Why every microwave sucks these days, and the death of instant pot

Re:Why every microwave sucks these days, and the death of in... by kevincox on Thursday October 26, 2023 @01:33AM (#38021976)

Very quick and easy to turn it to where I want and precise time isn't very important on a microwave. Idealy the scale wouldn't be linear so that you have more accuracy under 1min and more range available.

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Re:Why every microwave sucks these days, and the death of in... by Krutonium on Thursday October 26, 2023 @03:18AM (#38022690)

Disagree. The perfect amount of time to cook my favorite brand of Hot Dog in the Microwave is exactly 12 seconds. Shorter and it's too cold, longer and it starts to split.

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Re:Why every microwave sucks these days, and the death of in... by dTal on Thursday October 26, 2023 @07:40AM (#38024257)

For such a short amount of time, you could count the seconds - or note how far the turntable rotates in that time. Even with a digital dial, I doubt I would take the time to input 12 seconds - I'd just whack the +30 second start and stare at it for 12 seconds.

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Re:Why every microwave sucks these days, and the death of in... by Arainach on Thursday October 26, 2023 @09:03AM (#38024966)

>Even with a digital dial, I doubt I would take the time to input 12 seconds - I'd just whack the +30 second start and stare at it for 12 seconds.

...which is far easier and more consistent than trying to counting seconds in my head.

It's also more repeatable and transferrable when someone else is cooking the same thing and asks me how long I heated it for.

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