Depends on what I'm putting in. There are some plates of leftovers that I've made often enough to just know how long it'll take, so the time is exactly what it needs to be and I can wander away for a second to check the mail or whatever. Popcorn obviously comes out when it's done. If I'm warming a drink in a mug, I'll stop it early if the handle is at a more convenient angle, since otherwise I'm liable to burn myself.
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Only when microwaving something that might overflow… like oatmeal.
Aside from that… I want every last second of microwaving that I can get and beeping!
I replaced the microwave with an air fryer, still have the microwave but it lives in a cupboard and only gets used a couple of times a year.
As the air fryer cools for a few seconds before it finishes I usually don't stop it early. I will often open it early to check on the food though.
It depends on how annoying a noise it will make if allowed to finish. I find it odd that the option to disable the beep on completion isn't common. There's rarely any urgency to remove what I just heated.
Really? First thing I do after a power outage is turn off the sound on the microwave. I'm not putting stuff in for hours, I've not forgotten about it. If I'm not taking it out of the microwave immediately it's because I'm busy. Settle down, machine.
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Yes, regularly AND I leave the remaining time on the microwave. It's pure chaos over here.
Fucking Monster.
My partner does the same thing! The amount of times I've looked at the microwave and wondered why time is standing still is too damn high!
I am triggered, please for the love of god and anyone who lives with you JUST CLEAR IT
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Microwaves stop by themselves? /j
I have my microwave on silent so I actually prefer to let it finish so I don't need to press a button to clear those few seconds to have a useful clock back
There's such a thing as a beepless microwave 😮?
Basically every microwave iv seen in the last 25 years has a way to turn off the beeps.
Read the manual for the shit you own. It's wild sometimes how hidden options can be.
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HOW
WHAT BRAND OF MICROWAVE DO YOU HAVE?
I specifically looked online before replacing my last one – it didn't just beep, it screamed at the top of its lungs.
Now a happy owner of a silent LG microwave. (You hold two buttons simultaneously to put it in silent mode)
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Someone at work does this and doesn't clear the remaining time. Pisses me off. Press the stop button for the love all that is holy. Look, I know it's petty.
Not petty, totally fair. In my case, the microwave is the most visible clock from the couch, so I am always annoyed when it's 00:02 instead of the time. But then again, the power goes out frequently where I live, so it's not so reliable as a clock in the first place
I hate the beep in every form so far, and I avoid using microwaves every chance I get.
I have this annoying microwave that beeps 5 times when it hits zero, even if I open the door in the middle of it. Kinda rude honestly
People who leave those few remaining seconds just hanging there for the next person to have to deal with are called “microdanglers.”
It beeps 5 times if I don't. Super fuckin annoying, are those beeps.
The beep from the microwave hurts my ears. So I stop about 1 second before it beeps.
No, if I wanted to microwave something for 57 seconds I'd put 57 seconds in. I don't practice brinksmanship
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.
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.
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"
With two kids, I feel that. 😆 "LET ME WIPE THIS SHITTY TODDLER BOTTOM FIRST, ALRIGHT?!"
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!
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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.
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.
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No, my microwave has a nice chime instead of a beep
Mine does a singular *ding*, which is very appreciated.
Well yeah that's when the bomb goes off, gotta stop it
No, but I don't wait for the beeping to stop.
Turning off the sound of my microwave was an ability I was not aware I had. It’s so small of a thing but amazing.
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.
Sometimes
Only if I think I set it for too long.