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For two burritos in my microwave: 1. Position burritos on plate so the fold is on top and facing out 2. Microwave on high for 1 minute 3. Turn burritos over

by rascul 4y ago

For two burritos in my microwave: 1. Position burritos on plate so the fold is on top and facing out 2. Microwave on high for 1 minute 3. Turn burritos over so fold is on bottom and facing in, so that if the fold busts it stays on the plate 4. Poke three sets of holes in top of each burrito with fork, evenly spaced 5. Microwave on high for 45 seconds I have fine tuned my microwave burrito skills over the decades to have a perfectly microwaved burrito that is both not cold and doesn't burst. Problem is, there's no 45 second button on the microwave, so I usually press 2 for two minutes (if I give it a few seconds it'll start on it's own) and I try to make it back in time. I don't always get it and the ends might bust just a little bit.

robocat 4y ago
> there's no 45 second button on the microwave Just turn down the power to 70% or 80% for one minute - it is equivalent. Varying power levels is microwaving 101 for heat control (especially for getting heat to the middle of cold things). Aside: buy a microwave with knobs for timer control and ideally power level too (or a slider would be an even better UI for power level but I haven’t seen that). Buttons deeply suck on every microwave I have ever used. Think like a software UI designer when buying appliances: most appliances have horrific UIs, but with a little effort you can often find at least one model out of 50 with a usable UI (and sometimes the cheapest too). There is a branding opportunity here for a startup: the Apple of appliances would sell even at a high premium.
- rascul 4y ago
  Then there's more buttons to hit which is why I don't put 45 in. Also, the UI and buttons don't seem horrible on most microwaves I've used. Not sure the issue there.
  - shele 4y ago
    I would never put in 45s by pressing buttons, it seems we are alike there. But I would put 45 sec in with a (rotary) time control knob though, maybe you want to reevaluate.

by rascul 4y ago

robocat 4y ago

> there's no 45 second button on the microwave Just turn down the power to 70% or 80% for one minute - it is equivalent. Varying power levels is microwaving 101 for heat control (especially for getting heat to the middle of cold things). Aside: buy a microwave with knobs for timer control and ideally power level too (or a slider would be an even better UI for power level but I haven’t seen that). Buttons deeply suck on every microwave I have ever used. Think like a software UI designer when buying appliances: most appliances have horrific UIs, but with a little effort you can often find at least one model out of 50 with a usable UI (and sometimes the cheapest too). There is a branding opportunity here for a startup: the Apple of appliances would sell even at a high premium.

rascul 4y ago
Then there's more buttons to hit which is why I don't put 45 in. Also, the UI and buttons don't seem horrible on most microwaves I've used. Not sure the issue there.
- shele 4y ago
  I would never put in 45s by pressing buttons, it seems we are alike there. But I would put 45 sec in with a (rotary) time control knob though, maybe you want to reevaluate.