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Anonymous wrote:Bully for you.

Feels like the OP hit a nerve.

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe this stupid thread has reached 8 pages! And yes, I know I am contributing to it, but I can’t look away!

The fact it's made it this far proves the OP's original point that people get super upset for inexplicable reasons about people not using microwaves.

I think it's because microwaves carry a surprising amount of culture baggage.

In the 70s and 80s they were seen as exciting upscale kitchen of the future tools, but by the 90s became synonmous with lazy, unhealthy food cooked by parents who don't care.

Neither is particularly true, but I think people have a lot of hangups about cooking and what their level of skill says about them as a person. The OP didn't say anythign about any of that, but there's a broader cultural implication that people who stay at home and make their poptarts from scratch and stir their risotto for hours are more caring or loving.

It's not true, but I think people get their hackles up when someone talks about not using a microwave, because a lot of people have insecurities about their own reliance and what it might say — or in their imagination what society thinks it says—about their level of care. They're not slobs, or morons or bad parents, they just don't know how to cook, and so what if the use a microwave.

At the same time, people who worry that someone else doesn't have a microwave should get a life.

Can we move on to talking about why Keurigs are stupid? That won't cause a major meltdown!

I don’t see this playing out at all. OP just put out a bad premise and when people corrected it, the OP tried to rebut every point and that annoyed people. Don’t start a “discussion” if you have no desire to entertain o ideas other than your own.

I don’t know anyone sensitive about using a microwave. It’s a tool in your kitchen and you use it as you need it. It’s also not as hard to use as OP claims.

The only premise the OP put out was "i don't use one and it's fine, but people get upset about it" then the OP asked what people use their microwave for...

and a bunch of people immediately got very upset.

So, actually, it did play out.

Re-read the OP

I'm the OP. I said that there are really only a handful of things that a microwave is really much better at reheating. Based on the sincere, non-troll answers, that seems to be the case.

Then I said I don't really need one. Then I asked people what they use their microwave for.

What's the problem with the "premise" especially considering that most of the sincere people in this thread were like "I just use mine for melting butter or heating veggies".

I stand by my contention it doesn't take long to make popcorn on the stovetop.

“You can definitely heat things very well in a microwave, but it usually requires at least as much care (figuring out the proper time and setting) as it does figuring out how to do it on the stovetop or oven. “

This is not correct.

Additionally, the purpose of a microwave is also to cook faster, not better, so your op is incorrect there as well.

Many have pointed out items that are ideally suited to microwave cooking in that you don’t sacrifice texture or taste. These are smart uses for a microwave, but you can also heat or reheat pretty much anything.

Other benefits, such as fewer dishes and more straightforward prep have been pointed out as well.

I'm afraid that saying it doesn't make it so.

You seem to be TRYING to talk about the difference between cooking something from scratch and throwing some high sodium garbage in the microwave.

You can go to trader joe's and get a pre-made meal and heat it in the oven or the microwave. There is a reason they suggest the oven. It takes longer, but it's better.

Microwaves are good if you're in a hurry, but are a sacrifice in almost every other way.

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe this stupid thread has reached 8 pages! And yes, I know I am contributing to it, but I can’t look away!

The fact it's made it this far proves the OP's original point that people get super upset for inexplicable reasons about people not using microwaves.

I think it's because microwaves carry a surprising amount of culture baggage.

In the 70s and 80s they were seen as exciting upscale kitchen of the future tools, but by the 90s became synonmous with lazy, unhealthy food cooked by parents who don't care.

Neither is particularly true, but I think people have a lot of hangups about cooking and what their level of skill says about them as a person. The OP didn't say anythign about any of that, but there's a broader cultural implication that people who stay at home and make their poptarts from scratch and stir their risotto for hours are more caring or loving.

It's not true, but I think people get their hackles up when someone talks about not using a microwave, because a lot of people have insecurities about their own reliance and what it might say — or in their imagination what society thinks it says—about their level of care. They're not slobs, or morons or bad parents, they just don't know how to cook, and so what if the use a microwave.

