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Someone has NEVER used the power setting before…
I’m alway running it at full power. Doesn’t decreasing the power just slow the whole process down?
It depends what you’re doing.
There are meals you can make by setting the stovetop on high and leaving the pot for 30 minutes but expecting it to work for everything and blaming the tool is just showing a lack of understanding of the tool.
Western society if their citizens knew how to use the power setting:
I’m gonna ignore all the microwave oven cook experts comments and just be blunt. They don’t do it like they used to anymore, I feel you OP.
Sensor Reheat
Microwave: just for that, I’m giving it to you BOTH too hot and too cold
skill issue
Most definitely. Learn what the power button on the microwave does, and use it every time you heat up food. The only time you should ever leave it at the default of 100%/10/HIGH is when you’re boiling water.
Do you actually boil water in the microwave?
It seems as if there’s a large chunk of multiple generations that were never taught by their guardians and teachers how to use a microwave properly.
You wouldn’t use an oven the same way as a frying pan and expect the same results. Microwaves are great for some things and not for others, and can easily heat things through evenly.
It’s not the fault of people who don’t know though, it’s a fault of their educators.
Boomers:
You’re not using microwave save dishes. Microwave safe dishes barely heat up at all in a microwave.
Wait more than two seconds after the microwave dings before cramming it down your gullett and maybe the temperature will be a little more even.
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My wife learning about inverter microwave models was one of the greatest upgrades in our kitchen when the old microwave went out. The shorter pulses for power reduction is such a game-changer over something that puts burning the fuck out of your food on a temporary pause.
90s at 70%, 45s at 50%, then 45-90s at 30% gives us perfectly hot milk that doesn’t boil over and no skin ring that’s been baked on the inside of our mugs.
My hotplate recently broke, but I successfully used the microwave yesterday to make a simple syrup without relying on short bursts and frequent stirring breaks.
I’ve never lived in a society where a microwave is used for anything other than heating things up—all be it, poorly.
Then I hear of people in some countries use themi cook. What a waste your time, food, and mone?
In the apocalypse; Microwavers.are.day 1 done at best.
all be it
Albeit… I mean, pedantically at least.
There is an easy solution to this.
Don’t put your food in the middle.
Also, stir.
May not be on the cheaper microwaves, but the combination of the sensor heating button and inverter technology makes reheating perfect every time.
I have had zero luck with any of the sensor options on the handful of microwaves that I have tried it on. Might just be bad luck.
I’ll give the microwave a pass. It doesn’t heat up food evenly but all You have to do is stir it half way through. It’s not like You can heat up anything on the stove without stirring.
While on the subject. I have a microwave, electric oven combo. I can use it both to heat things up quickly and to bake. It takes space for only one allowance and is smaller than an average oven so it heats up quicker and I could fit one more drawer into my kitchen. I’m always wondering why they aren’t more popular. Whenever I tell people about it, they are surprised that a thing like that exists.
