When a microwave oven has finished cooking, is the interior still dangerous for a time?

Question

When the alarm sounds and the internal light goes off, and you immediately open the door, will you be exposed to dangerous levels of microwaves if you put your head or body right up to the open oven?

In other words, is the oven still dangerous after it's finished cooking, and if so for how long?

Answer 1

o.O

Answer 2

no.....

Answer 3

Yes, it is and so is the monitor to your computer for a distance of 10 feet. The same goes for your Television set and your cell phone and your personal DVD player, your CD player, and all the rest of your electronic junk.

You had better stay as far away from these items as you can possiblly get.

If you believe the above move to Santa Fe NM and join with the others of your kind that want to ban WiFi and Cyber Cafes in the city limits and also want to do away with the Taos Humm.

Answer 4

The microwaves stop as soon as the oven shuts off. No problem from that. The only thing you need to watch out for is the heat of the item in the oven you were microwaving. The  microwaves cause the item's molecules to move rapidly, causing heat from the friction as they move around. It takes a few minutes for them to slow down, so you could be burned if you aren't careful. But it is the same as if you just finished cooking something on the stove, be careful so you don't get burned.

Answer 5

No not in the least.