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Who else does NOT have a microwave?
I was just browsing this section and to my amazement read that somebody said they didn't have a microwave.
My wife and I don't and everybody else we know does. I've never known anyone that doesn't have one. Who else doesn't? |
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Me!
got nothing against 'em, just not in my kitchen!
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Me!
got nothing against 'em, just not in my kitchen! ![]() ) I saw in the other thread.I've never found the need for one. |
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yes you're the 'bloke' (
) I saw in the other thread.I've never found the need for one.
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They are very handy for lots of things other than heating awful microwave meals, although the main use mine gets is cooking pappadums without using oil.
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I have one - but not for cooking in - it's for warming plates.
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I have one - but not for cooking in - it's for warming plates.
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I didn't replace the last one after it gave up the ghost and haven't missed having one at all, I suppose because the only thing I really used it for was de-frosting. I just have to be a bit more organised now if I want to defrost something from the freezer.
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That's 3 of us ... more than I expected already.
I must admit I do get scared of food that is "Microwave only"
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I didn't replace the last one after it gave up the ghost and haven't missed having one at all, I suppose because the only thing I really used it for was de-frosting. I just have to be a bit more organised now if I want to defrost something from the freezer.
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So does my kitchen. I just take food out a few hours before etc.
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oh they do that? Never warmed a plate myself.
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If there's one thing I cannot abide, it's putting hot food on a cold plate - drives me absolutelty bonkers.
he make get his christmas dinner on a cold plate this year ![]() He maintains that whenever they eat out he *always* gets a dirty fork or spoon
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LOL... there's a mate of mine who goes mad about this as well.. when I'm in a puckish mood he gets his meal served on a cold plate while everyone else gets a warmed plate
he make get his christmas dinner on a cold plate this year ![]() He maintains that whenever they eat out he *always* gets a dirty fork or spoon ![]() ![]() ![]()
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We don't have one - really don't see the need for one.
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If there's one thing I cannot abide, it's putting hot food on a cold plate - drives me absolutelty bonkers.
Back to the microwave question, it's interesting that some of the posters so far state they don't see the need for a microwave. Having had a microwave since the mid-1980's, I don't know how I would prepare meals without one. I just use them without thinking. Each to their own, but I'd honestly be lost without a microwave. |
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I don't have one either, just more clutter to clean in the kitchen if you ask me.
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If there's one thing I cannot abide, it's putting hot food on a cold plate - drives me absolutelty bonkers.
![]() Brilliant. The opposite drives me bonkers. Having a plate near me and I yelp ouch everytime I touch it. lol |
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We don't have one neither and until we get a bigger house we won't be getting one. No need. The only thing that annoys me about not having one is reheating food, but we dont do that often and baked potatoes are meant to be cooked in an oven anyway, it's not the same when their done in a micro.
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Absolutely. That's what it's all about.
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We've got one but it's charred black inside where the youngest baked a potato in it for about 30 minutes on high.
When I waded in through the smoke, and opened the door, there was a little black nugget sitting there glowing orange in the middle. Sometimes use it for beans, but very little else. |
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When I waded in through the smoke, and opened the door, there was a little black nugget sitting there glowing orange in the middle.
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I don't have one either
![]() They are convenient but OTOH I think they discourage people from actually cooking. When I lived in residence I hardly cooked. I am sure the dramatic growth in the ready meals market over the last decade or two is a consequence of microwave ovens. I remember when they cost about £300 and people were in awe if you had one
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I do have a microwave - but I get infuriated when I hear people call them a "micro".
Don't know why, just an irrational thing. |
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I have one but I never use it.
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he make get his christmas dinner on a cold plate this year 