No microwave!

[KenK]

For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
<sigh>

How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?


--
"Experience is something you don't get until
just after you need it." Steven Wright

[marco]

you can't do without it,
like once you have high speed internet,
you can't go back to dial up.

marc

[merryb]

I had one die a while ago, and I didn't bother getting a new one for a
few months. I can live without one, but the kid has a hard time
without one.

[spamtrap1888]

On Mar 8, 8:29 am, KenK <inva...@invalid.com> wrote:

> For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
> week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
> was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
> without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
> <sigh>
>
> How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?
>

For reheating, try a double boiler. For defrosting, put the frozen
item in the fridge the night before. For TV dinners, follow the
conventional oven instructions. For boiling water, use a kettle.

[KenK]

spamtrap1888 <spamtr...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:9520e61b-5526-479e...@lf20g2000pbb.googlegroups.com:

> On Mar 8, 8:29 am, KenK <inva...@invalid.com> wrote:
>> For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave
>> for a week or so. After having one available every day for many
>> decades I found
> I
>> was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
>> without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
>> <sigh>
>>
>> How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?
>>
>
> For reheating, try a double boiler.

Thanks! Didn't think of that. I rarely ever use a double boiler.

> For defrosting, put the frozen
> item in the fridge the night before. For TV dinners, follow the
> conventional oven instructions. For boiling water, use a kettle.

[marco]

[but you still own a microwave]
to each his own
i think it boils down to convenience
time saving etc

for short trips i sometimes use my bicycle
for longer trips i have a car

what percent of RFC do not own a microwave?
1% at most...?

marc

[Pennyaline]

On 3/8/2012 9:29 AM, KenK wrote:
> For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
> week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
> was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
> without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
> <sigh>
>
> How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?

Been there. It was no problem, as long as I had the kitchen stove.

[sf]

On 8 Mar 2012 16:29:28 GMT, KenK <inv...@invalid.com> wrote:

>
> For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
> week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
> was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
> without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
> <sigh>
>
> How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?

I've done it for years at a stretch and use it very little when I have
one, but I do like it for reheating leftovers (fewer dishes to wash)
and that's why I have one now. I don't even steam frozen vegetables
in it. It's handy, but not essential and a zero part of what I
consider my "real cooking".

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

[Kalmia]

On Mar 8, 11:29 am, KenK <inva...@invalid.com> wrote:
> For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
> week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
> was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
> without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
> <sigh>
>
> How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?
>
> --

>use it to "Experience is something you don't get until

> just after you need it." Steven Wright

I'd survive fine. I mainly use it to heat water and reheat
leftovers.

I was one of the last people I know to buy a microwave. I only did it
when I went on a 4 day workweek and had to eat fast after a long day
and commute.

[Ed Pawlowski]

"KenK" <inv...@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:XnsA010608ECB...@130.133.4.11...

>
> For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
> week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found
> I
> was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
> without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
> <sigh>
>
> How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?
>

Could live without it, but sure is nice to have. We make a big breakfast on
weekends and the leftover bacon or sausage is mine to reheat in the
mornings. Frozen veggies are usually cooked in the MW, but can be done on
the stove.

[Janet]

In article <46wpkyf9...@sqwertz.com>, swe...@cluemail.compost says...

>
> On 8 Mar 2012 16:29:28 GMT, KenK wrote:
>
> > For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
> > week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
> > was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
> > without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
> > <sigh>
> >
> > How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?
>

> I could get by without a microwave for quite a while. Many people
> here don't even have a microwave. You'll be hearing from them, I'm
> sure.

I don't have one. Or want one

Janet

[Gary]

Last year my microwave oven broke. I went about 2 months before finding a
good sale on a new one. I was miserable during that time. I use one often.

Gary

[Doug Freyburger]

KenK wrote:
>
> For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
> week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
> was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
> without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
> <sigh>
>
> How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?

We've had years when the nuke saw so little use it got migrated off the
counter top into the closest and then out into the gargage. Counter top
space is at a premium in any kitchen I've ever had.

