Doing without a microwave - do you? Can I?

thriftwizard

I do still have one but it's hardly used at all now. OH used to work shifts & it was mainly used for reheating meals when he got in; very occasionally I'll soften butter or Marmite in it, but if it died today I'd happily reclaim the storage space. Life without MW is perfectly possible!

datlex

I have had mine 10 years and use it everyday. It is a combi oven/microwave/grill.
OP since yours is only 4 years old why not complain to the manufacturer (if you kept proof of purchase) items should last a reasonable amount of time. You should reasonably expect a microwave to last 6 plus years. You have nothing to loose - You can claim under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 the item is faulty which it must be to go wrong in under 6 years.
http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/sale-of-goods-act/

WantToBeSE

I haven't had a microwave for about 6 years and i survive perfectly well without one.

dibuzz

I don't use mine much but would miss it for the 2 minute rice pouches and reheating hot drinks although half the time I open it and find a cup already in there that I've reheated and forgotten about.

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twiglet98 wrote: »

I was looking for a simple manual one, not digital, with a handle to open the door, not a push button, and black or stainless steel, not white.

Here you go.

http://direct.asda.com/Russell-Hobbs-RHM1709B-700-Watt-17-Litre-Manual-Microwave---Black/001568796,default,pd.html

A Russell Hobbs too.

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thriftychick wrote: »

I've never had a microwave!

Here you go. :wave:

ariba10

We have a Combi and would be hard pushed to do without it.

If only for "Jacket Poatoes" Two large Pots in twenty mins. Crisp on the outside and soft on the inside (Just like me).

Would not think of having a microwave only model.

mardatha

I have to admit that since I got this one I've discovered microwave sponge puds....

Tigsteroonie

Ours gets used to warm littl'un's food; BiL uses it to reheat cold tea; and occasionally I'll cook some frozen peas in it. That's all. I'd rather find something else to eat than use it to defrost food.

OP, your wheat bags. Could you put them into a water-tight bag and immerse in hot water for a while to heat? Or lay them on top of a radiator? (You could have them slowly heating on a radiator during the evening, then take to bed.)

PasturesNew

Whether you can live without a microwave is personal to you. What are you using it for? How often are you using it? Do you have another method of heating that food up?

In short - everybody's different.

I'd, say, rather have a microwave to heat 1/3rd of a can of beans than have to put an electric ring on and have a saucepan small enough for 1/3rd of a tin of beans, then wait for the beans to heat up, then have a saucepan to wash up.

Much easier for me to drop 1/3rd of a tin of beans into a small plastic pot and nuke them for a minute - quicker, less washing up. As I eat a lot of beans it's worth it for me just for this!

And, warming bread rolls - takes me 10 seconds in a microwave.

And making omelettes - 3 minutes and a lot less washing up.