To ask what you use you microwave for?

[Afternooninthepark]

At 47 and having lived together for 23 years, dh and I have never had or felt the need for a microwave.
However, ds (15) is badgering me to get one, he says he can make things quicker in it and in the future when we are away or out he and his sister can make quick and easy meals for themselves.
I remember having one when we lived at home and it was only used for heating beans and defrosting stuff.
They are obviously still popular as they are for sale everywhere.
So what do you use yours for?
Does anyone actually make proper meals in there microwave?

[PoodleMoth]

Not a lot! Soup, reheating leftovers, beans, popcorn (a few times a year!)

[Jackparlabane]

Porridge every morning, reheating coffee or tea a couple times a day.

Cooking frozen veg, defrosting meat.from the freezer. Beans or spaghetti hoops about once a month.

Heating up leftovers, frozen Yorkshire puddings, any dinner that's got cold.

And over Christmas, cooking and reheating Christmas pudding! Not steaming for hours on end.

And hot water bottles and bean-filled substitutes.

[dudsville]

Pop corn (we bought it for this purpose!), defrosting frozen spinach. Occasionally reheating leftovers.

[Orchidflower1]

Warming milk even.... I don’t think the milk needing warning it was going to be used for a latte.

[vanillandhoney]

Reheating coffee.
Heating up things like tinned soup or beans as it then means one less dish to wash up afterwards.
Making mug cakes.
The occasional ready meal.
Frozen jacket potatoes if I'm in a rush or feeling lazy.
Making porridge.
Heating up milk for hot chocolate.
Melting cheese on nachos or similar.
Reheating leftovers.

[bloodywhitecat]

At the grand old age of 57 our microwave is used for...sterilizing baby bottles and maybe reheating the cups of tea and coffee that I never get to drink hot thanks to said babies.

[Brighterthansunflowers]

Jacket potatoes (then crisp up in the oven)
Reheating leftovers
Porridge
Microwave rice packets for a super quick lazy lunch
Beans/spaghetti hoops
Occasional microwave meals

[Palavah]

Porridge
Quick defrosting
Leftovers
Ready meals/soup

[gaggiagirl]

Heating tinned stuff.
Frozen veg.
Ready meals
Packet rice
Reheating leftovers
Warming the kids wheat bags in winter
Parboiling potatoes or par-micing them as I call it.

[Sunshine1235]

Cooking frozen peas
Reheating leftovers
Reheating tea

That’s it 😂

[Potterpotterpotter]

Defrosting meat, re warming my tea and reheating leftovers ... that’s it really

[SerenityNowwwww]

Jacket potatoes (and finish them off in the oven) quinoa
Defrosting some things
Heating heat packs
3-Minute cake in a mug
That’s about it really...

[JamSarnie]

Steaming vegetables
Reheating soup/beans
Defrosting food
Ready meals
Steaming fish
Starting off jackets potatoes before they go into the oven
Heating milk for coffees

[Kote]

All kinds. Reheating leftovers, micro rice, ramen noodles, frozen or tinned veg, jacket potatoes, occasionally defrosting meat

[AlCalavicci]

I only use mine for rehating meals but most of them could be done in a pan with no problems . Mine works but is very old and stained and scruffy looking , I keep thinking I want I new ( to match my new kitchen ) one but I wont buy one while this one works

[whensmynexthol1day]

Loads of things! Cooking frozen veg, heating up kids milk, reheating leftovers, defrosting meat and bread, heating up baked beans/ soup, making custard. Couldn't do without ours

[Mmsnet101]

Soup, beans, scrambled egg, porridge, melting butter for baking, frozen veg, bringing back stale bread, leftovers, toddler meals, warming milk for coffee... Loads! Yet we never eat ready meals.

[BackforGood]

Reheating meals (I have adult dc that work shifts so often eat at different times)
Jacket potatoes
Defrosting things
Heating milk
Reheating a brew I forgot about

[Fishfingersandwichplease]

I leave my porridge to soak in milk in a bowl overnight then zap it in the microwave for breakfast - no yucky saucepans to scrape clean!

[AlwaysLatte]

We tend to just use it for warming leftovers, or my coffee when it keeps getting cold. There's a good defrost function on ours too. I wouldn't be without it even though we don't use it for actual main cooking.

[Tanfastic]

Scrambled eggs
Reheating meals
Soup
Beans
Reheating tea/coffee if it's gone cold
The odd ready meal

[cakeandchampagne]

Buy a microwave and let your ds show you how great it is!

[wowfudge]

Heating milk for a latte, defrosting frozen fruit for breakfast, heating soup from lunch, cooking frozen veg for tea, reheating cooked potatoes, etc., etc. I wouldn't want to be without it.

[Thismummyruns]

The main use for mine is reheating my tea several times before giving up

For context, I have a 16 month old baby.

[Strawberrycreamsundae]

Defrosting
Starting off jacket potatoes
Reheating leftovers and cafetière coffee
Making scrambled eggs/poached eggs
Heating soup, baked beans, chocolate pudding, micro rice etc
Heating milk for custard/coffee, baby food/milk
Cooking fresh or frozen veg
Melting butter, chocolate
Probably dozens more uses over the past 42 years I have had one!