We've had a lot more years when it's kept its place on the counter top.
To me that says it's best as a built in. We currently have a built in,
but watching an episode of Holmes Inspection I learned the miminum code
for how high it needs to be over the range. Argh.

With the range top or oven I can do nearly anything that I do in the
nuke. But many of those tasks are more work without the nuke.

[George Shirley]

We bought our first microwave in 1981, it finally broke in 1998 and we
bought a second one just like it, so far so good. I've had to replace
the turntable motor and the door latch but other than that no problems.
Like a lot of others I like my microwave.

[Krypsis]

On 9/03/2012 3:29 AM, KenK wrote:
> For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
> week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
> was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
> without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
> <sigh>
>
> How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?
>
>

Only use ours for reheating food. Never cook with it. I guess we could
easily live without as my wife often reheats on the stove anyway.

--

Krypsis

[dsi1]

On 3/8/2012 6:29 AM, KenK wrote:
> For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
> week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
> was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
> without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
> <sigh>
>
> How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?
>
>

I feel your pain. My relatively new Samsung unit crapped out a few days
ago and I've quite forgotten how it's attached to the wall. My guess is
that I'll have to remove it to do the repairs. I won't be doing the
repairs myself cause the problem is in the electronics realm - it gives
a systems error (SE) message when I turn it on. I'm pretty sure that
we'll all be seeing "SE" a lot in the new digital control kitchen.

[ImStillMags]

I haven't had a microwave for many years. So I don't miss it at all.

[Julie Bove]

KenK wrote:
> For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave
> for a week or so. After having one available every day for many
> decades I found I was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking'
> or reheating stuff without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently
> used it - and miss it. <sigh>
>
> How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?

Having survived several cross country moves, I have had to survive without
that and also without the stove. If I have only a stove, then I plan only
the amount of food I need unless it is a chili, stew or soup which can
easily be reheated on the stove, perhaps with the addition of more liquid.

If you are making a casserole, you could make smaller batches and cook each
one as needed.

I don't know what all you use your microwave for. I mainly use it for
reheating stuff and softening gluten free bread.

You may have to do things the old fashioned way. There were no microwaves
when I was a kid. We melted butter on the stove in a small pan. Leftover
meat and potatoes were put in a casserole, maybe sprinkled with a little
water, covered with foil and reheated in the oven. Or they were turned into
hash or soup.

Most frozen foods can be heated on the stove or in the oven. They just take
longer.

[Julie Bove]

Heh. One of my friends once told me that the microwave was no longer good
enough. She wanted instant food!

I remember the original Star Trek epiodes where they got food from the
computer. I so hoped that would happen in my lifetime.

[Julie Bove]

Sqwertz wrote:
> On 8 Mar 2012 16:29:28 GMT, KenK wrote:
>

>> For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave
>> for a week or so. After having one available every day for many
>> decades I found I was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking'
>> or reheating stuff without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently
>> used it - and miss it. <sigh>
>>
>> How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?
>

> I could get by without a microwave for quite a while. Many people
> here don't even have a microwave. You'll be hearing from them, I'm
> sure.

I didn't have one for many years. I can live without one too. But my
husband and daughter? Nope.

[Julie Bove]

I got my first one back in the mid/late 80's. No bells or whistles on it
and it was just a tad larger than the half pint. I finally got rid of it
when it rusted. The next one rusted too! I didn't know then that you are
not supposed to shut the door after cooking. I always leave mine open now
to dry out and no rust. My next one was a fancy mod looking one. I was only
able to use it a few times before it began sparking. Walmart wouldn't take
it back. Said I didn't buy it there. I had gotten it online and did not
keep the receipt.

Next one was an emergency purchase. We were to be moving soon and husband
simply could not do without one until we got moved. I had to buy one that
was much larger than I wanted. It did work for a few years. Then I got
another one that fritzed out on Christmas Eve. We replaced it. Old one
finally got hauled away and wouldn't you know that very day, the replacement
one fritzed out. They just don't make them like they used to. Fortunately
they are cheap.

