Dr. Robert Bateman <rbateman at wave.st.usm.edu> writes:
>: As a new father of twin girls (now 3 mo. old), I heard a different, and
>: more believable reason not to microwave milk or formula (and this reason
>: would probably appeal to an engineer). Microwave ovens often warm things up
>: unevenly, and thus might leave "hot spots" in the milk that could could
>: burn, even if the outside of the container feels the right temperature
I heard this one myself when my son was still on bottles (he's 7 now),
and thought it was one of the dumber things they tell new mothers...and you
do hear dumb things as a new mother.
It's a LIQUID, for Pete's sake...if you jostle it at all, the heat
equilibrates throughout the bottle.
Nuke away.
