Customer Reviews

Nordic Ware 65004 11-Inch Microwave Plate Cover

5 star:		(107)
4 star:		(32)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(10)
1 star:		(20)

 

 

We lived in Europe for many years and had a dish cover similar to this. After many years of use, we needed a replacement.

When I received this, I was pleasantly surprised. One can see clearly through this and it fits standard dinner plates beautifully.

If you are still using plastic wrap, wax paper, or paper towels to cover your cooking / reheating items, then you are truly doing things the hard way!

If you are not covering your microwave cooking / reheating at all, then you just LOVE CLEANING NASTY MESSES!

I was so impressed, I bought one for each of my sisters-in-law, my parents, and my single brother. They are still talking about the greatest, and most useful Christmas present 6 months later!

I highly recommend this. It saves the cleaning time... It saves you from finger burns when pulling your other covers off the cooking...

I bought this item when I had to replace my microwave and I was hoping to reduce 'microwave smell' - that funky tomato sauce smell that blows out from microwaves after too many spatters. You can clean out a microwave, but you can't clean behind the vent grids, and that is where splatters go and live forever, in pungent biomass. So I figured the food would blow out the vent hole of the cover and splat the roof of my oven, but reduce the problem. We use the oven mostly for reheating and melting. This cover exceeded my expectations.

1. It fits my tiny Sharp R-209KK 800 watt oven - a bit of an overhang but it has never fallen off the platter.
2. No discernable splatters even on the roof of my oven, which I wipe out every day! The steam vent (not a finger hole) on top releases the pressure at the top where steam rises. Even pyrex casseroles with glass lids are not as good because pressure builds, the lid lifts from the steam, and they shoot hot liquid in all directions.
3. Food cooks better. We used to use paper towel, or another dish to cover the food. Here food cooks in a moist environment and doesn't 'explode' as much because of the steam regulation from the clever top vent. Paper towel would always slide off or sink into the food and cook into the food and let food blast out the edges.
4. The cover doesn't get very dirty. I guess because food explodes less it is easy to clean by dunking in my dishpan and rinsing. Nothing has baked onto this lid.
5. The food keeps better. If it is done cooking, I can leave the food in the microwave because the lid keeps it from drying out.
6. It works great on taller containers that still fit under the circle. I have Rubbermaid microwave containers that are about 5 inchers tall and 5x5 inches at the base. I can set this lid on top of the container. The vent hole keeps the contents from blowing and protects the oven.

The hole on top is not a finger hole. Use pot holders to remove anything from a microwave. Be defensive. It only takes one mishap to land a surprise burn. Never assume a spot is safe to touch.

I note the comments about breakage. I wonder if that is from dishwasher heat? I find rigid plastic dishes cannot take the hot water treatment without becoming brittle, and often become opaque and crack, so I am hand washing which is easy because it hardly gets dirty. Dunk, swipe, rinse.

I saw the cheap Chinese imitations. I will stick with American made plastics for food prep and save a job too. Nordic Ware is a great innovative company

And hey, if your food is piled higher than the cover you need something else.

I read all the reviews and bought this cover, about a year ago. It is fabulous! Works as advertised and the microwave food stayed moist instead of getting dried out. The center hole was a little rough so I used some sandpaper on it to smooth it out. However, in the last couple of weeks the entire cover is filled with cracks and splits. For the cover itself, 5 stars - for the limited life 1 star. I am buying a second one now.

I purchased this item based on the reviews. I received mine a few days ago and was instantly disappointed based on a number of things.

1. It's too short. Why do most manufacturers make microwave covers like these? What happens with other tallers container like soup bowls or plates with big items like chicken? The cover will touch the food.

2. Why is the cover tinted? The microwave door is already tinted so the extra tinting renders your view of the items inside the cover close to nill. Clear or frosted microwave covers are better.

3. The manufacturing quality is poor. I got the product full of scratches and cracks all over. There was even one long scratch on one side. The plastic sides was not smooth.

Overall, it is not a good product and I would advise looking for something else much taller in height and with better manufacturing quality.

I bought this cover even though it had mixed reviews, It cracked from use in the microwave after two weeks, has no way to remove after heating without burning your hands (or using mitts). Very disappointed - don't spend the money

I love this cover! No more dirty microwave! I don't have to struggle with the plastic and wax paper wrap.(I bought two of them and sent one to my sister in Germany.She loves her's too.)I never liked using my plastic bowls and lids in the microwave they always seemed to either exploded or the food was only hot on one side.This really does the trick.I highly recommend this cover.

I purchased this product exactly two years ago. It performed as I had hoped. It fit my microwave carousel perfectly. It has not been abused nor mishandled or subjected to heat other than that in the microwave. However, within the last month or two, cracks began to appear in the plastic, vertically up to the crown. I don't know if this is the normal life span, but I am disappointed in the two year useage I experienced. I will order a replacement since I was really satisfied with the original. Maybe the second one will last longer!!!

I have this splatter shield and for a long time I thought I was keeping the microwave clean. Well, what I didn't know until recently was that I was keeping ONLY the microwave clean, not my body, nor the health of my family. This plate cover is made with the hard plastic which, unfortunatelly hasn't been banned from many kitchen-related items, including baby bottles, of all things! There's been lots of articles and research published so far on the exposure to BPA chemicals (Bisphenol-A, the building block of polycarbonate.) I would be very very cautious before buying something that will be in contact with my food. BPA chemicals are easy to spot, it's the one with the recycling number "7" inside the little triangle. *** Whereas I can't protect myself and my kids from all the nasty environmental pollutants (and carcinogens)in the community, at least I can make appropriate choices in what I eat, how I cook my food and what I put in my kitchen. So, I wouldn't buy this product to myself, nor to a friend. I would try to find a plate cover made with safer/softer plastic materials (i.e., numbers 1, 2, 4 or 5 inside the triangle).

This is not a good product -- it is not a very flixible plastic and breaks easily if dropped or flexed. It is also not large enough for some dishes and microwaves. Nordicware does make a more flexible cover, but the advertising for this one is not very clear about features.

It's a nice plastic cover and keep the microwave clean. But it's not very durable. I like it enough to buy it for the second time, but it cracked within a month this time. NO MORE!