microwave or surface space. Arghh, help me decide

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I have had a microwave in my kitchen since we moved, two years ago. The kitchen isn`t big and I like to cook and bake so have lots of other useful gadgets on the surfaces

I am in a quandry about my microwave. I use it for making custard, making jelly, warming plates and re-heating home cooked food

What would you do? Get rid of the (cheapish) microwave or not?

don0301

got space on the wall to put a bracket to hold it?

Old_Git

how long could you manage without a microwave

Ben84

As we're in the green and ethical forum, it's worth pointing out that microwaves are generally a very energy efficient way to cook and reheat things. You can certainly do more with it than you have mentioned too.

Anyway, if you're unsure put it away somewhere for a few weeks and see how you get on without it.

rogerblack

Think about everything in the kitchen.
It's way too easy to have something - say a breadmaker - on the surface, because you want to use it to make bread.
However.
If you _don't_ use it to make bread, it's kinda pointless.