#42

Tbh I was intending more to give examples of what I personally use it for than to a make sweeping statement about the relationship status of people who reheat food! Although, thinking about it, given most recipes and portion sizes are based on feeding two or more people, it is probably more likely that people who live on their own will make more than they can eat that day and reheat the rest another time.

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#43

didn’t have one until November when we picked up one in that Gnome’s office move. it’s pretty rubbish, but cook porridge pretty well and means its a bit cheaper to reheat food. that said I don’t like microwaves. I don’t trust them - you just can’t tell what they’re thinking nor why they used to interfere with the TV so much.

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#44

We don’t have a toaster, although we’re pretty big toast/crumpet munchers. Mrs didn’t have one when I moved in because her ex had took it when they broke up and she grew used to toasterless life. When I moved in I immediately said we’d need a toaster because there’s no way I can survive without. Here we are roughly a year later and there’s no toaster in the house, buying one seems like a daunting task, you’ve got one chance to get it right, and it’s not cheap either. One day a toaster will be mine, but I’m not ready to face that task yet.

#45

Grew up without one as my mum, much like ol’ @Avery, is (still) very sceptical of them. Used to be a bit in awe when going round someone else’s house and they’d just chuck something in the microwave. But also thought they were a bit shit, which was probably just cause I didn’t know how to use one properly. Have one now and use it all the time.

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#46

My parents seemed convinced microwaves would irradiate us, so we didn’t have one growing up. Then they lightened up after the cold war ended and we got one. I used to have microwave jalfrezi from sainos from a bit but think that, and microchips, were the only things I ever used it for. Never used one since moving out of my parents (for the fourth [and final??] time)

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#48

Don’t have one at home, would never use it.

Use one at work for heating up my lunchtime soup every day though so…

#49

Weird how many people don’t have them for space reasons given how small they are

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#50

Sorry for only being able to afford a place with a tiny kitchen and having to prioritise what appliances we have.

#51

Reckon even the tiniest kitchen can fit a microwave

#52

We have one (given as an Xmas present, was devastated tbh, wanted a slow cooker instead). But it’s handy for heating dinner when I get in off a late shift, and it’s good for easily defrosting baby meals we’ve made and frozen.

It’s not so good when your partner microwaves her porridge and it’s spills over, then dries on into porridge concrete mind.

#53

It’s not the microwave itself, its the lead walls you need to build around it, and hanging space for the radiation suits.

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#54

I’ve had two microwaves in 50% of the flats I’ve lived in in London.

#55

edit! Read that two quickly.

100% microwave

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#56

I’m not mathematician but that seems low to me

Edit: I still think that’s wrong. Reckon it’s 150% microwave

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#57

Ours is really tiny and we can’t. We could, but we’d have to get rid of either the slow cooker or all our utensils, and I don’t want to do that so no, we don’t have space for a microwave.

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#58

Our old kitchen couldn’t. It genuinely couldn’t.

Also microwaves tend to be quite unattractive. So if you’re reasonably bothered about kitchen aesthetics or whatever they tend to be one of the first things you decide to do without.

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#59

My microwave is the second best looking thing in my kitchen after the fridge

#60

Third, after you :kissing_heart:

#61

I’m pretty grotesque