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

OpenStars

Oh wow I find that so interesting - basically it's up to the manufacturer to decide what "add 30 seconds" means and so everyone does something different, it would seem.

Tbh I think I would prefer your way, bc I far more often want to do merely 30, 60, or 90 seconds total (so just 1-3 presses of that button ), whereas I virtually never want to change the timing of something after I've already started it. It probably depends heavily what task it's being used for - rewarming a drink, 90s tiny popcorn bag, 30s quick warming of food after it cooled, etc., and more importantly how routinely the task is performed.

And for that reason it would be cool if they could be reprogrammed:-). Linux has spoiled us all far too much:-).

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Every microwave I've had, you hit the power button then the number corresponding to the power level you want.

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That's it, I'm starting an OpenMichaelwaveOS github

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More efficient to enter 99 seconds, to save time moving your finger from the 9 to the 0.

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You change the power?! In 44 years i have never changed the power.

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Sure, but that's 4 presses on 3 buttons. I can press the same button 4 times much faster.

Over the course of a lifetime, we're taking DOUBLE DIGIT seconds saved!

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Yeah dude... If you're reheating leftovers on full blast, you've been making everything worse. Microwaves aren't perfect, but you can def finesse it a bit, and it makes a huge difference.

Try doing 80% for reheating. Also, stir occasionally (for stirrable foods), and pause to rotate the plate occasionally as well. Even if it's already on a carousel.

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I get the 2:00, but shouldn't it be 120? Or am I dumber than I thought? 60+60 still = 120, right?

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My grandma had wheels. She had both a car, AND a walker.

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1:60 = one minute and 60 seconds, or two minutes.

120 would be parsed as one minute and 20 seconds, or 80 seconds.

Took me a bit to get too.

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Huh. Thanks.

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I used to have one like that as well, most baffling design decision I've ever seen

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Really? Every microwave I’ve had you hit a number and it’s cooks your food for that many minutes. No power option, but you can set it prior to heating your food.

azuth

It's not 160 (seconds) it's 1 (minutes) **:**60 (seconds). My microwave always keeps the : when I input time.

VindictiveJudge

The French tried to, briefly.

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I mean it really depends on what you're heating up as to how much better it is. Some things it doesn't matter as much.

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They are saying that. Its a button on the microwave, you hit it before or after the time input, but its not usually a repeatedly hit button. On mine I would hit the time I wanted, then power, then the number for the percent power I want like 5 is 50%, then start.

I do have a potatoe button that works by pressing it over and over to select weight though.

psychOdelic

what?????? I have NEvER and I mean NEVER!!! seen a microwave with buttons EVER!!! in real life.

VindictiveJudge

You can also punch in 90 to get 1:30. I may have been extra lazy a few times to learn that.

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It's not really lazy until you're putting in "88" to save a keystroke and extra finger movement.