On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:58:34 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 26/11/2012 5:40 PM, sf wrote:
>
> >
> > When this microwave dies, I'll think long and hard about replacing it
> > and buy an electric tea kettle if it's not replaced. As it is,
> > heating water is one of only two things my microwave is used for.
> >
>
>
> Me too. I don't know what possessed me to replace the old microwave
> after the spring in the timer knob broke. Yep... it wasn't even digital.
> I rarely use the microwave. I recently had to move it because our new
> stove had the electrical plug on the right instead of the left, so we
> would have to use beaters and stuff I needed the counter space. That
> was several weeks ago and I used it today for the first time since it
> was moved.... to soften some butter. We have an electric kettle that
> boils water even faster than the microwave and it takes up a small
> fraction of the counter space.

The reason why we bought another one was because we (read hubby) got
tired of reheating leftovers the old fashioned way for his lunch. Not
only was it slower, there was more to wash afterward. The leftovers
thing is the only bug in the ointment. Otherwise, I'd get rid of it
tomorrow because I'd love to reclaim the counter space (and it's a
smaller than usual microwave anyway).

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.