Nordic Ware Microwave Plate Cover

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...


Really Works - Wish I Had Bought it Sooner   February 15, 2007
emalinx (taylor, michigan)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful

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.


nordicware microwave cover   October 27, 2000
12 out of 12 found this review helpful

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.


Excellent solution to keeping your microwave clean!   December 18, 2007
K. Andrews
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

I was very glad to see this offered on Amazon and at such a great price! I hadn't seen one of these in 20 years and had completely forgotten about this neat little cover. My microwave plate cover shipped out immediately and arrived in perfect condition. I tried it over my Oneida casual dinnerware and it fit perfectly, although it was just a fraction of an inch short of covering my China. It also fit perfectly over my bowls, although my bowls are wide and deep.

My family does a terrible job of covering their food in the microwave and I often have to scrub it clean to get the dried, splattered pasta off the top and sides of our microwave. This convenient cover washes up nicely in the dishwasher and stores in the microwave for the next user, while my microwave stays clean!

This is one of my favorite kitchen gadgets and I highly recommend this to anyone who uses their microwave often.


microwave plate complete success   September 12, 2005
H. S. Katz (USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This looked like a good idea, and boy, is it! I used to use paper plates or napkins. This is much more convenient, environment friendly, and it keeps my oven totally clean! The microwave plate cover is also easy to clean. I can't believe how long I took to order one of these.