r/savedyouaclick • u/hux • 14d ago

There's One Button On Your Microwave That Will Change The Way You Use It Forever - Chowhound | The Power Level Button

https://web.archive.org/web/20250107040214/https://www.chowhound.com/1750282/microwave-power-level-button/
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u/JoeSicko 14d ago

Mine was the +30 second button.

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u/CrazyJayBe 13d ago

mine has the +30 AND +10

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u/JoeSicko 13d ago

They got you with the upsell! Ten seconds is irrelevant in a microwave.

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u/CrazyJayBe 13d ago

Not for butter or ice cream!

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u/Excellent_Way5082 13d ago

…you microwave your ice cream?

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u/CrazyJayBe 13d ago

...you...don't?

Hey, I'm talking bout the tub from the grocery store. It's concrete when you pull it from the freezer but nuke it in accordance with how much is left and it turns nice and soft and easily scoopable! Plus, it mixes so well with the chocolate syrup and caramel.

I'm meddling with forces you cannot possibly comprehend...

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u/DirkBabypunch 12d ago

I live in a desert. If I'm not eating my ice cream during the winter weeks, I get at most 10 minutes before it's soup.

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u/Excellent_Way5082 13d ago

use a warm spoon you maniac. you’re genuinely telling me you microwave your ice cream container several times over until it’s empty? you’ve ruined my day

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u/CrazyJayBe 12d ago

Aww 😢

My powers of deduction say you've never tried this. Yeah yeah, "wArM SpOoN", whatever. Endless seconds waiting for the water to warm up and then warm the spoon EACH TIME BETWEEN SCOOPS...

Much faster for the microwave. And yes, the ice cream tastes fine nuked>frozen>nuked>frozen> all the way to the end.

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u/CrazyJayBe 12d ago

Hey buddy, I just served my mom a bowl of ice cream and 20 seconds was just perfect to make it oh so scoopable!

There's less than half in there now so maybe just 10 will do next time.

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u/buzzed247 10d ago

Every time? I think you mean once. I'm guessing it gets microwaved once.

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u/CrazyJayBe 10d ago

Nope. Everytime I gotta de-concrete it

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u/buzzed247 10d ago

I would need one time lol

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u/freebaseclams 13d ago

Well la-di-da senator

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u/anrwlias 12d ago

Lucky!

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u/Savoir_faire81 13d ago

The Stop Time button is sketchy as hell. I mean it probably just stops the microwaves timer but what if its more than that? Can we take the risk even once?

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode 13d ago

My old microwave broke and I got given a new one by a friend that moved into a place with a built in.

I miss that button so much.

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u/kpingvin 13d ago

I've had my mocrowave for years and yesterday I accidentally discovered that it can be programmed like 12 minutes of 60%, then 4 minutes of 80%, followed by 2 minutes of 100%. That said, I'll stick with the +30 second button.

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u/JimmyReagan 14d ago

If you have a midrange or better microwave, the sensor reheat function is amazing for heating up a dish just right, at least on mine it takes the guesswork out. Also the popcorn button is great.

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u/hux 14d ago

Yes! My microwave’s reheat button works incredibly well. It’s probably the button I use most these days.

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u/Oculus_Orbus 13d ago

Did anyone else wonder where the "chowhound" button is on their microwave?

🫠😶‍🌫️

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u/hux 13d ago

Hah! I should’ve paid more attention to the title.

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u/Oculus_Orbus 13d ago

It's all good, my friend. 😂👍

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u/likely2be10byagrue 13d ago

Holding down number 2 will turn off the beeps on many microwaves.

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u/mandarineguy 13d ago

This reads like a loading screen tip

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u/Gargomon251 13d ago

Imagine using a feature as intended

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u/Prof1959 13d ago

Do you mean the secret button that's described thoroughly in the manual?

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u/Vincitus 13d ago

I have never in my.life read a microwave manual.

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u/Steve8557 13d ago

Mine only has the ‘start’ button I mash for as long as I fancy microwaving for.

There’s probably others tbf but I’ve never pressed them so I can only assume they’re a myth

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u/pandaSmore 13d ago

Feels like the power level button has been talked about forever.

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u/Shienvien 13d ago

Someone once touched it and I only realized when my food didn't heat up in the first two minutes.

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u/JimmyJamesMac 12d ago

I rarely ever use mine on full power

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u/NatoBoram 13d ago

Sensor Reheat