Guess which of these stoves isn’t in my kitchen anymore
Hint: not the old-looking one.
On a whim, a few weeks ago I removed the microwave from my kitchen. It took up too much space, and I realized that all I really used it for was to heat up frozen dinners I shouldn’t be eating anyway. Reheating food and cooking soups and such? That I do on the big stove. It’s better that way. (Microwaved pizza is nasty. It’s so much better when I reheat it on the pizza stone in the oven.) So I decided to try to go a few months without the microwave to see if I miss it enough to bring it back.
So far, the only time I’ve missed it much is when I was trying to de-crystallize some honey. Putting it in the microwave is the quickest way to do it. But it’s not worth keeping it around just for that.
I didn’t have a microwave until I was well into my adulthood, so I think I should be fine without it.
Anyone else given up on their microwave?
We got our first microwave a few months ago. We used it for about a week, when our regular oven was broken. Now it’s in the basement awaiting future emergencies. So far, giving it up hasn’t been a big hardship. 😉