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| happysahm |
Posted - Mar 17 2010 : 08:41:39 AM
Hi!
I'm wondering if any of you have ditched your microwave. If so, how long has it been, what were your reasons, what adjustments did you have to make, etc? I want to hear your stories!
I have "temporarily" removed mine as a test. My family isn't very pleased and think I'm nuts. I absolutely LOVE having that extra counter space in our small kitchen. It's not quite been a full day yet. The biggest challenge so far was when I went to get my hubby's bagel out of the freezer @ 5:45 am! Kind of hard to slice it and toast that way. Tossed it under the broiler for a couple minutes then I could cut it. Anyway, love to hear from you all!
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| marmieto12 |
Posted - Apr 29 2010 : 7:44:04 PM
I have wanted to get rid of ours for years. Husband insisted we have one. It had sat in a pantry closet used only for reheating. When it finally went out, last Oct. I had already begun to reheat using the ways I used growing up. It isn't as difficult as one might think.
I love not having it!
Laura;Dreaming of big girl farm...
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| catramsey |
Posted - Apr 28 2010 : 8:48:22 PM
My microwave just went out and I was worried I could not live without it. Reading all these postings give me hope that doing without it won't be so bad. I can't afford to get a new right now anyway.
Thanks,
Cathy
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| solilly |
Posted - Apr 15 2010 : 06:05:58 AM
I also agree with it does not seam right. My dh is the user. We only use it to heat and defrost. I will try like mad to have him not replace it when it dies. Food in the oven is much better. Also I am one who will not own a cell phone for the same reasons also the cost of one. Lilly 
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| CyndiAnn |
Posted - Apr 15 2010 : 05:52:10 AM
Ours died at least 10 years ago & we've done without one since. All we used it for was re-heating leftovers & melting butter or chocolate, rarely for actually cooking. I haven't missed it or even thought about getting another one....!
Cyndi |
| knittingmom |
Posted - Apr 14 2010 : 8:06:48 PM
I got rid of ours probably about 7 years ago. It was getting to be older and I was concerned about safety, etc. I really didn't use it for much and prefer to heat things up in the oven or stove top, and for those smaller things we have a toaster oven that we bring out. Don't miss it.
Also we don't have a dishwasher, while I miss it for large jobs (like Christmas dinner) I'm fine doing the dishes by hand and at the price of electricity and water it saves us about $50.00 on our utility bill.
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| cgonyer |
Posted - Apr 12 2010 : 5:34:43 PM
I still have one, but for health reasons, I am thinking about getting rid of it. I will probably miss the convenience, but we're in the process of "de-toxing" our home due to both of our kids (twins - boy/girl) having major toxicity issues and autism.
~Cindy
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| highlandviewpantry |
Posted - Apr 12 2010 : 05:20:13 AM
I would like to give it up. I suspect it really reduces the nutrient value of food. A long time ago I bought an air popper and a huge bag of popcorn. That alone dramatically reduced our microwaving. I unfortunately use it to defrost meat when I'm in a hurry. The results are always disappointing. Did anyone ever buy one of those metal trays that are supposed to defrost meat - I wonder if they work?
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| alterationsbyemily |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 9:15:31 PM
Ours died last july and we didn't have the room in the budget to replace it, we just started to do with out and now we really don't think about it... except when we want to defrost meat, other than that we do just fine.
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| tweedlebee |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 8:10:38 PM
When we bought our house a little over a year ago the house didn't have one and we decided that it wasn't neccesary so we didn't buy one, and we never missed it. My mother in law thought we were crazy and bought us one for Christmas but it now sits unused in the kitchen by us, the only ones that ever use it is guests. We just found new (old) ways to do things.
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| OneCraftyBugger |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 6:37:26 PM
I had a microwave about 25 years ago, hated it, gave it away and never got another. People look at me funny when I say we dont have one, but thats ok, I'v mastered the art of boiling water on the stove :)
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| bdhughes77 |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 12:52:33 PM
Pamela Joy (3/21/10)
This reply has nothing to do with microwaves but thanks for opening my eyes about heddle threading. I just have a rigid heddle loom but I always sit in front and reach to the back and it's a pain! Thus, I don't weave as often as I want because I don't like threading the heddles. I don't have a spare microwave but I do have a stool that's about the right height! Thanks! Debbie (Joy-also my middle name)
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| vintagejenta |
Posted - Apr 04 2010 : 07:02:30 AM
We have one and it takes up quite a bit of counter space in our teensy tiny kitchen. I use it mostly to heat up leftovers (I use the one at work, too) and to defrost meat (I'm bad at planning that far in advance!).
We do not, however, make popcorn in it anymore. The "butter" flavoring is terrible for you! So my boyfriend's mom gave us a Stir Crazy popcorn popper that, unlike air poppers, uses oil and stirs the popcorn as it pops. I always burn popcorn on the stovetop, so we use this quite a bit! It's kind of a pain to clean, but tastes pretty good.