At the same time, people who worry that someone else doesn't have a microwave should get a life.

Can we move on to talking about why Keurigs are stupid? That won't cause a major meltdown!

I don’t see this playing out at all. OP just put out a bad premise and when people corrected it, the OP tried to rebut every point and that annoyed people. Don’t start a “discussion” if you have no desire to entertain o ideas other than your own.

I don’t know anyone sensitive about using a microwave. It’s a tool in your kitchen and you use it as you need it. It’s also not as hard to use as OP claims.

The only premise the OP put out was "i don't use one and it's fine, but people get upset about it" then the OP asked what people use their microwave for...

and a bunch of people immediately got very upset.

So, actually, it did play out.

Re-read the OP

I'm the OP. I said that there are really only a handful of things that a microwave is really much better at reheating. Based on the sincere, non-troll answers, that seems to be the case.

Then I said I don't really need one. Then I asked people what they use their microwave for.

What's the problem with the "premise" especially considering that most of the sincere people in this thread were like "I just use mine for melting butter or heating veggies".

I stand by my contention it doesn't take long to make popcorn on the stovetop.

“You can definitely heat things very well in a microwave, but it usually requires at least as much care (figuring out the proper time and setting) as it does figuring out how to do it on the stovetop or oven. “

This is not correct.

Additionally, the purpose of a microwave is also to cook faster, not better, so your op is incorrect there as well.

Many have pointed out items that are ideally suited to microwave cooking in that you don’t sacrifice texture or taste. These are smart uses for a microwave, but you can also heat or reheat pretty much anything.

Other benefits, such as fewer dishes and more straightforward prep have been pointed out as well.

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe this stupid thread has reached 8 pages! And yes, I know I am contributing to it, but I can’t look away!

The fact it's made it this far proves the OP's original point that people get super upset for inexplicable reasons about people not using microwaves.

I think it's because microwaves carry a surprising amount of culture baggage.

In the 70s and 80s they were seen as exciting upscale kitchen of the future tools, but by the 90s became synonmous with lazy, unhealthy food cooked by parents who don't care.

Neither is particularly true, but I think people have a lot of hangups about cooking and what their level of skill says about them as a person. The OP didn't say anythign about any of that, but there's a broader cultural implication that people who stay at home and make their poptarts from scratch and stir their risotto for hours are more caring or loving.

It's not true, but I think people get their hackles up when someone talks about not using a microwave, because a lot of people have insecurities about their own reliance and what it might say — or in their imagination what society thinks it says—about their level of care. They're not slobs, or morons or bad parents, they just don't know how to cook, and so what if the use a microwave.

At the same time, people who worry that someone else doesn't have a microwave should get a life.

Can we move on to talking about why Keurigs are stupid? That won't cause a major meltdown!

I don’t see this playing out at all. OP just put out a bad premise and when people corrected it, the OP tried to rebut every point and that annoyed people. Don’t start a “discussion” if you have no desire to entertain o ideas other than your own.

I don’t know anyone sensitive about using a microwave. It’s a tool in your kitchen and you use it as you need it. It’s also not as hard to use as OP claims.

The only premise the OP put out was "i don't use one and it's fine, but people get upset about it" then the OP asked what people use their microwave for...

and a bunch of people immediately got very upset.

So, actually, it did play out.

Re-read the OP

I'm the OP. I said that there are really only a handful of things that a microwave is really much better at reheating. Based on the sincere, non-troll answers, that seems to be the case.

Then I said I don't really need one. Then I asked people what they use their microwave for.

What's the problem with the "premise" especially considering that most of the sincere people in this thread were like "I just use mine for melting butter or heating veggies".

I stand by my contention it doesn't take long to make popcorn on the stovetop.

Anonymous wrote:More great microwave items:

Minute rice
Refried beans
Oatmeal
Baked potato

Also for frozen convenience foods like nuggets, tenders or burritos, I usually cook 2 min in the microwave then crisp them a few mins in the air fryer and it is a good combo of fast but not mushy!

