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Microwaves are great a two things (and little else...): warm up liquids and make popcorn. Neither are properly done by an air fryer. I have both tools and they
by throwaway494932 2y ago
Microwaves are great a two things (and little else...): warm up liquids and make popcorn. Neither are properly done by an air fryer.
I have both tools and they have completely different uses.
edit: both sport 7-segment digits though
- jimmydddd 2y agoI think maybe the original killer app for microwaves was baked potatoes? An hour to cook in a conventional oven. 5 minutes in a microwave. But maybe no one eats those anymore?
- Izkata 2y agoI haven't tried that, but my guess would be the same problem as most solids in a microwave - uneven heating / cold spots. That's why liquids and popcorn work so well, liquids mix themselves up and the unpopped kernels fall to the bottom of the bag.
- CTOSian 2y agoI have one (800w) that takes about 5min to cook a potato (200gr), the manual suggests "once the potatoes are cooked, wrap them in tin foil for at least 5 minutes to cook through" but I just cook one wrapped with baking paper.
- acuozzo 2y agoI eat one on most nights. I wouldn't without my microwave oven.
- shrx 2y agoAlso defrosting
- wormius 2y agoTina's. Burritos. I am a worm of class.
- silisili 2y agoTechnically popcorn is just warming up liquids as well. I'd say that's all it's good at, which happens to have a handful of usecases(some frozen meals, popcorn, melting cheese, heating leftovers).
- ok_dad 2y agoTechnically all microwave oven use is warming up liquid if you want to get down to the basics.