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You have a wife and a boyfriend?
It’s the wife’s boyfriend
No, he's both of ours boyfriend.
I'd never expected to be in a poly thing, but it works for us.
Why every microwave sucks these days
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Re: Why every microwave sucks these days
#332There's a big innovation I'm looking for in microwaves and I simply do not understand why nobody sells it yet: An interior IR sensor/camera that will cycle/adjust power until my food is fully cooked to a certain temperature but not above it. I don't want to pick a duration and I don't want to pick power levels and I don't want hot spots and I don't want to have to check the food every 30 seconds or 3 minutes or whate…
I have had a less technologically forward gripe with microwaves. The start button should not exist. Number pads should not exist. There should really only be one main button that you press: “quick cook/add 30” that auto starts it. No one has a valid use case for setting their microwave to run for 1:37. Multiples of 30 are all the granularity you need. Some companies get this right but others it’s astounding how many…
I have a gripe about people who say "no one".
My microwave heats a mug of water to the perfect temperature for tea in 2:10. I don't want to stand there to act as the timer myself.
And knobs are rarely used today because they cost more and fail easier than flat buttons.
Re: Why every microwave sucks these days
#333I have a fancy GE Microwave, its a built in, over the stove job, that is also a convection oven (a lousy one perhaps), but when used in hybrid convection cook mode, its pretty spiffy. The boyfriend does not like using it with the moisture sensor active (he strongly likes to cover his food with a lid, to prevent splatter), but I find just a paper towel is good enough for me - and when left to its normal pre-programmed…
You can avoid splatter and get much better results by just turning down the power level. I now rarely use the microwave above 60%!
The sensor cook modes actually do that, they run a test cycle on low, then dial up the heat for the last bit. It works great.
Convincing the boyfriend of that, is harder.
Re: Why every microwave sucks these days
#334I have a fancy GE Microwave, its a built in, over the stove job, that is also a convection oven (a lousy one perhaps), but when used in hybrid convection cook mode, its pretty spiffy. The boyfriend does not like using it with the moisture sensor active (he strongly likes to cover his food with a lid, to prevent splatter), but I find just a paper towel is good enough for me - and when left to its normal pre-programmed…
I have one too. The only problem is that you have to change the tray depending on what mode you want to use.
I think we've used the convection microwave part exactly once. Mostly we just use it as a microwave.
Re: Why every microwave sucks these days
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Depending on how you feel about IKEA, their TILLREDA model microwave is two dials for time and power, and a button to open the door
I like the concept, but the rotating turntable for the food and plate is silly. I have a Panasonic NE-1022F (sadly, no longer available) and it rotates the antenna under the floor of the unit. That approach enables use of a smaller motor, requires fewer moving parts, and makes the interior very easy to clean.
A turntable also inhibits superheating of water. A superheated cup of water will expand to steam immediately if disturbed before it cools:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/boil-on-troubled-waters/
The turntable's motion ensures the water is somewhat "disturbed" and minimizes superheating.
Re: Why every microwave sucks these days
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Enjoy you advertiser-driven web.
This won't stop an advertiser driven web. Only an alternative approach that maintain provider profits. Adverts exist because we refuse to pay for every service. This doesn't offer an alternative, but presumes to know better by removing user's choice.
If people listened to the author of the web page, it would stop an ad-driven web. Because the world continues to use Chromium skins, we are inevitably going to get some technology that ad blockers won't work on any more. See FLoC, Web Bundles, or Web Integrity.
How do you all use a browser that comes up with these adversarial technologies?
Re: Why every microwave sucks these days
#337Earlier quoted context omitted.
This won't stop an advertiser driven web. Only an alternative approach that maintain provider profits. Adverts exist because we refuse to pay for every service. This doesn't offer an alternative, but presumes to know better by removing user's choice.
If people listened to the author of the web page, it would stop an ad-driven web. Because the world continues to use Chromium skins, we are inevitably going to get some technology that ad blockers won't work on any more. See FLoC, Web Bundles, or Web Integrity. How do you all use a browser that comes up with these adversarial technologies?
Because on a daily basis, it doesn't affect me. Personally. I don't care. That's the honest answer.
On days I do care, I have my means to be undetected. When the ads bother me, I switch on the pihole. Some sites don't work with pihole enabled so sometimes it's either off or I create exceptions. But I like Chrome. The convenience I get from chrome is invaluable to me. No other browser can give me that exactly. But all of the above are based on MY decisions. I chose to use X or to ignore Y. When a site decides that for me, well... I just walk away.
Re: Why every microwave sucks these days
#338Earlier quoted context omitted.
This won't stop an advertiser driven web. Only an alternative approach that maintain provider profits. Adverts exist because we refuse to pay for every service. This doesn't offer an alternative, but presumes to know better by removing user's choice.
If people listened to the author of the web page, it would stop an ad-driven web. Because the world continues to use Chromium skins, we are inevitably going to get some technology that ad blockers won't work on any more. See FLoC, Web Bundles, or Web Integrity. How do you all use a browser that comes up with these adversarial technologies?
Say you stopped an ad driven web - what do you think will remain when nobody can afford to run anything at scale anymore? Would you be ok paying to use the web? I know I wouldn't.
Re: Why every microwave sucks these days
#339Got a Breville recently, seemed like the only units that weren't the same as every others out there... Not sure it's more durable, but at least it's super quiet, I can mute beep sounds, I can change time and power while food is cooking, and it's got a stainless interior so there's no cheap paint that'll start falling off after a few months.
Are you in Australia? Breville in Aus is a different brand to Breville here in the UK (and possibly other places). UK Breville is mostly known for sandwich toasters and fairly cheap commodity kitchen appliances, Aussie Breville seems like a fairly high quality brand, especially with their espresso machines (which are sold over here under the brand name Sage - I have one and love it).
Huh I see that... We get the Australian Breville brand in North America, and while we don't get their full product offering, it's a lot better than what I see on the Sage website.
Domestic brands over here aren't even trying. Build quality is subpar on everything manufactured on the continent, but thankfully designs are pretty simple and parts are readily available.
Our only choice on larger appliances is basically Miele at 2-4x the European MSRP to get anything remotely reliable. Even then the Miele@Home stuff is nothing but a nightmare so far.
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Smart on you for getting a commercial appliance. Residential grade appliances are quite frankly awful and really limit how well you can cook. My dream kitchen is ironically a professional one. One of my rants are stoves. They is not get as hot as professional stoves. To overcome this, I got a Blackstone griddle that also includes a gas range. I then replaced the propane regulator with some Chinese one that lets me ou…
Wow, is your oven capable of both proper wok and pizza cooking temperature?
By oven do you mean the one in my kitchen?
It gets up to 500F but a good pizza oven goes hotter. For a wok the stove top is gas but the answer is no. It won't get the sear I want.
To overcome this, I have a cuisanart pellet smoker and a big green egg. Those can get me into the 600F range that gets me the pizza cooking temps I want.
For the sear, I just cook on my griddle since the whole surface goes up to 600-700F with that new regulator.
Honestly if I had pro grade appliances, I'd need a massive vent hood and some sort of advanced fire suppression because ho le fook do those grills get hot.