Never thought about giving up our microwave (we do have a toaster oven that sits in the cupboard under the sink), but might have to at some point! I, too, have always been a little wary of how they work. But we have wireless internet and use cellphones, so I guess there's not much escaping all the microwaves.
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| Singing Tree Farm |
Posted - Mar 22 2010 : 6:06:17 PM
I never had one until a well meaning family member... . But then it blew up, sparks flying all over and I said no more. It went to the trash and I have refused to buy another one. My children had become used to it and at first really missed it. Now we don't even think about it anymore.
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| sherrye |
Posted - Mar 21 2010 : 8:24:40 PM
i agree with heather. we gave ours up 12 years ago. radiation. i do not miss it at all. sherry
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| herblady55 |
Posted - Mar 21 2010 : 6:53:25 PM
I put my mocrowave and toaster in the basement and bought a toaster/convection/rotiserie instead. Like other gals, I grew fearful of it. Just not natural. I wonder if a lot of our cancers are coming from so many waves.(just a thought)I love my toaster oven. It makes toast really crunchy outside/fluffy inside. I don't mind getting a pan out and doing left-overs like my mama use too. What's even better is how it warms left-over things like french-fries, hush-puppies, biscuits and garlic toast back to their original state-not mushy(can a microwave do that?I think not)Plus I have extra counter space too now. Who doesn't like that? Oh sure, there were a couple of times in the beginning that I turned to use the micro and caught myself, but not as much as I thought I would. All-in-all, I'm very satisfied!
Sister-chick# 905(Oct.7th2009)
Judy
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| happysahm |
Posted - Mar 21 2010 : 3:52:36 PM
We've gone several days without using it now. So encouraged to see how any of you don't have one. Funny about the dishwasher being mentioned. I find myslef more and more disenchanted with mine. It's only a year old and does a horrible job at cleaning the dishes! There's something therapeutic about putting your hands in that sudsy warm water and washing away....especially if you have a window to look out! |
| quiltin mama |
Posted - Mar 21 2010 : 11:15:36 AM
We tossed out our microwave about 3 years ago for a couple reasons.
Reason #1- radiation. I know that other things in your house give it off too (like the computer!) but anything to cut it down is helpful!
Reason #2- it just doesn't make healthy sense to be able to reheat a food in like 30 seconds. Something is wrong with that- so unnatural!
Reason #3- our kitchen is small and there's no sense in taking up more precious counter space!!
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| Pamela Joy |
Posted - Mar 21 2010 : 06:58:48 AM
Before my husband and I were married or living together, both of our microwaves died, and neither of us replaced it. It has been about 13 or 14 years and we have never missed having one. I still kept mine...but I use it as a stool at the back of my loom, to sit on while I thread the heddles. I never even think about microwaving. A real "out of sight, out of mind" thing, on top of not feeling good about them in the first place. We don't have a dishwasher either. I suppose if you really use these things a lot and then find yourself w/o, it could be a big adjustment. But even when I lived with microwave and dishwasher in the past, I rarely used either one.
Good luck with your experiment.
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| Prairie Princess |
Posted - Mar 20 2010 : 10:23:30 AM
I grew up without a microwave...17 years. You make do, and when I moved in with my father, I didn't even know how to use one.  Now I use one frequently, since my kitchen was being remodeled. We've finally got the stove plugged in and the counters done, so I need to break the habit. Fiance' says the reason microwaves cause health risks is they heat the food through 'agitating' the molecules...the microwaves move the molecules around, causing friction that quickly heats the food. The problem is, it breaks them open or apart or something, and they become free radicals. Which are the little dangerous buggers antioxidants fight in your body.
~Jodi
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| Montrose Girl |
Posted - Mar 20 2010 : 06:43:27 AM
I'm going on about 10 years without one in my house. Since I travel for work and eating out every nights gets old, I do microwave soups in the hotel, but that's because I don't have a stove. I don't miss it, but as others have said enjoy the counter space. It was just another "thing" in the house. Something about zapping your food made me take pause. And I have become quite efficient at cooking popcorn on the stove. It tastes wonderful too.
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| knittingmomma |
Posted - Mar 19 2010 : 06:54:39 AM
We are a family of eight and have not had a microwave for over ten years... there is just something not right about waves going through your food. Over time you will forget you ever had one.
Warm wishes and joy,
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| dutchy |
Posted - Mar 19 2010 : 06:35:07 AM
I hardly ever use mine. It was a goft from a friend when I moved here. But if I had MY choice I would not have gotten one then lol. TOO stingy I think.
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| windypines |
Posted - Mar 19 2010 : 06:28:10 AM
Yes I do, I put the temp about 200 or so, and it has worked for me. I do have a tray that goes in my old toaster oven.
Michele |
| happysahm |
Posted - Mar 18 2010 : 12:02:54 PM
Really? You can thaw in the toaster oven? |
| windypines |
Posted - Mar 18 2010 : 11:33:52 AM
Ours died maybe 5 years ago, I don't remember for sure. I won't get another one. I did get a used toaster oven. That works great for heating, and thawing things.
Michele |
