Who remembers life before microwaves?
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Who remembers life before microwaves?
by nairtoons Mon Jan 12, 2015 5:39 pm
Who remembers life before microwaves? Banquet Cookin' Bags, I ate my share of Salisbury Steaks and Turkey, Veal Parmesan, Chip beef, Chicken and there more.
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by Driven Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:43 pm
I don't. My parents still have and use a microwave much older than I am.
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by Peter who was Vaak Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:33 pm
No microwave? You mean in the time of savages?
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by MegaNorm64 Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:07 pm
Peter who was Vaak wrote:No microwave? You mean in the time of savages?
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by eatbugs Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:59 am
Me. Now. I remember now.
Apparently I am a savage (why is there no emoticon for this?).
Apparently I am a savage (why is there no emoticon for this?).
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by MegaNorm64 Tue Jan 13, 2015 6:36 am
Because of the tyrant!
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by Guest Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:06 am
Back in 1985, if you had a microwave and/or cable TV, you had money.
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by d@v!d Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:19 am
I remember the metal trays.BearDad wrote:
So, yes I do.nairtoons wrote:Who remembers life before microwaves? Banquet Cookin' Bags, I ate my share of Salisbury Steaks and Turkey, Veal Parmesan, Chip beef, Chicken and there more.
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by nairtoons Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:42 am
I also remember the metal trays with the cardboard tops. The vegetable juice or gravy would always run into the brownie.
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by metaldude Tue Jan 13, 2015 11:04 am
Samson wrote:Back in 1985, if you had a microwave and/or cable TV, you had money.
And both required a lot of space.
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by Xid Tue Jan 13, 2015 11:20 am
I remember being amazed at the "oven" that could cook a hotdog in 1 minute. At 6 years old, I was highly impressed.
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by Gandalf the White Tue Jan 13, 2015 11:33 am
Back in 1985 I was 4 years old.Samson wrote:Back in 1985, if you had a microwave and/or cable TV, you had money.
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by MegaNorm64 Tue Jan 13, 2015 11:36 am
I wasn't even planned yet...Gandalf the White wrote:Back in 1985 I was 4 years old.Samson wrote:Back in 1985, if you had a microwave and/or cable TV, you had money.
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by nairtoons Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:02 pm
Back when microwaves came out at Sears there big selling point was to take old bread or doughnuts that where hard as rocks. Pop it in the microwave "bang it's fresh again"
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by Guest Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:17 pm
ParaNormaN wrote:I wasn't even planned yet...Gandalf the White wrote:Back in 1985 I was 4 years old.Samson wrote:Back in 1985, if you had a microwave and/or cable TV, you had money.
Shut up! You're making me feel old!!!
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by MegaNorm64 Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:36 pm
BearDad wrote:ParaNormaN wrote:I wasn't even planned yet...Gandalf the White wrote:Back in 1985 I was 4 years old.Samson wrote:Back in 1985, if you had a microwave and/or cable TV, you had money.
Shut up! You're making me feel old!!!
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by d@v!d Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:39 pm
So, I wasn't alone in my frustration?nairtoons wrote:I also remember the metal trays with the cardboard tops. The vegetable juice or gravy would always run into the brownie.
Yes. It would make it moist. But what they didn't tell you was that it transformed it into a material as tough as Kevlar.nairtoons wrote:Back when microwaves came out at Sears there big selling point was to take old bread or doughnuts that where hard as rocks. Pop it in the microwave "bang it's fresh again"
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by Grindboy Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:51 pm
Yeah, I'm old enough to remember the first night my parents brought one home (I don't know, maybe circa 1988?). It was one of the most exciting things that ever happened in our home, but it was also mysterious and terrifying, and my parents were out for something that night, so my sister and I were only allowed to use it to heat up water. We drank so much hot chocolate! Although at that point the tea kettle on the stove top still really heated a cup of water at least as quickly.
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by Staybrite Tue Jan 13, 2015 2:12 pm
We didn't get one until I was around 17 and I had been cooking for several years by then. We didn't even have a toaster oven.
I remember (many times) standing at the fridge looking at a piece of leftover pizza and wondering if it was worth waiting the time to heat the oven up and warm it, or if I should just eat it cold (same with leftover fried chicken).
I remember (many times) standing at the fridge looking at a piece of leftover pizza and wondering if it was worth waiting the time to heat the oven up and warm it, or if I should just eat it cold (same with leftover fried chicken).
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by Guest Tue Jan 13, 2015 3:52 pm
Staybrite wrote:
I remember (many times) standing at the fridge looking at a piece of leftover pizza and wondering if it was worth waiting the time to heat the oven up and warm it, or if I should just eat it cold (same with leftover fried chicken).
Both of which are good either way.
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by Grindboy Tue Jan 13, 2015 4:32 pm
Right. Wait for the oven for re-heated pizza or fried chicken? No way, just get busy. Microwave, sure, but oven? Ain't nobody got time fo dat! (Although I probably did have time for that in 1985. Being 9 and all.)
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by d@v!d Tue Jan 13, 2015 6:10 pm
There's something about cold pizza, isn't there?Staybrite wrote:We didn't get one until I was around 17 and I had been cooking for several years by then. We didn't even have a toaster oven.
I remember (many times) standing at the fridge looking at a piece of leftover pizza and wondering if it was worth waiting the time to heat the oven up and warm it, or if I should just eat it cold (same with leftover fried chicken).
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by d@v!d Tue Jan 13, 2015 6:15 pm
We must have been the Jetsons because we got one in 1981 and we weren't rich. It was still working when I tossed it 10 years ago. the newer on I bought 10 years ago was much more powerful, but I do miss one thing about the old one. It worked on dials. All I had to do to start it was twist to the right to the time I wanted. There was another dial for the cook mode. Super easy.Samson wrote:Back in 1985, if you had a microwave and/or cable TV, you had money.
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Re: Who remembers life before microwaves?
by johnnycanuck Tue Jan 20, 2015 7:08 pm
I remember being a teen and having a huge microwave in 1977. I was living in Germany at that time.
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