Checking treats for foreign objects. Don’t bother going to the hospital to have them x-ray your goodies. Just pop them in the microwave and look for sparks. This works excellent, or at least the theory I just came up with says it will. However (and don’t ask me how I know) melted candy has been known to gum up the mechanicals of the microwave turntable. No, it’s not covered under the warranty and they are rather bad sports about that. Keep kids form overindulging in sweets by having a parent... Sign in to see full entry.