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i don’t like to move my finger around, so all my microwave times are of the 44, 77, 2:22, 4:44… format
Same vibe but I only use the +30s button to enter cook time. Bonus points to microwaves that automatically start when you press +30.
Bonus points to microwaves that automatically start when you press +30.
Yep, the cooking gets going while I press the +30 button additional times, saving precious second. Wish I could also change the power level while it’s running. update: That actually does work! +30 all the foods!
Ours is a minute. But I do the same thing as OP if I need to heat doffeeent things for 30 seconds.
My microwave automatically starts when pressing 1-6 and then the +30sec button is the start button.
The max I can do with two button presses is 6:30.
If the microwave wasn’t underpowered it would be perfect.
Hell yea brother!
+30s gang rise up!
I returned a microwave I bought that didnt auto start when you press +30. Like im supposed to +30 THEN hit ANOTHER button? Fuck no!
Our new microwave has that and the buttons 1-6 will start that number of minutes immediately. We were pretty excited about it because our old microwave didn’t even have the 30sec button.
what brand is that?
good to acknowledge when companies actually improve products rather than just enshittifying them
My last two have had that, both GE
Both microwaves are GEs. The first was from 2007 and came with our house in 2015. It still worked when we left it in that house earlier this year so despite not having the 30sec button we didn’t really have any complaints about it.
That 77 is hurtig my brain.
any number between 1 and 99 is just interpreted as seconds, no need for French Revolution era microwave
I don’t have numbers at all. I push a button to insta add 30 seconds. Or spin a wheel to scroll up in time.
I had one with a swipe bar a while ago, talk about bad UI.
Sometimes, just to be insufferable, I’ll microwave something for one minute, but instead of entering 1:00 I enter 0:60.
Or microwave has a +30 seconds button, so I always just mash it until it’s close enough. I usually have to add a little extra anyway, since it’s a 1000 watt microwave and instructions usually are calibrated for 1200 now.
Me too! I totally set the microwave time based on vibes and just push the same button over and over until I feel like it’s the right amount.
44, 222, and 66 are the most common.
My wife does that. Early on, I asked her…
“Why do you set the microwave to 1:11?”
“Because it takes less time than 1:00.”
“I’m pretty sure it doesn’t.”
“🤦🏻♀️”
I shop once a week and buy all the food for the week. At the end of the week, I have a nearly empty fridge.
I don’t want to run out of ingredients, so I divide the weight on the package by seven, and weigh each one as I go. So I know I can have 120g of frozen blueberries each day, 60g of parmesan, 120g of broccoli, 90g of brussel sprouts, 30g of cream in my coffee for each of five coffees a day, etc. I’m happy when on the last day I don’t need to weigh anything.
I didn’t use to be this way, it just sort of happened.
I once heard of someone who would do a regular shopping, and take everything and put it in a stew. Meat, vegetables, fruits, cheese, bread… Whatever was bought that day. I guess that’s one way to avoid measuring everything separately.
Five coffees a day?
Decaf.
Sometimes it’s hard to control the tisms.
I envy you! I am not in the position to have this…
Samsung smart microwave wifi telemetry fears this person.
Fuck Samsung. They’re spending money designing this crap instead of designing appliances that last longer than two years.
I would end up looking at my microwave thinking “How can the time be 67:36? It’s waaaaaay past my bedtime.”
I’ll sometimes take a nap, 30 min before I have to go out. No alarm.
Bold
The sentence is life in prison but each offender only has to serve a couple years and then they get swapped out with the next one in the queue.
I wish I could do this, but my microwave resets to zero after about 3 minutes of being left with any residual time.
I’m also a 2:22, 55, 77, 99, etc. user.
I was visiting the last GF I had, about eight years go. First time in her house. She’s in the bedroom, and I go out to the kitchen to heat something up. She hears me pushing the buttons, BEEP, BEEP, and comes running. She told me I had to set a time that ended in 55 or 99. I asked her why, and she just said “my house…”.
It probably had that secret exploding feature if you didn’t.
Weird answer: body parts! I have what i have and measuring it isnt going to make me feel better. I do the things i need to do to increase muscle, decrease fat, and maximize happiness and longevity.
Measuring leads to comparison leads to disappointment
I measure my body so I can order clothes that will fit correctly. But I agree with the other stuff.
“Comparison is the theif of joy.”
But your one was fine too, I guess.
This would drive me crazy, just seeing that start blinking non stop instead of the time like sane people.
Easily fixed with a strip of electrical tape.
I totally do this. Mine is set to just over 4min at the moment (manual dial). Door ajar to stay off until I use it next,which could be weeks away.
It’s completely normal as far as I’m concerned ;) But I do adjust to a round minute if I really want to stick close to the instructed time.
Just an FYI. Opening the microwave before it is done can damage it. I had one that would always blow the breaker if my dad used it, but worked fine for me. Turned out he was opening the microwave 1 second before it was done.
Sounds like a power surge as the microwave doesn’t stop correctly. Either my home’s have always had better breakers or the microwaves I’ve had are designed so it doesn’t create a power surge if you open the door as an off switch (in the UK btw). Never had anything happen in over 20 years of doing this, but a fair warning to give :)
Too lazy to check the authenticity of this story, but it can also confuse your local scientist
True statement. The door switches fail sooner if you open the door before pausing. I just replaced them in my microwave for the second time…
Those are very long minutes!
So for someone who has a microwave that only works in minutes and actual seconds, meaning 59 is the highest my seconds can go, before the minute counter is increased. Do these microwaves just work in terms of 100 seconds? So if you input 10:00 it’s not actually 10 minutes but rather 1000 seconds, meaning it’s now 16:40 on a “correct” microwave?
The first seconds counter has to run out before the next minute counts down adding 60s to the seconds counter.
So 99:99 is the same as 1:40:39
Yeah my microwave lets me put 99 seconds in, and that’s the highest I will go. In fact, I only put multiples of 11 in, because it’s the quickest, just bing-bang-start.
On the rare occasion I’m microwaving something that requires, say, 5 minutes, it gets 444 and we hope for the best.
Let me fix your math. I assume you have a keypad and enter repeat digits as the quickest method.
- 5 minutes is 300 seconds, so 333 would be way closer than 444.
- 444 is not a multiple of 11.
Don’t be nitpicky it’s annoying, you got the point. We’re making jokes about microwaves here.
EDIT: And to add, it lets you do a max of 99 seconds, but the didgits are 00:00, so you either do 99s or 1:39. So 4:44 is 4m44s.
Dishwashing powder, or basically any cleaning product really
For me, it’s the rinse agent. It just disappears into a hole in the door. There’s no fill level, no indicator. Just keep filling it until it feels right.
Nicest thing i have is a washing machine that dispenses the correct amount itself.
Ive saved so much detergent. And actually use the correct amount of fabric softener so my clothes feel kice.
You shouldn’t use fabric softener at all. It damages your clothes and shortens the life of them. And it makes towels less absorbent since you’re adding a coating of wax to everything.
Nah it’s good when you use the correct amount itself like 60ml ish for a load
You can’t do this with new microwaves. Child lock, you have to clear the time before you can open it. Yes, you have to clear it even if the time runs completely out.
Mine is less than a year old and doesn’t have a child lock.
IDK my drawer microwave is new last month and this works fine, I just tried it. You can’t set the time or start again without opening it, but so long as you open and close it, you can continue no problem.
How much microwave exposure does one get whem opening the door of a running microwave oven? Obviously the machine stops, but not instantly.
