This item even at a price a few dollars from 'list', is just twaddle. Yes you put it over your reheated take outs. It's just a single piece of plastic with a hole on top. If you buy a cake, something similar is often included free. And local, NYC, chinese take-outs offer similar lids gratis. A dozen things around will offer the same modest help in the micro. Also it retains the *smell*, yes, even after a sudsy soak. Save your $7+. My first negative review. I don't offer my opinions lightly.
dan

Wife bought this a long time ago.

I still not sure about the usefulness of this thing.

One of the main reasons you use this is to prevent your microwave from getting dirty from splattering when you heat your food. Which mean you have to clean this cover instead. Better solution than cleaning the oven itself. But still I find it more convenient to just cover the food with a paper towel. You don't have to clean the paper towel, you just throw it away afterwards.

It is not a one-fits all solution. Sometimes it is not tall enough.

It could have been better if the handle is a knob instead of a hole. The steam can be a bit of a surprise when you get a little careless.

Ours has not cracked yet. I guess that is an indication how very few times it has been used in the household.

The only down fall to this product I've found using it, is that the hole on top is a little bigger than it should be, because it lets food come out while it's heating up in the microwave. Art Shields

We've had this plate cover for a few weeks. We bought it to replace the Pampered Chef cover we had been using for years. The old one was more pliable; this one is a very hard plastic. I'm not sure how long it will last before it cracks.

Our old cover was a little bigger and fit over the plate better. This one fits the plate, but barely.

I would still buy it.

Works very well and is dishwasher safe. This product was not expensive and it's very well made.