Probably? A fully cotton sock would be pretty safe.
My cat has her own little wheat bag that I microwave with the synthetic faux fur cover on and that hasn’t melted so far. (Though I usually give it one minute, maybe 1 min 30s, and never more than two - always removing it and checking it after the first minute).
I probably wouldn’t be microwaving wet cloth either which would create much more heat.(The occasional cup of water microwaved with it is to provide very slight humidity to the grains, not get the cloth wet.) I also wouldn’t be microwaving anything for too long.
The sock is more of a temporary or emergency solution though. Definitely consider buying a proper wheat bag of the proper materials that comes with specific usage instructions if you can afford to/justify the cost.
Is it safe to microwave a sock?
Probably? A fully cotton sock would be pretty safe.
My cat has her own little wheat bag that I microwave with the synthetic faux fur cover on and that hasn’t melted so far. (Though I usually give it one minute, maybe 1 min 30s, and never more than two - always removing it and checking it after the first minute).
However after reading up on this I probably will remove that cover before microwaving as polyester is a fire risk. https://www.reddit.com/r/sewing/comments/w6cedh/microwaveable_fabric/
I probably wouldn’t be microwaving wet cloth either which would create much more heat.
(The occasional cup of water microwaved with it is to provide very slight humidity to the grains, not get the cloth wet.)I also wouldn’t be microwaving anything for too long.Edit: I retract the part about the cup of water, I was wrong https://www.wholesale.kiwiwheatbags.co.nz/pages/do-not-put-a-cup-of-water-in-the-microwave-when-heating-your-wheat-bag
The sock is more of a temporary or emergency solution though. Definitely consider buying a proper wheat bag of the proper materials that comes with specific usage instructions if you can afford to/justify the cost.
Just make sure it’s not the wank sock.
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This is the Frugal Living community, after all. There’s nothing more frugal than reusing an old sock instead of buying tissues!
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