The +30 seconds button that auto starts my microwave gets used probably 10x as much as the others.
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Thanks for reminding me that I have ice cream in
I have peameal bacon in my freezer.
Seeing your reply in my inbox reminded me that I got up to get some ice-cream, but forgot again en route to the freezer. On the bright side, it means I still have ice-cream in my freezer
The 7 button? Why the 7 button? I push mine regularly
You people have number buttons? I just have buttons for some Watt modes, start, stop and a wheel to adjust the time
2 dial supremacy, effect and time is all you need.
Yeah man, most microwaves I've seen lately have a "popcorn" button too. Mine has a total of 28 buttons but it's also a convection oven and air fryer.
For what?
Setting it to 70% power
What on earth is 70% power
You know how when you microwave a hot pocket, burrito, etc. and the outside is lava but the center is still cold or even frozen? Well, microwaves have a power setting. You can set the power generally from 10% - 100%, usually in increments of 10. You can set the power to a lower percentage and give it additional time such that it will cook slower and heat more evenly.
Your not actually lowering the power, it's just lowering the duty time.
70% means that it runs only 70% of the time.
Microwaves are either on or off. There is no in-between.
Its the same as running something for 30 seconds letting it sit for 20 then running it for another 10.
It's also a large reason frozen dinners have you stir them.
There are inverter microwaves that can actually vary the output power of the magnetron, but I know Panasonic had a patent on it for a while.
the whole point of duty time is that it has basically the same end result, and no full blast then waiting is not the same thing as shorter bursts over a longer time..
A convection oven works exactly the same way.
Your not actually lowering the power, it's just lowering the duty time.
Correct, but I think most people don't think about that.
And in the case of a microwave, it makes almost no difference if you're running longer than 30s
I've never seen a microwave where you set the power as percentage, it's always watts. Usually from around 150W to 950W
Every single microwave I've ever seen set it either as a percentage or a...perdecage? 1-10. Like I don't think I can set my current microwave to 73% power; I get 70% or 80%.
Fascinating. What do you do when some microwave meal gives instructions like "3min at 750W"? Or does it say some percentage instead of watts and you just do the math? If so, how do you handle microwaves with different wattages?
We usually get vague bullshit like "3 mins on HIGH*" followed by a disclaimer "for 1200w microwave, cooking times may vary" or some such thing.
That sounds nice but from my experience most people's eyes glaze over when I start talking about Watts. It seems to confuse most people unfortunately.
Lies. All power all the time.
Not parent, but when a minute isn't quite enough, 77 seconds might do the trick. Multiples of eleven are quick to enter, and with a simple nuker with no "minute" button, 66s is easier than 1:00.
My microwave has a half minute add button, but it takes 2-3 seconds to accept another press of the same button. This condition is not true for any other button on microwave.
I just manually type in my times now.
Dang. I love veggies. Why wouldn’t you use the 7 button though? I don’t get that part. You don’t put on random times like 17 seconds? Or 70% power?
I guess OP's microwave is like mine. Buttons 1 through 6 set the timer by minutes. The seven button does not. Don't know why they made it like that but pushing 6 gets you six minutes of cook time but 7 just beeps unless you hit the power, timer or defrost button. Of course 8 and 9 don't do anything either. I never use the timer button. If the time calls for anything over 6 minutes I hit the 6 button then the 30sec button until I get to the time I need.
Maybe someone is stabbing a potato with a fork and putting it in there fore 7 minutes. Not sure.
I’ve replaced my ice cream with fruit popsicles (the kind with blended up fruit bits, not just a bit of juice), I figure even if it’s just as bad for me it’s at least got marginally more fiber.
I find frozen grapes similarly satisfying
Frozen blueberries are heavenly. If you rinse them with water and let them sit a few minutes, they sometimes develop a thin icy shell. Immaculate.