The Case of the Missing Appliance

January 4, 2010

If you walked into my kitchen, there are a few things you would notice immediately. It is small, the floor needs mopped (desperately, but do I really want to mop when there are 8 inches of snow outside? Seems futile.), my oven is much more humble looking than my fridge, and the microwave is missing. That is right, I don’t own a microwave. Well, I actually do, but it has recently been demoted to the basement and is never really used except when my husband has a hankering for microwaved popcorn (I won’t even go into how bad that is for you…JERE). I removed the microwave for many reasons. Just do the research online….it is overwhelming. I will post a link or two at the bottom of this entry. Besides the research, I have my own personal reasons for letting it go.

I rarely use it unless I am reheating leftovers or melting butter for a recipe. Leftovers taste bad out of the microwave and I can melt butter on the stove. I have decided I will now reheat leftovers in the oven. They will taste better and every nutritional element in the meal will not be destroyed.

It takes up WAY too much countertop space for my kitchen. The use to countertop space ratio is about 1:10, so it is not worth it to me. I would rather have that space available for other appliances that don’t provide my family with unhealthy and potentially dangerous food.

Here are a few links:

Are microwave ovens bad for you?

Hidden Hazards of Microwave Cooking

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