Jolly Green Giant vegetables sparking and flaming?!
Answers: Has anyone seen on the news that if you put Jolly Green Giant frozen vegetable in the microwave they spark and start to flame? What's causing that?
No one is all too sure....weird. below is an article about it. Minerals in the soil??? Hmmmm, kind of odd right?
Frozen vegetables sparking in the microwave
Bea Karnes
North Texas Published 1 hour(s) ago
Some consumers want to know what's wrong with their frozen vegetables. At least two people claim that when they microwaved their mixed vegetables, the carrots and beans started to spark and sizzle, ultimately bursting into flames.
Justin Bryant was cooking the veggies when he noticed something wrong. Bryant said, "I heard this “zzzz” and I looked over to the microwave. I saw a spark and a little bitty flame and obviously freaked out."
Ericka Landon had the same thing happen to her. Landon said, "I was in the kitchen and heard them making the arcing noise. My big concern is what is exactly in them and what did I feed my children my husband and myself."
General Mills, the grower of these Jolly Green Giant sparking vegetables issued a written statement. In it, the company said: "It would appear in this case the sparking was due to the presence of naturally occurring minerals in the vegetables, like magnesium, iron, zinc and potassium." General Mills also acknowledges it has received a few "comments" about sparking vegetables, but insists there is no need for alarm.
The company says the vegetables are all perfectly safe, and still good for you. The USDA does confirm this bizarre sparking is most likely due to the minerals found the soil in which the vegetables were grown.
Consumer Ericka Landon says she is concerned about a bigger problem. "I mean it could catch my house on fire," said Landon. The worried consumers point out that while the veggies may be safe, the flames are not.
General Mills says it’s never heard of a microwave actually catching on fire. But the USDA still recommends if you see your vegetables start sparking turn the microwave off right away.
because you cant put metal in a microwave thats why to cook anything
I use them all the time and put them in the microwave.. I have never had a problem so far.. But, I gues anything can happen.. I will sure keep a cloer eye on them though..Thanks for the heads up.
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I don't think it's just that brand. I've seen veggies do that in my microwave, and I don't use that brand. I usually have to reduce the power setting on my microwave to solve the problem.
BTW - it's not just veggies. I've reheated other foods, like cut up hot dog for my daughter, and many times if the pieces are too close together they will spark and fuse together, and there's actually a burn mark on the food. I remember my brother looked it up on the net before and there is a reason why this happens - I just don't remember what it is.
Found this - "Some foods such as raw carrots and hot dogs can cause arcing while
being microwaved. In hot dogs, this can be due to the uneven mixing of
salts and additives. In carrots, it can be due to the minerals in the soil in
which they were grown."
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Microwave_O...