<p>I would like to print lunch boxes, which I can put into the microwave.</p>

<p>How could I determine, if the print material is appropriate (dishwasher, food, microwave safe)?</p>

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2016-01-13T10:31:12.550Z
You should ask a more specific question, like "Is material X when printed using Y process Z safe"? Attempting to stuff information about all possible materials, processes and types of safety in to one question doesn't seem wise.
Tom van der Zanden
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2016-01-13T10:36:13.967Z
I am not familiar with the print materials, so I would like to ask it before I buy one. Btw this is the top voted question in the definition phase. So it is considered a good question by the community.
Iter Ator
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2016-01-13T13:02:06.707Z
This is at least three separate questions.
Adam Davis
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2016-01-13T19:34:41.470Z
well it won't be food safe because most thermoplastics are porous making it great for harboring bacteria. I'm not sure about the others.
user2883506
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2018-01-29T21:39:55.717Z
This is a very nice question, with a well define scope and parameters that can be addressed objectively. Expecting "is material X when printed using Y process Z safe?" as a question is an arbitrary expectation: one could object that formulation too is too broad, as it did not ask "...with a nozzle in W material and at temperature T, post-processed with technique Q", for example.  This is a small site, with a tiny community around it.  We should work to make it relevant and helpful.  Comprehensively answering a question like "how to print functional microwave containers" would certainly help...
mac
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2024-02-01T21:59:40.780Z
Although old it seems a legit and relevant question as of today. I vote to reopen. It also got above average (sadly) upvotes on this site.
Bob Ortiz
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2024-02-01T22:23:57.593Z
This is an ancient pre-historic question (from before when the site was formed). None of the issues raised in the comments have been addressed - so it is still too broad and needs a narrower scope. A comprehensive answer would need to be many pages long (i.e. almost a thesis), needing to cover differences for X, Y, Z, W and T (as outlined in mac's comment). The OP has had 7 years to make the edits. Admittedly this *could* be a good and useful question. Maybe someone (else) should ask a ***newly formulated*** question (or series of questions) that addresses *all* of the issues in the comments.
Greenonline
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2024-02-02T23:34:10.637Z
If someone already *has* a comprehensive answer that they'd like to post, or an argument for opening (along with a possible proposal for a narrower edit), then maybe this should be raised in meta, as the comments isn't a good place for discussion.
Greenonline
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2024-02-03T22:04:08.030Z
@Greenonline I wanted to find printing materials that are dishwasher, food, microwave safe. Not sure how this question should be narrowed further, and then avoid being closed for "XY problem". Should I create a question for each material I find?
Iter Ator
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2024-02-03T22:19:23.320Z
TBH, I really don't know. Maybe, as that is *certainly* narrower (maybe try and see if it gets closed?).  However, I think asking a question on *Meta* first, and asking what you've just asked in the comment, is probably a good idea, then you will (hopefully) get a discussion (and feedback) involving the community that could expand upon the reasons mentioned in the comments above -  and hopefully a consensus arrived at. Discussing in comments is not a good place to discuss.
Greenonline
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How do I determine whether a print material is dishwasher, food, and microwave safe?
Iter Ator
# How do I determine whether a print material is dishwasher, food, and microwave safe?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-01-13)

I would like to print lunch boxes, which I can put into the microwave.

How could I determine, if the print material is appropriate (dishwasher, food, microwave safe)?

**Tags:** health, food, print-material
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You should ask a more specific question, like "Is material X when printed using Y process Z safe"? Attempting to stuff information about all possible materials, processes and types of safety in to one question doesn't seem wise.  
> **username_0**: I am not familiar with the print materials, so I would like to ask it before I buy one. Btw this is the top voted question in the definition phase. So it is considered a good question by the community.  
> **username_2**: This is at least three separate questions.  
> **username_3**: well it won't be food safe because most thermoplastics are porous making it great for harboring bacteria. I'm not sure about the others.  
> **username_4**: This is a very nice question, with a well define scope and parameters that can be addressed objectively. Expecting "is material X when printed using Y process Z safe?" as a question is an arbitrary expectation: one could object that formulation too is too broad, as it did not ask "...with a nozzle in W material and at temperature T, post-processed with technique Q", for example.  This is a small site, with a tiny community around it.  We should work to make it relevant and helpful.  Comprehensively answering a question like "how to print functional microwave containers" would certainly help...  
> **username_5**: Although old it seems a legit and relevant question as of today. I vote to reopen. It also got above average (sadly) upvotes on this site.  
> **username_6**: This is an ancient pre-historic question (from before when the site was formed). None of the issues raised in the comments have been addressed - so it is still too broad and needs a narrower scope. A comprehensive answer would need to be many pages long (i.e. almost a thesis), needing to cover differences for X, Y, Z, W and T (as outlined in mac's comment). The OP has had 7 years to make the edits. Admittedly this *could* be a good and useful question. Maybe someone (else) should ask a ***newly formulated*** question (or series of questions) that addresses *all* of the issues in the comments.  
> **username_6**: If someone already *has* a comprehensive answer that they'd like to post, or an argument for opening (along with a possible proposal for a narrower edit), then maybe this should be raised in meta, as the comments isn't a good place for discussion.  
> **username_0**: @Greenonline I wanted to find printing materials that are dishwasher, food, microwave safe. Not sure how this question should be narrowed further, and then avoid being closed for "XY problem". Should I create a question for each material I find?  
> **username_6**: TBH, I really don't know. Maybe, as that is *certainly* narrower (maybe try and see if it gets closed?).  However, I think asking a question on *Meta* first, and asking what you've just asked in the comment, is probably a good idea, then you will (hopefully) get a discussion (and feedback) involving the community that could expand upon the reasons mentioned in the comments above -  and hopefully a consensus arrived at. Discussing in comments is not a good place to discuss.  

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