undercounter microwaves - pics please?
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Comments (10)I don't use my microwave for much beyond softening ice cream and warming maple syrup, but I find it much handier having it at eye-level. Mine's in a walk-in pantry, which some might find inconvenient -- but then opening and closing little cabinet doors seems like it would be inconvenient, too. My biggest priority was getting the ugly little bugger -- out of sight. If you use the thing with some frequency, then having it close at hand might be more important -- in which case, the doors seem like a reasonable solution. Soonermagic, do you find that you have to be extra careful when heating anything that includes liquid in your MW drawer? Seems to me that if you pushed or pulled the drawer to quickly, liquid would be likely to slosh. Also, does the drawer have a turn-table? Just wondering......See MoreDo you have a microwave in your pantry? input and pics please
Comments (5)gb, sorry to hijack, but... Allison, that pantry is awesome! Love the light fixture -- I've never seen anything like it -- and the birdhouses. No wonder your DH wants to keep the doors open. (Puts the pressure on to keep it neat.) There's something about st@ples in glass jars that speaks to the gut -- very homey. gb, as you enter the k;tchen on that side of the U, what is on that arm of the U as you make your way to the pantry? Since it's inside the k;tchen and kids will be using it and there are appliances close by, I'd be afraid of the traffic getting in the way of your movements. You're trying to prepare dinner, they want a pre-dinner snack, they dart thru and open the pantry door and you have to wait or shut them up in there. It sounds like, if you have a place for it, it would be better to put it on the outside, at the tip of one of the arms....See MoreNothing lasts. New microwave just arrived....pic
Comments (10)I purchased my first microwave in 1977 and it was working perfectly when I gave it to Goodwill 25 years later. It was a powerful 1000 watt one with a probe for temperature control - something I don't think they make anymore with microwaves. It had dials for settings instead of a touchpad. The thing was huge. It cost me $350. It was great using the temperature probe to keep liquid items like soup from boiling over, but I never really used it for roasts or casseroles because I cook them covered to retain the steam. I am so sorry I ever got rid of it. My next one was a "top of the line" with a sensor to detect cooking instead of the probe. It was completely programmable so just by hitting the menu item codes you could defrost, cook, and keep warm with one setting and not have to keep checking and revising the cooking time and power. It was the most expensive microwave out at the time @$200. "Top of the line" with the fancy sensor and it had a sleek cool design with a tiny footprint. That thing lasted about 8 months. The programmable touch pad went wonky. Now the screen just shows "hieroglyphics" and it won't accept any numerals pushed on the touchpad. I can turn it *ON* or *OFF* with the 'Minute Plus' button. That's it. No adjusting the power. No setting the minutes. No programming for delicate or complicated dishes. I refuse to play into their hands and buy another microwave that will probably last me a few weeks. Or maybe just days. I have actually contemplated buying one of those old workhorses from Goodwill but I worry how it may have been taken care of. Microwave leaks are not anything I want to expose myself to. I am contemplating buying a new range and may buy a matching OTR microwave and fan to free up my counterspace. But at this point I even worry about getting a new range with those plastic touchpads. I am shopping only for ones with dials just like I did with my new washer. ("Top of the line" Maytag washer broke after only three years. MY new current one has dials.)...See MoreLocation of Microwave
Comments (18)We have a MW drawer and we're all very happy with it. We range in height from 5'10" (me - the shortest) to my DS at 6'6". None of us has had an issue with using it. No bending over to access food or to read/use controls. The inside is actually quite roomy...especially the newer ones (they're now tall enough for those tall cups of coffee). All my casserole dishes (round & rectangular and shallow & deep) fit in it without problems. The only thing that does not fit is the glass cover of my largest round casserole dish (b/c of the glass knob)...so I just use wax paper when I use that particular dish (or turn the cover upside down if the "food height" allows) Here are some recent (and one not so recent) threads that discuss MW drawers: Thread (2010 & probably the most useful): Microwave Drawer Pros and Cons? Thread: Who has a microwave drawer? Thread: Sharp drawer microwave - do thy fit a 10' dinner plate? Thread: undercounter microwaves - pics please?...See Morebreezygirl
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