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Posted by Chris Hill on April 10, 2008, 1:25 pm
On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 19:07:23 -0800, "SteveB"
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>Never ever mount a microwave over a stove. Reasons: You are boiling a big
>kettle of menudo on the burner. Now, you gonna stick your private parts
>close to that boiling pot to put the marinara sauce in the microwave and
>risk being a soprano the rest of your life?
>
>You are gonna expose that microwave to a HUGE volume of air containing
>steam, oil, smoke and crud in general? You'll never get it out unless you
>totally immerse the microwave in cleaning solution about a dozen times, and
>then you only get out about 50%.
>
>I have lived in many places where I have had a microwave over a stove. I
>have also built 5 residences now, and would NEVER ever place a microwave
>over a stove just on safety reasons, and the hygiene issue is equal to the
>safety issue.
>
>That is just me. You can and will do whatever you want. I would dare to
>say that many accidents have occurred BECAUSE of this configuration. Ever
>drop anything when taking it out of the microwave. I have. You haven't? I
>would just say - yet. You wanna drop that on a skillet of hot oil? Or a
>lot of boiling water?
>
>I also do not like the fact that in order to mount a microwave over a stove,
>it is at a dangerous height for most people. My wife is 5'1" and she keeps
>stools around to reach stuff, even though we mount the cabinets at a
>standard height. We could have mounted them lower, but that would affect
>the salability. I prefer a microwave at countertop height with room in
>front and on the side for those times when you pick something up and have it
>about half out of the microwave and say, "OH, SHIT" because it's burning
>your fingers or spilling or whatever. Being at countertop makes it safer.
>Even she, who's short, can safely handle things at countertop height. I
>can't imagine her standing on a stool reaching over a stovetop of hot pots
>to get something in or out of the microwave. If anything happens, it's
>going to be messy and painful.
>
>As I say, you can and will do what you want, but just think about it a
>moment. And reflect on this if the worst ever happens.
>
>Now I feel better.
Agreed. We have one in our camper. I like coffee hot, and I really
dislike pulling a cup of hot coffee out of the microwave near boiling
at head height. I could see one of the built-in oven/microwave units,
maybe, but not over the stove.
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