The 10 Best Microwave Mats to Keep Your Hands and Food Safe
Never burn your fingers on leftovers again.
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We've all done it. We've all been too excited for our meal to allow the dish to cool before we reach into the microwave and grab it - and we've all then done the subsequent "hot hands" maneuver trying to set it back down again as quickly as possible without burns! A good microwave mat, thankfully, embraces the "work smarter, not harder" mentality and offers up a safer, neater solution.
As seen on Shark Tank! Safe Grabs microwave mats are multi-purpose, easily capable of handling dishes in and out of the microwave, but also super easy to clean and made of highly durable food grade silicone.
Okay, how fun are these little fried egg designed mats? The thickness of this set also makes each disc perfect for assisting with opening tough-to-twist pickle jars, too!
Coming in at twelve inches in diameter, this mat is wide enough to cover your microwave's glass plate completely - great to both protect from splatter and to help grip the sides of your dish once it's done.
This thinner pair of silicone microwave mats is ideal for covering dishes that need to keep their moisture as they're being reheated. Especially dishes like pasta and rice that need a bit of rehydration after sitting in the fridge could use a cover to lock things in!
Sometimes you need something to cover just a little more ground. This 23.6 inch by 15.7 inch rectangular not only makes a great placemat, it can easily cover an entire casserole dish (for those of us who really just can't be bothered to put all of dinner's leftovers into Tupperware).
Ugh, thank goodness. Safe Grabs also makes handy little silicone mitts, so that when your mats are occupied protecting the plate of your microwave and covering the top of your dish, you can still easily grab a hot plate or bowl.
A thicker style of mat, this hot pad makes an exceptional trivet-meets-potholder-meets-jar-lid-twister! And really, who can't appreciate a great multi-use tool?
Reheating a single bowl of something delicious? No sweat. With four smaller bowl holders and two larger ones, you'll never have a problem reaching right in a grabbing your helping of soup!
What we love about a good square-shaped microwave mat is that it can easily accommodate most dishes with quick-to-grab corners that can come up to protect your fingers.
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