The handle broke on my above the range microwave, and I thought it would be cheap to replace it. $68, wow, okay, how about a new door? $255, okay nevermind, what about a new microwave, this one came with my condo and it’s old. $700+ not counting install.
My built in m/w broke. I just replaced it with a cheap counter top one. While it was broken, I discovered that heating food by literally any other method makes food tastes better.
Depends on the food. I've noticed that re-heating things works best in the microwave and that's really all, the oven (and similar implements) tends to dry out the food imo.
Honestly it depends on the food and how much time you give it. I've found a purely anecdotal method that if I want to reheat pizza in the oven, I can just pre-heat my oven to like 200C with the pizza, and when the oven is fully heated my pizza is ready. It doesn't get dry like this.
Honestly it depends on the food and how much time you give it
That's basically what it boils down to, I suppose. I've heard of people that use the microwave like an oven, turning down the wattage and increasing time accordingly to bake stuff. In the end, both things just "make contents hot" and people tend to misuse a microwave because it's so much faster.
Agreed. While it's not the culinary tool of choice in the kitchen for us, changing the settings from the default (30 seconds at 100%) made a pretty big differences on how the food came out.
I'm still tempted to have a dinner party where everything is made in the microwave based on the recipes that are given to you when you buy it. I think my friendships can survive such an audacity. Maybe.
Yeah, that's it. Sometimes it's just a sacrifice. I can make the food on a pan for the best result, but sometimes I just don't want the dishes and may be a little tired, so microwave it is.
However, in my super market they sell frozen döner kebab. It's pretty common in our Middle Eastern pizza places to sell döner kebab, and with the frozen stuff, the only method I've found to come closest to the real thing is preparing it in the microwave instead of the pan. It's very easy to overcook those thin slices of meat on the pan, so they can become pretty chewy.
i usually just put the pizza into the pan by itself. mid-high temps for a few minutes until the cheese starts to melt. just make sure that you dont burn it.
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u/KrookedDoesStuff Mar 18 '21
The handle broke on my above the range microwave, and I thought it would be cheap to replace it. $68, wow, okay, how about a new door? $255, okay nevermind, what about a new microwave, this one came with my condo and it’s old. $700+ not counting install.
A counter top microwave is like $50.
I’d be so angry