Could you manage without a microwave?

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I hate he bloody thing because it’s so BIG.

But we use it for jacket potatoes, ready mash , and defrosting fish in a rush

Could we manage without???

I’ve never had one except at my rented student house for a few years. Didn’t have one at my parents and don’t have one now.

Only use ours for defrosting bread and for Uncle Ben's rice, so yeah, we could probably manage without!

Don't have one here and whilst I sometimes wish I could nuke my cold tea rather than make a new one, don't miss it at all.

I managed without a microwave for a couple of years. The things I missed most:

• the facility to defrost things quickly, but then you can just submerge in tepid water for the same end result.

• starting off jacket potatoes (I tend to microwave for around 7 minutes then just crisp up in a hot oven)

I now use it for reheating portions of meals I've frozen for DD (16m). When this microwave carks it I probably won't bother replacing it as the counter space is more useful than the few things I use it for.

Yes.

Ours broke melted 6 months ago and I said we'd wait until payday to replace, the longer we left it the more I realised how little we actually used it!

The only time I miss it is when I have cold tea or forget to defrost something but that's not so often anymore.

Use it all the time. I've lived without a fridge freezer and an oven/hobs but could never live without a microwave.

I don't have one and I don't miss it at all. I have to plan ahead more to take stuff out of the freezer to defrost but overall I feel healthier for not having one and I eat better too.

Not had a microwave for about five years. I rarely used it, never understood what the fuss was about

I lived without one for 2 years as a student. I had to spend more time reheating food, but it was fine once I got used to preplanning time to do that.

I’m in my forties and never had one. My mum has never owned one either. I’ve never felt the need.

I don’t have one. I don’t ever have the need for one.

I chucked mine years ago for the reason it took up too much space on the worktop, i have never missed it.

We use it constantly. Reheating leftovers and cold tea, making porridge, steaming small portions of veg for the kids, and lots of other things. Couldn’t live without it.

No, I work late and eat a lot of prepared food and freezer meals..I don’t take them out to defrost as sometimes I get home too late to eat but no microwave meant everything takes much longer and I end up eating really late

same as sanfran

dont have one but wish i did so i could heat up my coffee in the morning after i let it get cold

We never had one until we had children and used it to steralise bottles, now I like it for heating the pancakes for crispy duck!

Haven't had one for about 12yrs and we manage fine

Don't have one and haven't done for many years. IMO take up far too much room with minimal benefits.

Submerging stuff in tepid water to defrost it? Please tell me you dont do that with meat or rice?

Never had one.

Had one for 3 years when I lived with friends. I never used it and I still don’t have one. Bit 90s microwaves are

Could live without an oven but not a microwave!

Hmm ok! Maybe we will give it a try and see how long we can last...

Xmas pudding

I don't have a microwave - manage just fine. Can't stand the things taking up space on the counter!