Compostable fast-food packaging can emit volatile PFAS

Re:Compostable fast-food packaging can emit volatile PFAS by floren on Sunday April 02, 2023 @01:09PM (#35412702)

I got glass containers with plastic lids because I figure the lid rarely contacts the food, and I always take it off to microwave... although now that I'm thinking about it, I usually put that plastic splatter guard thing over the container in the microwave which probably isn't much better.

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Re:Compostable fast-food packaging can emit volatile PFAS by waboremo on Sunday April 02, 2023 @01:24PM (#35412895)

Used to do the same. Thankfully there are glass splatter guards out there, some of them with plastic handles on the outside. More expensive than you would hope though, I suppose because it's such a niche use, but it's not as if you're going to be buying many glass microwave covers in one's lifetime!

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Re:Compostable fast-food packaging can emit volatile PFAS by iam-TJ on Sunday April 02, 2023 @01:33PM (#35412993)

I usually put a saucer or plate over the top!

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Re:Compostable fast-food packaging can emit volatile PFAS by vharuck on Sunday April 02, 2023 @03:42PM (#35414314)

I put a paper towel on food in the microwave to stop splatter. As a bonus, I've found a moist paper towel helps when microwaving leftovers that got dehydrated in the fridge.

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