Yes this all CAN be done without a microwave

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe this stupid thread has reached 8 pages! And yes, I know I am contributing to it, but I can’t look away!

The fact it's made it this far proves the OP's original point that people get super upset for inexplicable reasons about people not using microwaves.

I think it's because microwaves carry a surprising amount of culture baggage.

In the 70s and 80s they were seen as exciting upscale kitchen of the future tools, but by the 90s became synonmous with lazy, unhealthy food cooked by parents who don't care.

Neither is particularly true, but I think people have a lot of hangups about cooking and what their level of skill says about them as a person. The OP didn't say anythign about any of that, but there's a broader cultural implication that people who stay at home and make their poptarts from scratch and stir their risotto for hours are more caring or loving.

It's not true, but I think people get their hackles up when someone talks about not using a microwave, because a lot of people have insecurities about their own reliance and what it might say — or in their imagination what society thinks it says—about their level of care. They're not slobs, or morons or bad parents, they just don't know how to cook, and so what if the use a microwave.

At the same time, people who worry that someone else doesn't have a microwave should get a life.

Can we move on to talking about why Keurigs are stupid? That won't cause a major meltdown!

I don’t see this playing out at all. OP just put out a bad premise and when people corrected it, the OP tried to rebut every point and that annoyed people. Don’t start a “discussion” if you have no desire to entertain o ideas other than your own.

I don’t know anyone sensitive about using a microwave. It’s a tool in your kitchen and you use it as you need it. It’s also not as hard to use as OP claims.

The only premise the OP put out was "i don't use one and it's fine, but people get upset about it" then the OP asked what people use their microwave for...

and a bunch of people immediately got very upset.

So, actually, it did play out.

Re-read the OP

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe this stupid thread has reached 8 pages! And yes, I know I am contributing to it, but I can’t look away!

The fact it's made it this far proves the OP's original point that people get super upset for inexplicable reasons about people not using microwaves.

I think it's because microwaves carry a surprising amount of culture baggage.

In the 70s and 80s they were seen as exciting upscale kitchen of the future tools, but by the 90s became synonmous with lazy, unhealthy food cooked by parents who don't care.

Neither is particularly true, but I think people have a lot of hangups about cooking and what their level of skill says about them as a person. The OP didn't say anythign about any of that, but there's a broader cultural implication that people who stay at home and make their poptarts from scratch and stir their risotto for hours are more caring or loving.

It's not true, but I think people get their hackles up when someone talks about not using a microwave, because a lot of people have insecurities about their own reliance and what it might say — or in their imagination what society thinks it says—about their level of care. They're not slobs, or morons or bad parents, they just don't know how to cook, and so what if the use a microwave.

At the same time, people who worry that someone else doesn't have a microwave should get a life.

Can we move on to talking about why Keurigs are stupid? That won't cause a major meltdown!

I don’t see this playing out at all. OP just put out a bad premise and when people corrected it, the OP tried to rebut every point and that annoyed people. Don’t start a “discussion” if you have no desire to entertain o ideas other than your own.

I don’t know anyone sensitive about using a microwave. It’s a tool in your kitchen and you use it as you need it. It’s also not as hard to use as OP claims.

The only premise the OP put out was "i don't use one and it's fine, but people get upset about it" then the OP asked what people use their microwave for...

and a bunch of people immediately got very upset.

So, actually, it did play out.

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe this stupid thread has reached 8 pages! And yes, I know I am contributing to it, but I can’t look away!

The fact it's made it this far proves the OP's original point that people get super upset for inexplicable reasons about people not using microwaves.

I think it's because microwaves carry a surprising amount of culture baggage.

In the 70s and 80s they were seen as exciting upscale kitchen of the future tools, but by the 90s became synonmous with lazy, unhealthy food cooked by parents who don't care.

