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Does anyone else here not own a microwave

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MattA7

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I don’t have a microwave in my kitchen and realized that must be rather rare nowadays. Does anyone else here not own one?
 
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Don’t own one, never have and probably never will. If you prefer simple meals, then a traditional hob doesn’t take much more time or effort and is much healthier. And I write as someone who is a diabolically bad cook.
 

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I dont have one i have in the past but i dont like micro waved food floppy pies charred pasta dishes are not for me.
 

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I don't "cook" anything in mine, but I am prepared to get shot down for admitting I do use it to make scrambled egg!
 

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I don’t have a microwave and to be honest I don’t imagine ever needing one. I know it takes an age to cook a baked potato in a normal oven but god they taste good!
 

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I don’t have a microwave and to be honest I don’t imagine ever needing one. I know it takes an age to cook a baked potato in a normal oven but god they taste good!
Agree. I tried doing baked potato in the microwave and couldn't get it right.
And don't you find the oven method makes your home smell nice!!
 

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Haven't had one in about 25 years, but did briefly consider buying one a few months ago, before realising I'd probably only use it a few times before it got chucked in the back of the cupboard: only a small kitchen, where space at a premium. Was pleasantly surprised to see how much prices have come down in that quarter of a century.
 

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Agree. I tried doing baked potato in the microwave and couldn't get it right.
And don't you find the oven method makes your home smell nice!!
Definitely.
I’ve just got a new oven (and new kitchen) too, and it’s an absolute treat not having the one that I previously had where I had to wedge the door shut with a fire extinguisher.
Putting a microwave in somewhere didn’t even occur to me though because although I have used them in the past I just prefer the taste of things cooked properly.
 

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I dont have a microwave in the kitchen but I do have one in the utility room which I never use owing to destroying one in a caravan many years ago (Heinz tinned choc pudding, exploded).......
 

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Makes sense. It has actually got me racking my brains on how long It would take for me to notice if my microwave wasnt there.
 

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Definitely.
I’ve just got a new oven (and new kitchen) too, and it’s an absolute treat not having the one that I previously had where I had to wedge the door shut with a fire extinguisher.
Putting a microwave in somewhere didn’t even occur to me though because although I have used them in the past I just prefer the taste of things cooked properly.
I'd have to be starving before I had a microwaved baked potato: the people in my area who pay £3.50 and more for such a thing from a local van at lunchtimes must be mad! Even a croissant warmed in one tastes greasy too.
 

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I have one but it’s so rarely used that I’d be as well getting rid of it. I did use it the other day for the first time in a month and that was purely to reheat the food I’d made at lunchtime as I was home late.
 

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We have one but I wouldn’t miss it. Mainly used for part defrosting meat before cooking it, heating tinned custard and rice pudding and heating the kids bedtime milk. Never actually cook anything in it. It’s actually a combi normal oven too, bought for when we don’t have enough room in the oven for big family meals, but we haven’t used that function yet
 

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I wonder if there is any correlation between people owning microwaves and dishwashers?
Just disconnected the dishwasher, totally wrecked after 7 years by super hard Severn Trent water despite all those water softening additives. Quicker, easier and quieter to wash up the old fashioned way, plus I get an extra cupboard in the kitchen.
 

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Baked potatoes are definitely far superior from a conventional oven, but I tend to cook them for a short period of time in the microwave and then finish them off in the oven.

My microwave sees a fair bit of use. If I'm having something like a tin of soup, I just pour the contents into a bowl and zap it for a couple of minutes. It's quicker than doing it on the hob, and there isn't a pot to wash afterwards. I also tend to batch-cook meals like curries, spag bol, chilli etc. and freeze them in plastic tubs.

While I do prefer to cook a meal "properly", there are times when I really can't be bothered, and a tub of "freezer surprise" (I always forget to label stuff) is ready in a few minutes.

Never been without a dishwasher since 1971!
I hope she's not reading the forum ;)
 

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Baked potatoes are definitely far superior from a conventional oven, but I tend to cook them for a short period of time in the microwave and then finish them off in the oven.

My microwave sees a fair bit of use. If I'm having something like a tin of soup, I just pour the contents into a bowl and zap it for a couple of minutes. It's quicker than doing it on the hob, and there isn't a pot to wash afterwards. I also tend to batch-cook meals like curries, spag bol, chilli etc. and freeze them in plastic tubs.

While I do prefer to cook a meal "properly", there are times when I really can't be bothered, and a tub of "freezer surprise" (I always forget to label stuff) is ready in a few minutes.


I hope she's not reading the forum ;)
Haha, guess it might read that way, but I'm married to an original feminist who isn't aware of what an iron looks like, and has never used a Brillo pad in her life. I'm no great enthusiast for either, but needs must sometimes where I'm concerned. Dishwashers have the great virtue of making the washing up disappear overnight, even if it hasn't been turned on. That 1971 dishwasher, the then cheapest on the market at £125 (a small fortune) was a basic Indesit and the best, most reliable dishwasher we've ever had, and easily repairable. Now, on the other hand ......
 

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As Gus said they're very useful for reheating leftovers, which is where ours sees most use. There's one at my work which is similarly useful.

For something like a cake, it's also easy to put the mixing bowl in the microwave to melt the butter, rather than having to use another small pan (and wash it up!)
 

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As above. How do you guys heat up leftovers without access to Chef Mike ;)
 

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I don't have one and don't plan to get one. I am not sure that they are that healthy.
 

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As Gus said they're very useful for reheating leftovers, which is where ours sees most use. There's one at my work which is similarly useful.

For something like a cake, it's also easy to put the mixing bowl in the microwave to melt the butter, rather than having to use another small pan (and wash it up!)

++ They're extremely useful for heating up/melting things.

I'm not sure I've ever cooked anything in one though (except mug cake, as an experiment, which is excellent by the way)

I am not sure that they are that healthy.
Someone else mentioned this above. Why do you think they are unhealthy?
All they are doing is transferring energy to your food by causing water molecules to rapidly "flip".
 

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Baked potatoes are definitely far superior from a conventional oven, but I tend to cook them for a short period of time in the microwave and then finish them off in the oven.

Cooked ones freeze fine, so put a load in the oven on shopping day and microwave them as needed. Microwaved from raw they are indeed horrible.

Indeed, I'd say if you are living alone a microwave is near-essential - being able to batch-cook and freeze portions is the only real way to live economically on your own and eat properly. OK, you could warm your chilli or whatever in the oven, but it takes much longer.
 

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I own one but never used it, i don't believe in them. My wife disagreed unfortunately (so we have one :) ). Even when i've been on my tod (my wife used to work in another city for extended period) i've never used it. I think they are the spawn of Satan for various incomprehensible reasons.
 

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The supermarkets also do bagged frozen fruit which is very economical, the easiest way to eat that is defrosting / heating in the microwave.

The supermarkets also do bagged frozen fruit which is very economical, the easiest way to eat that is defrosting / heating in the microwave.
 

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I'm baffled by this concept of a microwave being unhealthy? It's just a way of heating food, and doing it quickly. My microwaves through the years have really only ever done things like heating baked beans, steaming veg, cooking rice, and reheating leftovers. In all cases it's quicker and easier than doing the same on a hob (including the washing up afterwards - tupperware is easier to clean/drain than a pot in my experience!)
 

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There is a microwave in our kitchen at home but I have never used it.

Earlier in the year I was at a cafe in Zurich (not my choice, with a group of people) and had a curry dish. I then discovered that I was supposed to cook it myself using a grotty microwave next to the tables (with nearly all writing worn off the controls). I took it back and made them cook it.
 
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