[Julie Bove]

"Doug Freyburger" <dfre...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:jjb6dh$g3o$1...@dont-email.me...

This house came with a built in place over the counter for the microwave.

[Julie Bove]

"dsi1" <ds...@eternal-september.invalid> wrote in message
news:jjbdsi$s54$1...@dont-email.me...

Samsung was the brand I had that only lasted maybe 3 months. I am afraid of
that brand now.

[merryb]

LOL- totally agree with you on this (but son instead of daughter, TG)!

[Dave Smith]

On 08/03/2012 11:29 AM, KenK wrote:
> For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
> week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
> was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
> without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
> <sigh>
>
> How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?

I have used mine about once a month, and it is usually something that
could do in a pot on the stove.

[Brooklyn1]

KenK wrote:
> For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
> week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
> was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
> without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.

> How well do you think you would survive without yours?

Hardly a day passes I don't use my microwave at least once... usually
to reheat but often to cook frozen veggies (I guess that's really
reheating). Today I decided on braised pork chops in pissghetti sauce
last minute so used the nuker to partially defrost them. Tomorrow the
nuker will reheat the LOs. I remember when microwave ovens were huge,
heavy, and very expensive... the first ones cost nearly $1,000, then
they quickly came down to $600. I bought my first GE more then 40
years ago, cost $400. Nowadays microwave ovens are much improved,
fairly small, and top of the line units go for under $100. I'm still
using my GE under cabinet unit as a counter top unit, it's more then
25 years old, still cost over $200 back then. It's a bit too small so
I'm waiting for it to die so I can buy a larger one, but it's still
going strong. However I like my old GE because it heats very evenly
without a turn table... I really don't want a microwave oven with a
turn table, it'll limit the size of things I can put in it.

[dsi1]

It certainly isn't very encouraging news for Samsung.

[gregz]

I built my first microwave in 1971 . Heath kit !! $400

Greg

[gregz]

I have two microwaves set up. I sometimes use both at the same time. They
are very different. Just tonight I tried heating fish up in the combination
turbo/ microwave, in turbo mode. The big one is 900 watts. I hit one button
and turn the time knob, tap twice, and I can go up or down in time. My
little panasonic is a 1200 watt powerhouse, I use for quick heating. I also
can be using my second turbo oven at the same time, and that little one is
super fast, and has removable basket. The only one I have seen with
removable basket. I just throw stuff in it, and when done, lift it out. No
reaching in.

I even slightly heat up the cold refrigerated cat food. They love me.

Greg

[S Viemeister]

On 3/8/2012 9:08 PM, gregz wrote:

> I built my first microwave in 1971 . Heath kit !! $400
>

HeathKits were terrific! I built our first colour TV from one of their kits.

[George M. Middius]

Julie Bove wrote:

>I remember the original Star Trek epiodes where they got food from the
>computer. I so hoped that would happen in my lifetime.

Star Trek has a transmat, not a mere "computer". If such a thing were
possible, it would obviate the need for "dilithium crystals" to power
an antimatter generator.

Now please don't bring up Star Trek again.

[Bryan]

Hey, Star Trek rocked, except for that last "Enterprise" trash. Next
Generation, DS9 and especially Voyager were all good. Enterprise
sucked the possum's ass. The worst SF was Star Wars. What a waste of
John Williams' music on such awful movies. The Dune movies were
merely OK. I just hope that if anyone is ambitious enough to tackle
God Emperor of Dune, that they make a 3 hour movie that does it
justice. MY GOD, that was a good book.

I hope that they do the Foundation books too, but in a nerd friendly
way, and by that I mean smart. Imagine if Lord of the Rings had been
done in 6, instead of 3 movies. To date, the only epic SF or Fantasy
movies that were done correctly were 2001 and the Harry Potter
movies. However anyone reading this feels about the Harry Potter
movies, I read the books--and I was one of those who read them within
12 hours of their release. Those movies were true to the books. The
LotR movies were not. What a f-ing shame.

