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| Brand: Nordic Ware
List Price: $9.00
Buy New: $3.87
You Save: $5.13 (57%)
New (6) from $3.87
Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 93
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 11 x 12.3 x 2.1
Model: 65004
UPC: 011172650047
EAN: 0011172650047
ASIN: B00004W4UQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: BRAND NEW FACTORY SELAED, SUPER FAST SHIPPING
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| Customer Reviews:
 Really Works - Wish I Had Bought it Sooner February 15, 2007
emalinx (taylor, michigan)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I bought this item when I had to replace my microwave and I was hoping to reduce 'microwave smell' - that funky tomato sauce smell that blows out from microwaves after too many spatters. You can clean out a microwave, but you can't clean behind the vent grids, and that is where splatters go and live forever, in pungent biomass. So I figured the food would blow out the vent hole of the cover and splat the roof of my oven, but reduce the problem. We use the oven mostly for reheating and melting. This cover exceeded my expectations.
1. It fits my tiny Sharp R-209KK 800 watt oven - a bit of an overhang but it has never fallen off the platter.
2. No discernable splatters even on the roof of my oven, which I wipe out every day! The steam vent (not a finger hole) on top releases the pressure at the top where steam rises. Even pyrex casseroles with glass lids are not as good because pressure builds, the lid lifts from the steam, and they shoot hot liquid in all directions.
3. Food cooks better. We used to use paper towel, or another dish to cover the food. Here food cooks in a moist environment and doesn't 'explode' as much because of the steam regulation from the clever top vent. Paper towel would always slide off or sink into the food and cook into the food and let food blast out the edges.
4. The cover doesn't get very dirty. I guess because food explodes less it is easy to clean by dunking in my dishpan and rinsing. Nothing has baked onto this lid.
5. The food keeps better. If it is done cooking, I can leave the food in the microwave because the lid keeps it from drying out.
6. It works great on taller containers that still fit under the circle. I have Rubbermaid microwave containers that are about 5 inchers tall and 5x5 inches at the base. I can set this lid on top of the container. The vent hole keeps the contents from blowing and protects the oven.
The hole on top is not a finger hole. Use pot holders to remove anything from a microwave. Be defensive. It only takes one mishap to land a surprise burn. Never assume a spot is safe to touch.
I note the comments about breakage. I wonder if that is from dishwasher heat? I find rigid plastic dishes cannot take the hot water treatment without becoming brittle, and often become opaque and crack, so I am hand washing which is easy because it hardly gets dirty. Dunk, swipe, rinse.
I saw the cheap Chinese imitations. I will stick with American made plastics for food prep and save a job too. Nordic Ware is a great innovative company
And hey, if your food is piled higher than the cover you need something else.
 don't buy - product is not useful September 11, 2005
chef (boston, ma)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I bought this cover even though it had mixed reviews, It cracked from use in the microwave after two weeks, has no way to remove after heating without burning your hands (or using mitts). Very disappointed - don't spend the money
Pay attention to BPA Chemicals before you buy this product!! January 24, 2008
Conscientious Shopper (San Diego, California)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have this splatter shield and for a long time I thought I was keeping the microwave clean. Well, what I didn't know until recently was that I was keeping ONLY the microwave clean, not my body, nor the health of my family. This plate cover is made with the hard plastic which, unfortunatelly hasn't been banned from many kitchen-related items, including baby bottles, of all things! There's been lots of articles and research published so far on the exposure to BPA chemicals (Bisphenol-A, the building block of polycarbonate.) I would be very very cautious before buying something that will be in contact with my food. BPA chemicals are easy to spot, it's the one with the recycling number "7" inside the little triangle. *** Whereas I can't protect myself and my kids from all the nasty environmental pollutants (and carcinogens)in the community, at least I can make appropriate choices in what I eat, how I cook my food and what I put in my kitchen. So, I wouldn't buy this product to myself, nor to a friend. I would try to find a plate cover made with safer/softer plastic materials (i.e., numbers 1, 2, 4 or 5 inside the triangle).
melted??? May 8, 2003
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
This item is advertised as being able to withstand heat up to 450 degrees. I accidentally left it in the microwave and used convection at 350 degrees. The cover had completely melted and coated the bottom of my microwave with melted plastic. I'll probably spend 2 hours chiselling out the plastic.I'm upset that I lost money on this product, but moreso that it should not have happened had their marketting been true. I'm thinking about mailing the hunks of plastic to them to try and get a replacement.
Does what it's supposed to...... March 28, 2001
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This plate cover is ideal. Much better than just a napkin or paper towel for containing splatters. It really works!
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