Both "200" and "160" are 2 minutes in microwave math

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I didn’t realize I was so spoiled. On mine, the 1, 2, and 3 buttons add 1-3 minutes, respectively. And I don’t have to hit start either. I want a minute I press 1, done.

Ephera

I love knobs. You just turn them and the thing turns on. And no one needs an exact time measurement on a microwave anyways.

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I don't own a microwave and have no idea what you are all taking about.

Caveman

Rest of time savings can be achieved by practicing 30 minutes per day

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A trick I learned from my dad was to do a quick "9-9-start" to get about a minute and a half

snooggums

I need exact seconds and power settings for multiple things, including heating up small amounts of dog food a small amount.

People that thing microwaves suck to heat up food are just rawdogging the +30 seconds button.

snooggums

2 + 0 + 0 + start for me on every microwave I've ever owned.

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"9 0 start" is the same number of buttons. Also +30 seconds 3 times gets exactly 90 seconds. Your dad was trolling

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Meanwhile, to heat up some chicken gently for my mutt it's

Power power power power power power power start one zero zero start.

(one minute at 500 watts)

I miss my Akai at home with its memory button.

OpenStars

My microwave won't start with just the add 30 seconds button. Others that I've used work that way, but not this one. So 9-9-start would work for me, while add 30 3 times would not.

tired_n_bored

I have an analog microwave from 2007. It just has a mechanical timer

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"9 0 start" is the same number of buttons.

Yeah but you gotta move your finger from the 9 to the 0, which is slower

Also +30 seconds 3 times gets exactly 90 seconds

It didn't have that button then

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I don't clear the timer because my +30 sec button will only work to start the microwave if there's time left on the timer. If there's no time left on the timer, the +30 button is useless until I punch something in.

HobbitFoot

Because 2:00 = 1:60

Or are we going to implement metric time?

Ephera

Alright, did not expect that. To me, it's just that the food I'm trying to heat often enough varies in terms of amount or how much water is in there, so that it just seems extremely futile to try to heat it precisely. But yeah, I can see dog food or such being consistent enough that this works.

snooggums

Generally high is too high for most foods, where it overcooks the outsides. Regulating the power setting and time is like using the settings on a stove and taking stuff off when done.

Melting cheese, heating mashed potatoes, and a ton of other things are just better with some tweaks to the time and power. Hitting the +30 seconds is like putting the stove on high and cooking in 30 second increments.

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And if my grandma had wheels she’d have been a bicycle

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Everyone would get a ride

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Don't they have conversation lookup tables for stuff like that? Been years since I was in school so maybe those aren't really used anymore? At least to convert the numerator to different units.

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Pump manufacturers are like: “We’re selling this professional grade stuff to people who know what they’re doing. They know how to math their way through this mess.”