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I feel like there is a bit of a cultural divide here. Microwaving is here (central europe) not part of food preperation and if it is used stuff is filled into g

by ralfd 3y ago

I feel like there is a bit of a cultural divide here. Microwaving is here (central europe) not part of food preperation and if it is used stuff is filled into glass containers instead of plastic packaging?

panzagl 3y ago
Even for restaurants?
- coldtea 3y ago
  Yes. If a restaurant microwaves, it would be some horrible place meant for the equivalent of "white trash" or the kind found in tourist traps (which for tourists might be the only kind they ever try, especially if they don't bother much to see where locals eat). There are all kinds of industrial heated plates, continuously running pots on stoves, or always on ovens, etc restaurants use to keep the day's food heated or slightly reheat it.
  - sneak 3y ago
    Please don't speak authoritatively about things of which you are ignorant. Almost every restaurant uses microwaves for some part of food prep. Go work in a kitchen for a bit.
    - coldtea 3y ago
      You'd be surprised of what I'm cognizant. If "almost every restaurant microwaves" in one's area, they should probably move to a better area. Though I'm not sure what you call a restaurant. Does it include fast food "restaurants" for example? Or some 2x-3x the local price tourist trap in places like Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam, Paris (say, Montmartre) or the Greek isles?
    - thsksbd 3y ago
      Indeed, the vast majority of restaurants are filthy, terrible over priced eateries where you are gambling your health. Especially after covid.
      - jghn 3y ago
        How much would you like to bet on sone Michelin starred restaurants having microwaves in use?
  - woodruffw 3y ago
    Most restaurants use microwaves. They may not use it to prepare the entire dish (that’s reserved for mass-market faux-nice places like Red Lobster), but it’s a standard piece of commercial kitchen equipment. Reheating frozen soups, for example, usually starts with a quick zap to get the process going.
- bobthepanda 3y ago
  Even in the US there is definitely derisiveness towards the type of restaurant that just microwaves frozen food.
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago
  It appears that people are taking my remark "as a part of the food preparation process" to mean "they cook with a microwave." Whereas I meant, "take a prepared sauce or ingredient out of the freezer and thaw with the microwave before continuing with the meal." In much the same way that I take a stick of butter out of the fridge and nuke it for exactly 9 seconds to get it (at least the bottom) to spreadable consistency. In fact, this is 90% of what I use a microwave for.
irrational 3y ago
Food prep? No. Reheating leftovers? Yes. Mainly because glass containers for storing leftover food are more expensive.
- jna_sh 3y ago
  You can’t just put the leftovers you want to microwave on a bowl or plate…?
  - gmane 3y ago
    For most Americans, they don't have glass plates/bowls at their work. That's where enough microwaving happens that if you can't "fix" the problem there then there's no point in changing habits at home.
    - coldtea 3y ago
      True, I've seen many not even have glasses made of glass. You go to some (not expensive) restaurant, or even a house, and they bring you water in a plastic "glass".
    - scubbo 3y ago
      > For most Americans, they don't have glass plates/bowls at their work Honest question - is there something wrong with microwaving ceramic bowls? Literally every bowl intended for eating (rather than for mixing cooking ingredients) that I have ever owned or encountered has been ceramic.
      - zestyping 3y ago
        Some ceramic bowls turn into lava in the microwave. Often when I reheat soup in a bowl, the bowl becomes hotter than the soup. The bowl is too hot to touch, yet the soup is only somewhat warm. Some bowls are more prone to this than others, but it's not obvious and requires experimentation to determine. It's a pain.
      - marcosdumay 3y ago

by ralfd 3y ago

panzagl 3y ago

Even for restaurants?

coldtea 3y ago
Yes. If a restaurant microwaves, it would be some horrible place meant for the equivalent of "white trash" or the kind found in tourist traps (which for tourists might be the only kind they ever try, especially if they don't bother much to see where locals eat). There are all kinds of industrial heated plates, continuously running pots on stoves, or always on ovens, etc restaurants use to keep the day's food heated or slightly reheat it.
- sneak 3y ago
  Please don't speak authoritatively about things of which you are ignorant. Almost every restaurant uses microwaves for some part of food prep. Go work in a kitchen for a bit.
  - coldtea 3y ago
    You'd be surprised of what I'm cognizant. If "almost every restaurant microwaves" in one's area, they should probably move to a better area. Though I'm not sure what you call a restaurant. Does it include fast food "restaurants" for example? Or some 2x-3x the local price tourist trap in places like Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam, Paris (say, Montmartre) or the Greek isles?
  - thsksbd 3y ago
    Indeed, the vast majority of restaurants are filthy, terrible over priced eateries where you are gambling your health. Especially after covid.
    - jghn 3y ago
      How much would you like to bet on sone Michelin starred restaurants having microwaves in use?
- woodruffw 3y ago
  Most restaurants use microwaves. They may not use it to prepare the entire dish (that’s reserved for mass-market faux-nice places like Red Lobster), but it’s a standard piece of commercial kitchen equipment. Reheating frozen soups, for example, usually starts with a quick zap to get the process going.
bobthepanda 3y ago
Even in the US there is definitely derisiveness towards the type of restaurant that just microwaves frozen food.
HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago
It appears that people are taking my remark "as a part of the food preparation process" to mean "they cook with a microwave." Whereas I meant, "take a prepared sauce or ingredient out of the freezer and thaw with the microwave before continuing with the meal." In much the same way that I take a stick of butter out of the fridge and nuke it for exactly 9 seconds to get it (at least the bottom) to spreadable consistency. In fact, this is 90% of what I use a microwave for.

irrational 3y ago

Food prep? No. Reheating leftovers? Yes. Mainly because glass containers for storing leftover food are more expensive.

jna_sh 3y ago
You can’t just put the leftovers you want to microwave on a bowl or plate…?
- gmane 3y ago
  For most Americans, they don't have glass plates/bowls at their work. That's where enough microwaving happens that if you can't "fix" the problem there then there's no point in changing habits at home.
  - coldtea 3y ago
    True, I've seen many not even have glasses made of glass. You go to some (not expensive) restaurant, or even a house, and they bring you water in a plastic "glass".
  - scubbo 3y ago
    > For most Americans, they don't have glass plates/bowls at their work Honest question - is there something wrong with microwaving ceramic bowls? Literally every bowl intended for eating (rather than for mixing cooking ingredients) that I have ever owned or encountered has been ceramic.
    - zestyping 3y ago
      Some ceramic bowls turn into lava in the microwave. Often when I reheat soup in a bowl, the bowl becomes hotter than the soup. The bowl is too hot to touch, yet the soup is only somewhat warm. Some bowls are more prone to this than others, but it's not obvious and requires experimentation to determine. It's a pain.
    - marcosdumay 3y ago