• expatriado@lemmy.world
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    23 days ago

    i don’t like to move my finger around, so all my microwave times are of the 44, 77, 2:22, 4:44… format

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      23 days ago

      Same vibe but I only use the +30s button to enter cook time. Bonus points to microwaves that automatically start when you press +30.

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        23 days ago

        Bonus points to microwaves that automatically start when you press +30.

        Yep, the cooking gets going while I press the +30 button additional times, saving precious second. Wish I could also change the power level while it’s running. update: That actually does work! +30 all the foods!

      • Master@sh.itjust.works
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        22 days ago

        Hell yea brother!

        +30s gang rise up!

        I returned a microwave I bought that didnt auto start when you press +30. Like im supposed to +30 THEN hit ANOTHER button? Fuck no!

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        23 days ago

        Our new microwave has that and the buttons 1-6 will start that number of minutes immediately. We were pretty excited about it because our old microwave didn’t even have the 30sec button.

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          23 days ago

          I like the 30 second button. I loathe the 1-6 minute buttons. Time entry club forever!

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            22 days ago

            I wish that function only worked on 1-3. I hate that I have to push the cook time first if I want 45 seconds. Do I ever put something in for 4 minutes straight? Absolutely not. If something needs that long to heat up, it probably needs to be on a lower power/defrost, or it’s a thick soup that is 2 minutes, stir, then 1 minute increments until just right.

    • confusedbytheBasics@lemmy.world
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      22 days ago

      Me too! I totally set the microwave time based on vibes and just push the same button over and over until I feel like it’s the right amount.

      44, 222, and 66 are the most common.

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      22 days ago

      My wife does that. Early on, I asked her…

      “Why do you set the microwave to 1:11?”

      “Because it takes less time than 1:00.”

      “I’m pretty sure it doesn’t.”

      “🤦🏻‍♀️”

      • expatriado@lemmy.world
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        23 days ago

        any number between 1 and 99 is just interpreted as seconds, no need for French Revolution era microwave

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        23 days ago

        Sometimes, just to be insufferable, I’ll microwave something for one minute, but instead of entering 1:00 I enter 0:60.