Re Melting

[Dave]

  Here is a tid bit for you to remember. When your used plastic is sitting inside a building without heat, and it is 30 degrees or colder, DO NOT put it in the microwave before allowing it to reach room temp in a heated room. It will puff up and burn. Believe me, the gasses and smoke that is generated from this is hoRRIBLE! My lungs hurt, the cough is ugly and you get a massive head ache!  

[MicroSpoons]

good info, what I do is anything I reheat I cut up to make smaller pieces and that helps alot on the reheats. Because the micro will heat from the inside first the center could be way over heated yet the outside has not even began to heat up. Breaking it up in to smaller chunks prevents this.

[Jason]

good info, what I do is anything I reheat I cut up to make smaller pieces and that helps alot on the reheats. Because the micro will heat from the inside first the center could be way over heated yet the outside has not even began to heat up. Breaking it up in to smaller chunks prevents this.

X2

I will also preheat my cup before putting plastic in it.  I don't know if this will help with the cold, but I started doing it this summer to help with humidity and it was a good move.

[ctom]

Another thought on this is condensation. If that big wad of plastic is cold, cold, condensation will develope between the Pyrex and the plastic. That can get nasty. I am really new to all of this, but I also live in an area where the cold brings on a lot of unusual things. Up here in the ice box we get accustomed to the affects that the cold has on things. My advise is to store the plastic and the components inside where its heated until youare ready to use them. I have MY closet and keep it all in there.

Not bad here today. 33 degree high, broken sun on fresh over-night snow. Sound like a postcard? Trust me....it sucks. I like the 80's and about 70% humidity, no wind and my butt in the boat.