Children should be tall enough that their face is not directly in front of the microwave heating chamber when the door is open. Babysitters, grandparents, and other caregivers should be properly instructed in using your microwave oven before they prepare food or drinks for young children. Young children can be seriously scalded as they attempt to remove heated liquids from the microwave. Properly used, the microwave oven is safe and convenient for heating a variety of foods in a short time, but the microwave can cause serious scald burns if it is used improperly or unsafely. Be careful when removing a wrapper or cover from a hot item.
Hot steam escaping from the container as the covering is lifted can cause a burn.
Be careful when heating liquids in the microwave. Since the containers may feel only warm, rather than hot, they are sometimes handled less cautiously, resulting in the splashing or spilling of a scalding liquid. Cooking eggs in the microwave can result in scald burns unless very specific precautions are taken. Check the microwave oven manual for specific instructions for cooking eggs, squash, potatoes and eggplant. Unevenly Heated Foods Food can heat unevenly in a microwave oven, which can cause serious mouth burns.