Melting chocolate in Microwave.

splishsplash

We've had this problem in the past - apparently the chocolate doesn't provide enough material to absorb the microwaves, so it causes an arc between the door and the casing, from what I've read.

Check that the sparking hasn't left holes in the interior of your microwave. If it seems ok, test it by heating a glass of water. If there's no further arcing or sparking, it's probably ok. If there is, it's probably a fault in the microwave.

We sorted the problem by using a bowl of water under the chocolate dish. We found a shallow container works best for the chocolate (i.e. a plate instead of a bowl) and using short bursts of medium heat works better than a longer blast or higher power.

Florenceem

splishsplash wrote: »

We've had this problem in the past - apparently the chocolate doesn't provide enough material to absorb the microwaves, so it causes an arc between the door and the casing, from what I've read.

Check that the sparking hasn't left holes in the interior of your microwave. If it seems ok, test it by heating a glass of water. If there's no further arcing or sparking, it's probably ok. If there is, it's probably a fault in the microwave.

We sorted the problem by using a bowl of water under the chocolate dish. We found a shallow container works best for the chocolate (i.e. a plate instead of a bowl) and using short bursts of medium heat works better than a longer blast or higher power.

I don't think the manufacturers should put on the chocolate wrapper - instructions of how to melt in the MW if there is a problem. It didn't say - put water in with the chocolate. Mr F has phoned customer service of the supermarket.
The microwave is working - no sparks - I cooked our dinner veggies in it.
I was wondering about getting a new cover for inside.