Comments on: Life without a microwave

By: AlisonT

AlisonT — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:39:31 +0000

We gave up our microwave when we moved last summer. We had installed a microwave/range hood in our old house, and since we couldn't take it with us, we've decided to go without. Like you, we use the toaster over, stovetop and oven to reheat food. Glass pyrex dishes are great for toaster oven use! I still use the microwave for my lunch at work, because it's the only option for heating food. I just ate microwaved pizza for lunch, in fact... not nearly as good as toaster oven pizza.

By: birtrightrose

birtrightrose — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:47:31 +0000

We had a trial No Micro run a year ago. We put it into the garage for 4 weeks and if it was too hard we'd s imply put it back in the house and plug it in again. We have found that reheating with a veggie steamer pot insert to be so quick and easy to clean that it is now our most used pan! It reheats rice, pasta, meats and veggies quickly and with no sticking to our cast iron pans. We reheat crispy things in the cast iron. Recently we had pangs of guilt when a hurricane ravaged our neighboring towns and we donated the micro to someone who 'needed' it. Loosing it has been quite easy for us! A trial run is the way to go, it is then no big deal to give it up or bring it back.

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Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:01:46 +0000

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By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:07:11 +0000

@Jenny, Sorry, should add that I use a LID during the whole process, lol.

And I like not having a dedicated popcorn appliance/pot taking up space in my kitchen. Happy cooking!
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By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:05:34 +0000

Still using a microwave... but I'll be reading those articles.

Knowing it is bad to even inhale the microwave popcorn chemicals, I simply use my pasta pot. I put it on the stove with a tablespoon or two of oil in it, and by the time I get the popcorn seeds out of the cabinet, its hot enough to add them. Then I add about 1/8 c. seeds per serving and simply shake the pot back and forth on my cooktop. (I don't worry much about scratching - its just a part of the life of the stovetop, but I don't think it scratches it, anyway). Five minutes later, with shaking it several times a minute, I have popcorn. I throw in a pat of butter and shake the pot up and down, holding the cover on and we have popcorn! It takes some people time to get used to the soggy spots from the butter in non-microwave popcorn, but now we are all used to it, and like them :)
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By: Aubri

Aubri — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:26:40 +0000

I agree! We haven't ditched our microwave yet because we are living at my bro-in-laws house and its his microwave! :) I'd love to replace our microwave with a toaster oven for quick small heating that doesn't turn bread into tough leather! (some one I'm related to microwaves EVERYTHING right before she puts it on the table, homemade bread rolls, steaks, etc after it is cooked. One time I accidently shouted "No!" as she was about to put my bread in the microwave! All health aside--why put soft delicious homemade bread in a rubber making box?? :)) Anyway I'd also like to get a couple smaller sauce pans to heat up small amounts of liquid quickly. The problem that I forsee is getting my husband to stop using it; I suppose a good answer to this is to have all my meals planned out and ready so that he never has to scrounge for food and nuke it. :) I wish there was more studies done into microwaves and food!