god forbid we let people customize these things. we’ll jam AI into the fucking appliances before we let people have actual QOL advancements.
Yes. Even tho. You should let an item sit and continue to cook after the wave is done. I just grab it like a Neanderthal.
Of course! I’m not going to let a fucking oven tell me when my food is ready. Fuck you, Skynet, this is how the rebellion against the machines starts!
Yes.
I have kids that I enjoy keeping asleep. There is no reason for that fucking beep to ever occur.
Nominating for best of out-of-context comments.
Is that really out of context? Maybe it’s also because I am a parent, but that was my immediate reaction to the post. Death to all things that beep loudly!!!
No, your comment was perfectly in context. I was nominating it as a perfect addition to an all time greatest list of post that, out of context, are amazing.
That’s what I thought but my wife needs it or she constantly forgets warm beverages in the microwave.
Many models have the option to turn off the beeps
But why won’t the noise turn off as soon as you open the door?
If I don’t stop it before the last second, the universe will blow up.
No, unless I want to set it up for period shorter than what is available but that hardly ever happens.
I usually leave and come back when it beeps.
Yes, because of the stupid turntable. 1:30, the water isn’t hot enough. 2:00, the water is too hot and cup is at the back of the oven. The right amount of time, for tap water, in the summer, is 1:47, that puts the water at the front of the oven at the right temp, but I don’t want to punch in 1:47, so I just hit the 2 to start and run the oven for 2 minutes, and then pull the door open at 1:47. Also, no beep that way.
Commercial microwaves, like in a restaurant, have a row of numbered buttons that can be programmed for time and power setting. That’s the best way to control a microwave.
That’s the best way to control a microwave.
I remain fond of the analog knob myself.
Me too, and it comes with the added benefit of usually having a pleasant “Ding!” instead of the shrieking “BEEEEEP! BEEEEEP! BEEEEEP!” that digital microwaves have. The downside is that you completely lose the precision of a digital timer, which some people (not me) consider a must have in a microwave.
My microwave has a feature that, after it’s done microwaving, positions the turntable the way it was when it started. So a cups handle is always accessible.
1:30, the water isn’t hot enough. 2:00, the water is too hot and cup is at the back of the oven. The right amount of time, for tap water
Wait… you microwave cups of water? Why the hell would you do that?
One less appliance. Not everyone wants a kettle on their countertop.
Most people that are in this situation, I think, are boiling their water on stovetop in pots.
Why not? I press a button and have a cup of boiling water less than 2 minutes later.
Almost always.
I’m just hit the god damn stop/cancel button if you want to stop it before the timer reaches zero.
If you time it right, you can stop my microwave on 0. I also like to avoid making noise if I can. So every time I microwave anything it’s a little minigame for me.
Are you me?
Yes.
Our microwave [Electrolux, in case anyone wants to dig] doesn’t beep until like 5 seconds after finishing, it’s just silent. I think that’s a pretty good feature.
Wow. That’s a great feature. I need to look out for it next time. Thank you
No problem, hope you find it. 😊👍 For reference, it’s an Electrolux one.
Never knew how much I needed this, holy shit. Mine beeps when it finishes but also beeps again if I haven’t opened the door in, idk, some amount of time. Which I get why it’s a gesture and sometimes I actually do find it useful but often I’m like “I KNOW, GIMME A MINUTE”
Also relevant user name. 👌
My parents have one of these, and it drives me nuts when I visit. I understand that feature on something like an oven where it’s still cooking. But the microwave stopped. Nothing’s going to burn. So stop rushing me!
With two kids, I feel that. 😆 “LET ME WIPE THIS SHITTY TODDLER BOTTOM FIRST, ALRIGHT?!”
The beep from the microwave hurts my ears. So I stop about 1 second before it beeps.
I stop it on the start of the beep.
Ofc. Otherwise it beeps.
Turn off the beeps, it’s the only way
I tried every combo and magic trick I could find and mine will not. Sadge.
One does not simply turn off the beeps.
No, my microwave has a nice chime instead of a beep
Mine does a singular *ding*, which is very appreciated.