--Bryan

[George M. Middius]

Bryan wrote:

>> Star Trek has a transmat, not a mere "computer". If such a thing were
>> possible, it would obviate the need for "dilithium crystals" to power
>> an antimatter generator.
>>
>> Now please don't bring up Star Trek again.
>
>Hey, Star Trek rocked, except for that last "Enterprise" trash. Next
>Generation, DS9 and especially Voyager were all good. Enterprise
>sucked the possum's ass. The worst SF was Star Wars. What a waste of
>John Williams' music on such awful movies. The Dune movies were
>merely OK. I just hope that if anyone is ambitious enough to tackle
>God Emperor of Dune, that they make a 3 hour movie that does it
>justice. MY GOD, that was a good book.

Only if they got a real writer to ghost for Herbert. I read 3 of the
Dunes and then I couldn't take Herbert's awful prose anymore.

The latest Trek movie was pretty good. They took liberties with canon
to make a good prequel. Excellent direction and script, IMO.

I liked Voyager, unlike a lot of ST fans.

>I hope that they do the Foundation books too, but in a nerd friendly
>way, and by that I mean smart. Imagine if Lord of the Rings had been
>done in 6, instead of 3 movies. To date, the only epic SF or Fantasy
>movies that were done correctly were 2001 and the Harry Potter
>movies. However anyone reading this feels about the Harry Potter
>movies, I read the books--and I was one of those who read them within
>12 hours of their release. Those movies were true to the books. The
>LotR movies were not. What a f-ing shame.

The LotR (new abbr. for me!) films were unwatchable. I hope when they
make the Hobbit, they manage to capture some of Tolkien's magic.

The new Trek movie was good enough so that I didn't care about the
implausibilities. That's the big hurdle for fantasy/SF movies.

[djs...@aol.com]

On Mar 8, 6:52 pm, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:

> > We bought our first microwave in 1981, it finally broke in 1998 and we
> > bought a second one just like it, so far so good. I've had to replace
> > the turntable motor and the door latch but other than that no
> > problems. Like a lot of others I like my microwave.
>
> I got my first one back in the mid/late 80's.  No bells or whistles on it
> and it was just a tad larger than the half pint.  I finally got rid of it
> when it rusted.  The next one rusted too!  I didn't know then that you are
> not supposed to shut the door after cooking.  I always leave mine open now
> to dry out and no rust.  My next one was a fancy mod looking one. I was only
> able to use it a few times before it began sparking.  Walmart wouldn't take
> it back.  Said I didn't buy it there.  I had gotten it online and did not
> keep the receipt.
>
> Next one was an emergency purchase.  We were to be moving soon and husband
> simply could not do without one until we got moved.  I had to buy one that
> was much larger than I wanted.  It did work for a few years.  Then I got
> another one that fritzed out on Christmas Eve.  We replaced it.  Old one
> finally got hauled away and wouldn't you know that very day, the replacement
> one fritzed out.  They just don't make them like they used to.  Fortunately

> they are cheap.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
My parents gave me a Sanyo microwave my freshman year of college in
1983. It still works.

[Bob Terwilliger]

KenK wrote:

> For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
> week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
> was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
> without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
> <sigh>
>
> How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?

No problem at all. I went without a microwave for well over a year and
never missed it. When I have a microwave I use it, but when I don't have
one I do just fine.

Bob

[David Harmon]

On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 09:09:35 -0800 (PST) in rec.food.cooking,
spamtrap1888 <spamtr...@gmail.com> wrote,
> For defrosting, put the frozen
>item in the fridge the night before.

It's a lot easier to find a microwave oven than a time machine.

[spamtrap1888]

On Mar 8, 8:57 pm, David Harmon <sou...@netcom.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 09:09:35 -0800 (PST) in rec.food.cooking,

> spamtrap1888 <spamtrap1...@gmail.com> wrote,

>
> > For defrosting, put the frozen
> >item in the fridge the night before.
>
> It's a lot easier to find a microwave oven than a time machine.

