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Doesn't it seem like a reasonable answer in this age could be to do away with the time function of a microwave altogether?
by dduugg 2y ago
Doesn't it seem like a reasonable answer in this age could be to do away with the time function of a microwave altogether?
- resoluteteeth 2y agoPeople often complain about designers making changes to websites/software that simplify the ui and display less information for the sake of improving clarity, but I do think that it might be the right answer here. Do people really want a clock on every kitchen appliance in 2024? I usually will just turn off the clock where possible now and just use my phone for time. Having no clock isn't a problem but having a clock showing the wrong time is a problem.
- KineticLensman 2y ago> Do people really want a clock on every kitchen appliance in 2024? As someone who doesn't wear a watch and doesn't use my phone while cooking, I find the clocks invaluable. The oven clock usefully shows the time when the microwave clock is counting down.
- saurik 2y agoYou can also just get a dedicated clock, and then it will always show the time no matter what your appliances are doing, and you only ever have to do upkeep on the time and maybe-battery of the one time piece.
- KineticLensman 2y agoI do in fact have a dedicated clock in the kitchen. It sings African bird calls on the hour. But it is less visible from the cooking area, hence my reliance on the appliance clocks.
- almostnormal 2y agoUse case: Please cook my food for 12 minutes at 600W to be ready to eat at 12:30. An alternative could be to let the user do the math, and change it to "Please start cooking in 3h27min for 12min at 600W".
- RHSeeger 2y agoIts fairly common for the microwave clock to be the main clock for kitchen. Especially since the one on the stove tends to _also_ be super complicated to set correctly (ours was in french for 2 months because we clicked the wrong thing), so when the power goes out it just stays wrong thereafter.
- desas 2y agoGiven everyone has a phone in the pocket and a huge chunk more have a watch on their wrist, what need is there for a "main clock" for the kitchen to be something so awful?
- valicord 2y agoSometimes I just want to check time without having to fish the phone out of my pocket with hands covered in meat juices