Prevent Microwave Messes With a Wet Paper Towel
by Meghan Moravcik Walbert on Skillet, shared by Megh from Lifehacker on (#5B847)

If your microwaved leftovers are popping and splashing throughout the reheating process, creating a holy hell of a mess like the one pictured above, it means you have skipped a key step. What you need, of course, is a wet paper towel.