tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7752502386147189456.post4112247598731575356..comments2024-02-09T14:55:35.581-05:00Comments on plus other good stuff: Easy Change #8: Cut back on Microwave UseJoannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17033504819329008041noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7752502386147189456.post-56645230621569768992012-09-17T21:06:59.661-04:002012-09-17T21:06:59.661-04:00Yes! I always use filtered water but I forgot abou...Yes! I always use filtered water but I forgot about that reason for doing so. Great tip!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033504819329008041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7752502386147189456.post-66743969849546559752012-09-17T20:37:09.988-04:002012-09-17T20:37:09.988-04:00I love melting butter while the oven preheats! I j...I love melting butter while the oven preheats! I just despise popping butter in the microwave...it never melts and makes a mess! A toaster oven is next on our list too...would be great to just heat up pizza in a small oven rather than heating the big one.<br /><br />Also, to keep your water kettle from getting gunked up (which WILL happen over time just like your on the stove kettle or a hot water dispenser), use filtered water from your brita or fridge. Your tea will taste better than it ever has & will make your kettle last longer. I've had mine for 2 years now & still looks like new! I also love the kettle when I need water boiled faster than on the stove -- I can just pour it into a pot from there!Sarah Amidonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976503025134110962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7752502386147189456.post-78351383200571149232012-07-25T07:43:34.372-04:002012-07-25T07:43:34.372-04:00Christy, good for you! It will be great to not hav...Christy, good for you! It will be great to not have the temptation to use it. :)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033504819329008041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7752502386147189456.post-38885551128961283642012-07-25T00:26:02.673-04:002012-07-25T00:26:02.673-04:00First I unplugged it. Then I moved it to the laund...First I unplugged it. Then I moved it to the laundry room (next to the kitchen) now it is unplugged in my home office and will be heading off to college in a couple weeks with my daughter. Then, no microwave. My other 7 kids will be very annoyed. But they are good sports and will get used to it! Everything tastes better heated in/on the stove!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129372114193004027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7752502386147189456.post-30087481492876856862012-07-19T14:40:22.257-04:002012-07-19T14:40:22.257-04:00Ha! That would be good motivation! Someone melted ...Ha! That would be good motivation! Someone melted a plastic bowl full of Ramen in one of those my freshman year of college. At three AM. Yes, it set off the smoke alarm and we all had to go outside in the middle of the night. Good times!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033504819329008041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7752502386147189456.post-44171375695514995332012-07-18T12:26:30.818-04:002012-07-18T12:26:30.818-04:00Wanna know how we cut back? By owning the worst, ...Wanna know how we cut back? By owning the worst, most ghetto, most unpractical microwave on the planet. Seriously, it came with our house, and is like one of those tiny ones you have in college dorms. It has one dial, and takes forever to heat up anything. This strongly discourages me from using it. And I try to have some loose "rules" about what I will and will not heat in it- no meat or stock. Nothing in plastic. So I usually only use it to reheat starches and vegetables, and even then I avoid it. Baby steps, right!<br /><br />Oh, and the hot water dispenser... my parents had one. Some hunters who my dad allows to hunt on his land gave it to them. Yes, it was nice for the first like 5 years, but they have awesomely hard water (tastes great, though!) and it eventually gunked up. Plus my mom isn't really a tea drinker, so it only got used when I lived at home, and I can't imagine how nasty that heated water can get when it doesn't get used regularly. I'm with you- I like my tea kettle a great deal!Brandisleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302913633451638028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7752502386147189456.post-80342629586130968592012-07-14T23:04:08.646-04:002012-07-14T23:04:08.646-04:00I have been reading alot about microwaves too and ...I have been reading alot about microwaves too and am trying to cut down on usage. I was thinking I should ask Joanna what she knows, and then this came up! Perfect timing :) Thanks for your knowledge.Kim Pnoreply@blogger.com