Then there’s me LOSING MY DAMN MIND because I can’t figure out how to clear the one second off of the microwave and being INFURIATINGLY MAD at the jerk who left one second on the microwave.
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yeah, but then it's blinking and i have to press stop to clear the blinking remaining time for the clock to display. I MUST HAVE MY CLOCK. ahem. sorry i don't have any anals that i need to retent or anything.
i once, i swear once pressed open at such a precise time i did not have to press any other buttons to get to the clock and (and this is the important bit) the microwave made no sound. i mean aside from the door clanging open and me squealing and pooting a little. it felt like i had just pumped exactly twenty moneys and i will never reach such heighths again
Make sure you're interrupting it by hitting cancel, as it releases a burst of radiation if you just open the door. Not sure if it would have any health effects, but you need to hit cancel to clear the remaining time anyways.
More kitchen devices need to follow what ricecookers are doing and play a charming melody when finished.
As far as I can tell thats a Korean appliance thing, so maybe try an LG or Samsung microwave.
Do you set the timer to 61s as well?
Appliances should never ever beep, change my mind. What happened to the good old "bing" or "brrrrrrring"?
Beeping makes my skin crawl!
My ADHD brain can barely remember putting something in the microwave. I need the beep to remind myself to check it
It’s probably way cheaper to add a speaker than an actual, physical bell. But I agree. My microwave dings and I’m fine with that.
Just because you can hear it doesn’t mean everyone can. Beeps are interruptive too.
And increasing beeping volume would be good. First beep should be nearly muted. 4th beep should be judging.
my grandfather cant even hear the beeping, let alone if the microwave is running.
Agreed that companies need to lower the note of their beeps to old-man hearing tones.
they make some devices that electrocute you when running and when they're done, stop.
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My microwave has an option to turn off all the beeps, and it's a landlord special so I imagine others can do the same. Check your model and see if it has that option.
For mine, I literally need to hold down I think the number 3 for 5 seconds. It's in no way obvious.
Mine doesn't have any kind of mute option, I checked the manual.
Y'all better be clearing the timer so it returns to clock mode afterwards
Our new one has the option to not have a clock and just be blank so it’s extra annoying when somebody leaves the timer on and the screen stays on blinking ‘cook time’.
Do you actually use your microwave to find out what time it is?
Uh, yeah, it's got a built-in clock.
Mine does too but even though it (and my oven) tell the time I look at my watch, phone, or the dedicated clock in my living room
it's not just about the microwave returning to clock function. It's also about the microwave being returned to it's normal standby state so that pushing the buttons functions as expected for the next person.
- I don't wear a watch, especially not while I'm busy in the kitchen
- My phone is usually on my pocket, and it's easier to just turn my head than to reach into my pocket, pull out my phone, and turn it on. And also wash my hands if, again, I'm doing kitchen stuff in the kitchen.
- The microwave is in the kitchen, which is a different room than the living room.
Does your stove not have a clock? They're fairly standard now
Huh. That's fair.
You sound way too reasonable. What's the catch?
There is a mute function.
No there isn't.
Mine has it and is currently muted
Where's the challenge in that?
My previous microwave oven had a mute button. That thing stayed permanently silent. Unfortunately I have never found a new model that can be muted.
Cue a Technology Connection video about how old microwave ovens were better.
I just can't wait for microwave to have an integration with AI. I just need another internet connected device that can recommend a nice laxative after scanning what it just cooked. Not only that but it could integrate with my smart fridge and make sure that it orders food that is just about to expire from Instacart. And with its partnership with Doordash, the microwave could just stop working and order a replacement meal for me.
...said no one ever.
Many if not most microwaves can be muted, but they usually don't have a special button for it.
It's often some secret button combination. READ YOUR MICROWAVE'S MANUAL.
Every microwave can be silenced. Sometimes it requires a soldering iron.
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I had a microwave that not only beeped when finished but also beeped every 10-15 seconds if the door wasn’t opened and food retrieved. I donated it and bought a new one because I wasn’t about to put up with that audacity.
newb. I save the world by stopping it on 0:00 before the screen goes away.
Mine doesn't even let you interrupt the beeping. If it goes off it's doing the whole sequence whether you like it or not.
Mine has a setting but it doesn’t get saved after a power outage which occurs a couple times a year.
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