhill Mar 2020 #30

If they contain metal you are right, can't be done. I have also heard UV can be used still_one Mar 2020 #32

Not necessarily: Disaffected Mar 2020 #52

Cool jberryhill Mar 2020 #53

Yes, Disaffected Mar 2020 #55

You can put a little metal in the microwave GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #57

Aah ... Kleenex can be recycled. lpbk2713 Mar 2020 #31

No to combating gonorrhea, but yes to nuking the mail. Hortensis Mar 2020 #34

Well.... jberryhill Mar 2020 #37

Now, how'd you find that out? : ) We have second MW Hortensis Mar 2020 #43

So, maybe microwave snail mail? Siwsan Mar 2020 #35

I make no recommendation or warranty jberryhill Mar 2020 #38

KR. Will use with paper masks and with cloth gardening gloves and anything else microwave friendly Alex4Martinez Mar 2020 #36

Carry out foods videohead5 Mar 2020 #40

Nuke them till they steam. roamer65 Mar 2020 #65

Would a microwave be a good candidate to disinfect your mail? Brother Buzz Mar 2020 #42

I do not know jberryhill Mar 2020 #44

I don't know either but Disaffected Mar 2020 #54

Bleach removes ink from bills. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #59

My microwave is a big part of my sanitation routine. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #58

The biggest disease carrier you can eliminate is paper currency. roamer65 Mar 2020 #66