So this week after deep cleaning a lot of my kitchen I started thinking about our microwave. Do we really need it? How much power does it use? Is it good for us? So I started looking into it more.
After reading a few of the other blogs I follow who have actually tested their power consumption with their Microwave the consensus is that they do zap a lot of power. Then if you add in that ours cooks funny and always takes at least 5 minutes to warm up 1 plate and their are 5 of us. Why not use the stove and get them all warmed up at once?
Microwave products are not my favorite. Most have a ton of additives. Not to mention they are more expensive then making it yourself.
So do we really need this big piece of electricity hogging equipment?
My thought is no. My hubby is a little on the edge with this idea. So instead of getting rid of the microwave completely we have put it on a shelf in our laundry room that we don’t use. After 6 months we’ll see how many times we’ve pulled it off the shelf. I have a feeling it will be never but we’ll wait and see. So far we’ve gone a week with out using it. If after a month it’s never been used we’ll either donate it or trash it.
(I forgot to post this.. oops! We have been microwave free for 2 months! We only took it out 1 time and honestly it wasn’t worth the work of hauling it into the kitchen :) Honestly I think our food tastes better and doesn’t get over cooked as fast! (ecept when someone forget to set a timer :)
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