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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I moved to an apartment without a microwave and for the first two months I also felt like “wow I don’t really need this!” But then there were times where I was in a rush and it would have been helpful. I don’t know if OP has a stressful job or not, but during times of stress, not being able to reheat leftovers quickly left me stressed out.

I cook plenty on the stove/oven/Ip but yeah I also use the microwave. [/quote]

OP here, a revelation was that almost all of Trader Joe's food has instructions for (and recommends) using a conventional oven to heat. It takes a few minutes more, but it's not like you have to be there for any part of it. I go fold laundry or whatever. Costco stuff tends to be 50/50, either explicitly NOT good for the microwave, or unheatable without a microwave. Wegmans is pretty non-microwave oriented.

I'm with you on the stress, but I found it was more of a mental issue—the actions are virtually identical (open the device door, put the food in, set timer, walk away, hear alarm, open door, take hot food out), it just is that the time between closing and opening the door was longer, and, on the whole, the food was better out of the oven.

Also, a pro-tip—pizza is best reheated in a non-stick frying pan on the stove. See Kenji Lopez's technique... it is, for the record, NOT easier than the microwave, but it makes it taste like it just came out of the box fresh.[/quote]

I was talking about time stress, not the actual use of an oven as a cause of stress. Not to be mean, but do you work? No judgment, I was a sahm for awhile, but sometimes it’s easy to lose sight of how busy one can be when they have to be on time for work every day or they work late and rush home and are starving and 5 minutes in the microwave vs 20 minutes in the oven makes a big difference with hungry kids. [/quote]

I do work and I get the time stress, but honestly, the extra 15 minutes for something I know will make them happier is worth it. But I understand your point. My issue is the chaos rather than intense hunger... and when managing the chaotic kid situation, it makes no difference if I put something in the oven or the microwave.[/quote]

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