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MICROWAVE OVENS: A discussion (1 Viewer)

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Where is the easiest fastest way to warm something up category?  Also perfect for heating water quickly.

 
I use it only for convenience and speed.  There are very few foods (usually liquids/soups only)  that reheat better in a microwave than they do by other means - but if I'm just re-heating leftovers, I usually don't want to spend 10+ minutes doing so.

 
Fat Nick said:
I use it only for convenience and speed.  There are very few foods (usually liquids/soups only)  that reheat better in a microwave than they do by other means - but if I'm just re-heating leftovers, I usually don't want to spend 10+ minutes doing so.
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Just?????

JUST?????????

You must have ####ty leftovers

(#humblebrag)

 
Leftovers on a plate in the microwave require so much less effort than reheating some other way.  Plus cleanup is easier.  Microwaves are made for us sloths. 

 
Use it at work almost daily reheating my lunch. I only get 27 minutes for lunch so things need to happen fast. 

 
Poll missing a bunch of stuff. 

I begrudgingly use it in situations where I want to heat something up quick - I do this rarely as very few foods taste good out of the microwave. I'd assume some super microwave is in the works that will provide toaster/oven taste in microwave time (wishful thinking). 

 
Just like any tool in the kitchen, they are good for certain things, not everything. Also knowing what you are going to get ahead of time helps some.

They are wonderful, as some have mentioned, for steaming veggies. I always add a small bit of H2O to the dish, allowing for the steam.

I tend to cook for a bit longer on a less than 100% rate, this tends to help things. I also cook in bits allowing for stirring to even the cooking throughout the dish.

 
Haven't had one in 5 years.  The one we did have got a nick in the door and my wife was convinced it was pouring radiation into the house. (She had just had a baby and was not at her most rational).  We have yet to replace it.  I really miss microwave burritos but not much else.  

 
I do not, and will not ever again, own a microwave.  Microwaves are good for making popcorn, melting butter, and heating liquids.  These are not a good reason to own an appliance that takes up that much space.

 
A couple fun things to do with your microwave...

Put a CD in there...Fun to watch and a cool pattern left on the CD. Don't do it with one you still use!

Snack size potato chip bag...Like a shrinky dink, it will shrink to a miniature size, but will retain its basic shape and can still be read

Marshmallows/peeps...You got some of those peeps laying around after Easter?  Have at it.   

You could use the marshmallows, or chocolate, or chesse in the microwave to measure the speed of light.  Spread a tray of it around, heat for a short time.  Measure the distance between melted spots...this is half a wavelength (locations of constuctive interferrence).  Take the wavelength and multiply by the frequency (should be reported on the microwave sticker)...good little experiment to do with your kids.

 
Galileo said:
A couple fun things to do with your microwave...

Put a CD in there...Fun to watch and a cool pattern left on the CD. Don't do it with one you still use!

Snack size potato chip bag...Like a shrinky dink, it will shrink to a miniature size, but will retain its basic shape and can still be read

Marshmallows/peeps...You got some of those peeps laying around after Easter?  Have at it.   

You could use the marshmallows, or chocolate, or chesse in the microwave to measure the speed of light.  Spread a tray of it around, heat for a short time.  Measure the distance between melted spots...this is half a wavelength (locations of constuctive interferrence).  Take the wavelength and multiply by the frequency (should be reported on the microwave sticker)...good little experiment to do with your kids.
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Thanks for the physics lesson, Galileo. Wait...

 
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