Nordic Ware Microwave 10.5 Inch Spatter Cover

These covers are great! No more using plastic wrap, paper, or anything else to cover the food we microwave. Works on any size plate, and our dinner plates are large. There is plenty of room above the plate which is good, because we sometimes heat 2 plates of food on one plate, then split, so having the higher cover is much better. So far there are no negatives except for this, and it isn't really a negative it is a question:

I've been trying to find some documentation online relating to possible toxins in this type of plastic/polymer. So far I've been only able to find good things about polypropylene, but have not been able to find anything relating to microwaving it.

The previous 37 mostly positive reviews point out the advantages of this product (Nordic Microwave Splatter Cover #65000). However, none of these reviews mention whether the cover is free of BPA (bisphenol A) and melamine, which are compounds in plastics shown to have neurological toxicity and other potential negative effects on health (see Wikipedia). The labelling on the cover itself as well as on the paper sticker are silent in this regard. However, Nordic's website specifics that the cover (#65000) is indeed "BPA and melamine free."

Two other points: (1) The cover should be hand washed with hot soapy water. It may not be dishwasher safe. (2) The cover may be purchasable in your local hardware store (Ace) or department store (Target) for about half the Amazon price.

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This large diameter cover works well on dinner plates and is easy to grasp for removal via the indented handle on top. The cover is vented, but not so much that all moisture escapes. This helps food remain moist during reheating, which I find enhances the quality of most things.

At approximately 3" high, it covers most things you'd be heating on a plate, and although it does cover a standard soup bowl, there is little or no room above the bowl, which is fine for soup, but not if the bowl is heaped with something.

When I purchased this cover, I also purchased the dome shaped cover, and actually like and use both. The dome cover is better for taller things, for example steaming vegetables in a serving bowl, but I can't remove it from the oven by the handle because it's so tall. It's not a big deal; I just have to use both hands to grasp it by the sides, but for standard plated fare, I find this cover easier.

Both covers are large and may not fit in a small oven, but certainly have improved the quality of my microwaved food now that I have a larger oven. They also reduce oven cleanup and are easy to rinse clean if they get splattered. I recommend them both, but I use this one the most.

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I am very happy with this cover. It works on small and large plates and bowls. I am saving a lot of paper towels these days. Best of all, it is made in the USA!!!!

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Interestingly, the covers look like something that you'd normally find atop a fruit arrangement at your grocery store-and would throw away after eating the fruit. I know plastic is all The Big Scare these days with BPA just waiting to leach out and cause us all horrible, painful diseases. Relax, as a chemist, I can assure you that anything leached out of these containers will drip down the sides and all over your hands when you take the plate and cover out of the microwave. I'm serious about that-condensation does form and it is often very hot, so pot holders are in order. Anyone who has ever cleaned a microwave after a potato detonated, despite the potato being poked in several places, will appreciate these covers. The covers sit nicely on standard dinner plates. Good product.