Great for reheating plates of food. Note, do not let the mesh touch really hot things. It holds up fine when fats or steam splatter on it. I used it to heat something with cheese which got very hot and stuck to the mesh. Removing the cheese damaged it. But, after 20 years, it still works. I just wanted a clean/newer one. To clean, swish in soapy water, or just run hot water over it. It dries very quickly.

When I first took this out of the package, I thought it looked somewhat fragile and not very useful. Boy, was that impression wrong! I have used this splatter screen for a few months now, and I have not been disappointed.

Despite looking like a piece of easily-torn cloth, the screen is made of durable silicon. It is very sturdy, and it does a good job of keeping food from splattering in my microwave.

The screen has little red weights positioned around the edges. While they don't seem heavy enough to actually weigh the screen down, they must help, because the screen usually stays in place. There are a few times when the screen has slipped off of the dish I was covering, but I just reached in and repositioned it, and all was well.

What amazes me the most is how easily the screen comes clean. I wash it by hand in my kitchen sink using warm soapy water. I basically rub it against itself, sometimes using my fingers to rub on areas where food was stuck. Although I have gotten spaghetti sauce, chili, curry powder, and melted cheese on the screen, and sometimes I have even let it sit overnight before washing it the next day, it always comes clean to a perfect white.

I leave the screen in my dish rack to dry, then I hang it up on the frig with a magnet so that it is near the microwave and ready to use whenever we need it. Not only is this splatter screen affordable, effective, and easy to clean, but also it takes up less storage room than those solid plastic covers. I highly recommend this!

UPDATE - April 2013: Now, 10 months later, I am still using my microwave cover daily. It is in great shape, with no stains or holes in it. I love it just as much as I did when I first got it!

I've had one of these for years now and it's very handy. It works well to prevent spatters in the microwave and is super easy to clean. Yes, it's very light, but I've had no trouble with it being somehow blown off my dishes in the microwave. And I don't know why anyone would need or want to put it in the dishwasher! It easily scrubs clean with a drop of dish soap. It's perfect for my purposes so I just ordered another one in case I ever rip this one.

I have purchased several of these for friends & family. It works to keep the splatters down & easy to clean. I'm so glad I found this nifty little cover!

Works well for reheating, easy to clean