In my experience, people will eat dinner many days in a row. If this
is true for you, while you're cooking dinner, give some thought to
what you'd like to have the next day. (Sometimes it's gonna be
Wendy's.)

[Lou Decruss]

Can't you fix it with parts from the generic parts store you were
talking about?

Lou

[Lou Decruss]

On 8 Mar 2012 16:29:28 GMT, KenK <inv...@invalid.com> wrote:

>
>For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
>week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
>was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
>without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
><sigh>
>
>How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?

I could live without many things I have but I wouldn't want to. For
many kitchen tasks a microwave oven is superior to a stove or oven.

Lou

[Lou Decruss]

On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:37:02 -0000, Janet <H...@invalid.net> wrote:

>In article <46wpkyf9...@sqwertz.com>, swe...@cluemail.compost says...
>>

>> On 8 Mar 2012 16:29:28 GMT, KenK wrote:
>>
>> > For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
>> > week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
>> > was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
>> > without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
>> > <sigh>
>> >
>> > How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?
>>

>> I could get by without a microwave for quite a while. Many people
>> here don't even have a microwave. You'll be hearing from them, I'm
>> sure.
>
> I don't have one. Or want one

Don't be scared. They don't bite and they're cheap. <EG>

Lou

[Lou Decruss]

On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:42:32 -0500, Gary <g.ma...@att.net> wrote:

>Janet wrote:
>>
>> In article <46wpkyf9...@sqwertz.com>, swe...@cluemail.compost says...
>> >
>> > On 8 Mar 2012 16:29:28 GMT, KenK wrote:
>> >
>> > > For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
>> > > week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
>> > > was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
>> > > without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
>> > > <sigh>
>> > >
>> > > How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?
>> >
>> > I could get by without a microwave for quite a while. Many people
>> > here don't even have a microwave. You'll be hearing from them, I'm
>> > sure.
>>
>> I don't have one. Or want one
>>

>> Janet
>
>Last year my microwave oven broke. I went about 2 months before finding a
>good sale on a new one. I was miserable during that time. I use one often.

I'd be unhappy going two months. Our's is used daily.

Lou

[Janet]

In article <427jl7pktnhpl18p3...@4ax.com>,
LouDe...@biteme.com says...

I was cooking in a microwave back in the 60's, probably before half of
you learnt to spell the word. Back then I didn't enjoy food cooked or
reheated in an mw, and I still don't.

Janet.

[Ophelia]

"George Shirley" <gmsh...@suddenlink.net> wrote in message
news:4f5927e1$0$11649$8826...@blocknews.net...

> We bought our first microwave in 1981, it finally broke in 1998 and we
> bought a second one just like it, so far so good. I've had to replace the
> turntable motor and the door latch but other than that no problems. Like a
> lot of others I like my microwave

Hiya, George! Not seen you for a wee while! Hope all is well with you and
Miz Anne:)

I like my microwave too:))


--
http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/

[Jerry Avins]

On 3/8/2012 11:29 AM, KenK wrote:
> For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
> week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
> was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
> without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
> <sigh>
>
> How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?

I never take one along when I go camping.

Jerry
--
Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get.
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[spamtrap1888]

On Mar 9, 8:34 am, Jerry Avins <j...@ieee.org> wrote:
> On 3/8/2012 11:29 AM, KenK wrote:
>
> > For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
> > week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found I
> > was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
> > without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
> > <sigh>
>
> > How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?
>
> I never take one along when I go camping.

Assuming you go car camping, all you would need is a 12 volt
microwave:

http://12vmicrowave.com/

[Lou Decruss]

Holy pricetag!

Lou

[gregz]

240 watts. That's good for heating a sandwich. Take 4 minutes to heat a
cup.

