I went to microwave a microwavable burger, and it tells you to nuke it for awhile, leave it still for a little while, then nuke it for a little while longer. While I was leaving it for the little while, the sumbish beeped at me like “Hey trouser simian, don’t forget your processed bullshit.”

  • remotelove@lemmy.ca
    8·
    14 days ago

    The nag beeps on mine are one minute apart. That is helpful for when you need to let the food sit for a specific amount of time.

    Letting food stand a bit after nuking it lets the heat distribute evenly, btw. (That is why most microwave directions for frozen food include that bit.)

    LPT: If you really don’t want something to get burned and want evenly heated food, start experimenting with longer times but at much less power. So, to reheat steak, cut it into strips and distribute evenly on a plate. Heat for 2-3 mins at about 25% normal power. Once you get the hang of it, you can mostly preserve the original doneness of the steak while still getting it nice and warm again.

      • remotelove@lemmy.ca
        5·
        14 days ago

        Yep. When I cook steak, I usually cook an extra to snack on later by itself or make sandwiches with.

        Nothing beats fresh steak, but there is a method to reheating in the microwave it without drying it out or getting it super-well done.

  • qupada@fedia.io
    4·
    14 days ago

    My microwave (a Panasonic combo model with bake/grill functions) allows programming up to three sequential cooking steps. Any of a delay, microwave, bake, grill or bake+grill combo.

    It’s most excellent for frozen processed bullshit, as you can program it to in sequence run low-power defrost, then high-power heating, and finally bake for crispy exterior.

    Equally would work for microwave-delay-microwave. No need to vacate your chair until completion.

  • undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch
    2·
    14 days ago

    My wife and I ditched the microwave because it makes it tempting to overeat and/or buy processed foods (not that either of were especially into buying microwaveable dinners, etc).

    We don’t really miss it. The only time I wish I still had it is when I make breakfast burritos and want to reheat them — I resort to saving the ingredients and having to reheat them separately before assembling a new burrito.

    • idiomaddict@lemmy.world
      4·
      14 days ago

      I haven’t had a microwave in years and I really only miss it when reheating small portions of something like mashed potatoes.