Do you succumb to the urge to stop the microwave a few seconds before it actually stops ?
Do you succumb to the urge to stop the microwave a few seconds before it actually stops ?
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Yes, because of the stupid turntable. 1:30, the water isn't hot enough. 2:00, the water is too hot and cup is at the back of the oven. The right amount of time, for tap water, in the summer, is 1:47, that puts the water at the front of the oven at the right temp, but I don't want to punch in 1:47, so I just hit the 2 to start and run the oven for 2 minutes, and then pull the door open at 1:47. Also, no beep that way.
Commercial microwaves, like in a restaurant, have a row of numbered buttons that can be programmed for time and power setting. That's the best way to control a microwave.
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That's the best way to control a microwave.
I remain fond of the analog knob myself.
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Me too, and it comes with the added benefit of usually having a pleasant "Ding!" instead of the shrieking "BEEEEEP! BEEEEEP! BEEEEEP!" that digital microwaves have. The downside is that you completely lose the precision of a digital timer, which some people (not me) consider a must have in a microwave.
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My microwave has a feature that, after it's done microwaving, positions the turntable the way it was when it started. So a cups handle is always accessible.
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1:30, the water isn't hot enough. 2:00, the water is too hot and cup is at the back of the oven. The right amount of time, for tap water
Wait… you microwave cups of water? Why the hell would you do that?
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Why not? I press a button and have a cup of boiling water less than 2 minutes later.
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One less appliance. Not everyone wants a kettle on their countertop.
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Most people that are in this situation, I think, are boiling their water on stovetop in pots.
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