Why Americans Just Can’t Quit Their Microwaves

Re:Why Americans Just Can’t Quit Their Microwaves by cheschire on Thursday July 18, 2019 @02:04AM (#20467172)

It never even occurred to me to give up my microwave until a coworker recommended cooking popcorn in a pan. We have a popcorn maker which is already better than a microwave at making healthy unflavored popcorn, but the idea stuck. What else was there that I needed a microwave for? Everything else can be cooked in a pan or oven.

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Re:Why Americans Just Can’t Quit Their Microwaves by tayleeganj on Thursday July 18, 2019 @02:45AM (#20467366)

uh I think the main use for microwaves is reheating food. I've never used it cook anything.

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Re:Why Americans Just Can’t Quit Their Microwaves by HelloNurse on Thursday July 18, 2019 @05:50AM (#20468242)

Heating water-rich food uniformly and gently from the inside rather than by propagating heat through the food surface, which is a rather unique property that allows specific techniques and results.

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Re:Why Americans Just Can’t Quit Their Microwaves by mnky9800n on Thursday July 18, 2019 @04:02AM (#20467772)

I just do that on the stove or in the oven. I haven't owned a microwave in years. However, I'm not opposed to them. They are super convenient. Way less concern for burning leftover soup in the microwave that takes half as long to reheat my soup. Lol.

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Re:Why Americans Just Can’t Quit Their Microwaves by paulryanrogers on Thursday July 18, 2019 @07:19AM (#20468619)

Actually I partially cooked a pumpkin pie in one. (Only the first stage to soften the squash.) It was faster and used less electricity.

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