Comment by pluralmonad

9 hours ago

Your social circles must be very different from mine if everyone you know uses their microwave for cooking, rather than just reheating leftovers.

There’s a bit of irony here. A lot of commercial kitchens already rely heavily on microwaves and rapid heating equipment. In many restaurants the microwave is a very important tool in the workflow rather than something unusual. Do your friends not eat out much?

  • They don't cook food in a microwave, though. They reheat it.

    The food have been cooked in industrial ovens in the factory.

    • Sort of, although there's importance nuance. One would be surprised how often microwaves get used in proper commercial kitchens, as in places making their own food & not reheating stuff from a central commissary. But it's not being used in the way one likely pictures when they hear this. An example is that microwaves are great for par cooking vegetables, especially potatoes.