Microwave or no Microwave

[annadote]

I use the microwave for rewarming more than anything, but in a pinch I will cook frozen vegetables or meals in one. On top of that, I have to use one at work because the break room does not have any other way of heating up food.

[timvolley]

i use my microwave every day to heat up lunch at work. i also use it for popcorn

[paints]

I use my microwave a the time.  It doesn't heat up the kitchen as much as cooking on the stove does.

[tantricia44]

I think the microwave's cheaper in energy use next to cooking on the stove. I have, single range for a stove, a mini toaster oven, & good old microwave. I do hate cleaning out the microwave but if you clean it out as the mess happens, it's like not having a cleaning at all.

[JaniceSW]

Although not in as much demand as cell phones, I am not so sure my family could live without the microwave. I use it at four in the morning when I make my coffee. My wife uses it to thaw frozen fruit for her morning smoothie. My daughter heats the water for her oatmeal. My son uses it to make a half pound of bacon to go with his eggs in the morning. And this much action just covers breakfast! Lunch is leftover heating time for all of us-using the microwave. Dinner, twice a week, will be leftovers. My son heats up pre-made wings and pizza rolls after a hard days work, My daughter will thaw out ice cream that is too hard. We are on our second microwave oven in the last twenty years and spared no expense when purchasing the last one.

I use my microwave much like Tresbn does.  I have never thought of getting rid of it or being without one.  It is another convenience that I like and want when I need it.  What I don't have is a dishwasher and I would like one of those too. I guess I just like modern conveniences!

[beatsdrop]

I need my microwave.

[DEBMZ6]

I definitely need my microwave. I use it mostly for heating up food and making popcorn but I also disinfect my sponges and cutting boards in there and I also steam my vegetables using the microwave.

[debidoo]

Yep we have always had one in fact my mom brought one from a "traveling" salesman W-A-Y back when I was a teenager and I'm 65 now it was guge and we thought it was the cats meow lol. She kept it and we only got rid of it when she passed away.  We thought that was the thing.  Have always had one to heat up things.

[mrisha]

Never microwave popcorn.  I like freshly popped corn.  Taste better than all the ingredients they put in microwaved popcorn.

[Yukichan77]

I definitely prefer having a microwave.

[dsawan]

a necessity when you live by yourself and in winter climate

[Kimdud22]

I gotta have my microwave and it can be used more than just cooking things! Gotta have movie night with popcorn too! At my old place was hard to fit one I just used a cart.