The girls, ages 14 and 15, allegedly put the hamster in the microwave twice because they were bored. The second time, they saw that Bugsy's feet were cooking, Hermann said.

So what happens if you put...1. A thin piece of metalor2. A thick piece of metalor3. Nothing at allor4. A hamster*in the microwave? Are there different ...

Read Hamster is cooked in microwave latest on ITV News. All the Tuesday 16th October 2012 news A 13-year-old girl has admitted cooking her pet hamster alive in a microwave.

Regardless of what you're contemplating putting in the microwave -- tortilla, bagel, croissant, or something else entirely -- it is safe to say that any kind of bread should be kept out.

This week's Consumer Reports' Smarter newsletter explores what you should, and shouldn't, put in a microwave. Plus, EV questions, answered.