Neither is particularly true, but I think people have a lot of hangups about cooking and what their level of skill says about them as a person. The OP didn't say anythign about any of that, but there's a broader cultural implication that people who stay at home and make their poptarts from scratch and stir their risotto for hours are more caring or loving.

It's not true, but I think people get their hackles up when someone talks about not using a microwave, because a lot of people have insecurities about their own reliance and what it might say — or in their imagination what society thinks it says—about their level of care. They're not slobs, or morons or bad parents, they just don't know how to cook, and so what if the use a microwave.

At the same time, people who worry that someone else doesn't have a microwave should get a life.

Can we move on to talking about why Keurigs are stupid? That won't cause a major meltdown!

I don’t see this playing out at all. OP just put out a bad premise and when people corrected it, the OP tried to rebut every point and that annoyed people. Don’t start a “discussion” if you have no desire to entertain o ideas other than your own.

I don’t know anyone sensitive about using a microwave. It’s a tool in your kitchen and you use it as you need it. It’s also not as hard to use as OP claims.

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe this stupid thread has reached 8 pages! And yes, I know I am contributing to it, but I can’t look away!

The fact it's made it this far proves the OP's original point that people get super upset for inexplicable reasons about people not using microwaves.

I think it's because microwaves carry a surprising amount of culture baggage.

In the 70s and 80s they were seen as exciting upscale kitchen of the future tools, but by the 90s became synonmous with lazy, unhealthy food cooked by parents who don't care.

Neither is particularly true, but I think people have a lot of hangups about cooking and what their level of skill says about them as a person. The OP didn't say anythign about any of that, but there's a broader cultural implication that people who stay at home and make their poptarts from scratch and stir their risotto for hours are more caring or loving.

It's not true, but I think people get their hackles up when someone talks about not using a microwave, because a lot of people have insecurities about their own reliance and what it might say — or in their imagination what society thinks it says—about their level of care. They're not slobs, or morons or bad parents, they just don't know how to cook, and so what if the use a microwave.

At the same time, people who worry that someone else doesn't have a microwave should get a life.

Can we move on to talking about why Keurigs are stupid? That won't cause a major meltdown!

Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe this stupid thread has reached 8 pages! And yes, I know I am contributing to it, but I can’t look away!

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Anonymous wrote:Use my microwave every day. It's terrific for vegetables, particularly corn. And plain popcorn, which I enjoy as a snack

Also use my high-end toaster oven every day. It's an air fryer and convection oven, too, so we use it when the main oven is occupied.

It's nonsense that a stove or oven are just as fast for leftovers. Those appliances take forever just to heat up.

Oh, and I'm a food editor.

If you were a food editor you would know it really doesn't take long to heat something up in a pan, and you would also know that microwaves are often quick, but are not consistent in how they heat.

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Anonymous wrote:I use mine multiple times a day and don't think too much about how long to put things in for.

Corn - 4 minutes
Reheating chicken - 45 seconds, then flip and 30 seconds
Popcorn - 2 - 2.5 minutes
Rice - 90 seconds
Chinese food - 45 seconds, stir and 30 seconds

I will reheat soup on the stove.

I'd be SUPER careful reheating rice. I don't FULLY understand the toxin thing, but I don't really want anything to do with reheated rice.

I guess I don’t either. I reheat rice in the microwave all the time as part of leftovers, and have for 20 years. Pretty sure every normal person reheats rice in the microwave. Whats the big deal?

Read about old rice and toxins. It can kill you. I never worried too much until I read about it and it’s a very real thing.

I would venture to say 99% people in the US reheat rice in the microwave as part of reheating a leftover dinner/lunch. It is not dangerous. This is is paranoia

Anonymous wrote:Use my microwave every day. It's terrific for vegetables, particularly corn. And plain popcorn, which I enjoy as a snack

Also use my high-end toaster oven every day. It's an air fryer and convection oven, too, so we use it when the main oven is occupied.

It's nonsense that a stove or oven are just as fast for leftovers. Those appliances take forever just to heat up.

Oh, and I'm a food editor.