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Brilliant Design for an Always-At-Hand Microwave Anti-Splatter Object

The silicone Duo Cover has microwave-safe magnets

By Rain Noe - January 14

I can't remember the last time I backed something on Kickstarter, but I just backed this one.

The Duo Cover is a collapsible silicone dome with microwave-safe magnets in the top. It clings to your microwave's ceiling, where it "lives." When you want to reheat something and contain the splatter, you simply pull the Duo Cover down over the dish. It's got vents in the top to allow steam to escape, and you can also add water to a depression in the top, so you can nuke items without drying them out. Lastly, you can use it as a potholder for dishes that are too hot to touch.

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As someone who is constantly cleaning out the microwave, and doesn't want to waste paper towels or use plastic films, I cannot wait for this item to arrive.

At press time the Duo Cover had $589,612 in pledges on a $5,000 goal, with 21 days left to pledge.

Comments

steve hassler

8 months ago

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Do they come in a three pack so you can toss the dirty one in the dishwasher and use a fresh one? No room mate is going to clean it and put it back. Use a paper towel?

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Nathan D.

8 months ago

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Next comes the part where the Millennials realize that silicone gets incredibly, dangerously hot in a microwave and holds on to stains and odors.

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Ross Oliver

8 months ago

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Or you could just buy this https://www.walmart.com/ip/Microwave-Plate-Cover-with-Magnetic-Hanging-Function-Magnetic-Microwave-Splatter-Guard-Cover-for-Food-11-D-BPA-Free/216587399

I would consider the collapsible function a bug rather than a feature, giving residue a place to collect and making the cover harder to clean.

For the splatters that get by the cover, a handy technique of steam-cleaning the inside of a microwave: https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-clean-a-microwave-36636551

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Rain Noe

I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.