Greg

[jmcquown]

"KenK" <inv...@invalid.com> wrote in message
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>
> For uninteresting reasons I won't go into I will have no microwave for a
> week or so. After having one available every day for many decades I found
> I
> was addicted to it! I'm now helpless at 'cooking' or reheating stuff
> without it! I'm amazed at how much I evidently used it - and miss it.
> <sigh>
>
> How well do you think you would survive without yours? No problem?
>
>

I lived for many years without one. Don't think I'd have a problem doing so
again. I cook vegetables (fresh or frozen) in a steamer in a pan on the
stovetop. I often cook entire meals on the stovetop. I use my oven year
round and I have a grill. The only thing I seem to use the microwave for is
reheating leftovers. And I could easily do that without a microwave... it
would just take a little longer. Not a problem if you plan ahead :)

Jill

[Brooklyn1]

On Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:43:11 -0500, "jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

I can live without a microwave but why should I... I find it a very
handy appliance that more than pays for itself just in time saved... I
can easily cook dishes in advance, put them into serving dishes in the
fridge and at meal time quickly reheat and serve in the same dish...
all my pots have long ago been cleaned and put away, my kitchen is
clean too, and all I need do is heat and serve. A little while ago I
cooked some fresh brussels sprouts on the stove top and put them into
a serving dish with a couple pats of butter, now covered and in the
fridge, later two minutes in the nuker on high and they'll be steaming
hot... let me tell you, cooking brussels sprouts causes quite a stink,
but now by meal time that horriffic odor will be long gone... I like
fresh brussels sprouts and these are nice ones:
http://i40.tinypic.com/90sryo.jpg

[Tommy Joe]

On Mar 10, 1:57 pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

> I can live without a microwave but why should I... I find it a very
> handy appliance that more than pays for itself just in time saved... I
> can easily cook dishes in advance, put them into serving dishes in the
> fridge and at meal time quickly reheat and serve in the same dish...
> all my pots have long ago been cleaned and put away, my kitchen is
> clean too, and all I need do is heat and serve.  A little while ago I
> cooked some fresh brussels sprouts on the stove top and put them into
> a serving dish with a couple pats of butter, now covered and in the
> fridge, later two minutes in the nuker on high and they'll be steaming
> hot... let me tell you, cooking brussels sprouts causes quite a stink,
> but now by meal time that horriffic odor will be long gone... I like
> fresh brussels sprouts and these are nice ones:http://i40.tinypic.com/90sryo.jpg

Not only is the microwave good for reheating, I think it cooks
some foods as good or better than more traditional methods. Corn on
the cob micro-waved with the husks still on is good. I do that
sometimes and then put the corn in the fridge and later grab a cob and
remove the husk, rinsing it under cold water to make sure all the silk
is off the cob, and then eating it without butter or salt or
anything. A lot of foods are good out of the microwave. it's just
another way of cooking. I was surprised to see you chime in positive
on this one Brooklyn, as I seem to remember you ridiculing me for
using a microwave - but I must have had you confused with someone
else. Why must it be one thing vs another all the time? The
microwave is a worthy appliance. So worthy in fact that if I had to
choose only one cooking appliance for living in a small room I would
take the microwave without a second thought.

TJ

[Tommy Joe]

On Mar 11, 2:43 am, MotoFox <confucius-say@enlightenment!to!him!lead!
it!for!bangpath!follow!man!wise.UUCP> wrote:


> It's slow, but some things seem to come out better from the oven than the
> microwave, like fried chicken or fish & chips. It's dry heat so things
> don't get soggy or mushy like they would in the microwave. (Your results
> may vary...)
>
> The thing actually held up rather well over its +-25 years.


I am aware that many people buy a lot of things based on speed -
internet connections, fast food, the microwave - the list goes on and
on. But I never got my microwave because it's faster than other
cooking methods. I love the usefulness of it, how easy it is to
clean. I suppose even that translates to time. I believe the oven is
better for many things than the micro - maybe most things - but it
takes up way more space, even the very small 50 year old job I'm using
(electric - I don't like that), and very hard to keep clean. I'd love
to use the oven but wind up cooking mostly on the stove top or using
the microwave - whatever works. I can understand someone using
something up and then saying ok, adios, that's it, I'm not getting
another one. I would do that with this computer, maybe - or some
appliance that is costly - but the microwaves are pretty cheap today,
so I'd probably get a new one if and when this one goes down.

TJ