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our microwave is pretty old - probably 12 or 13 years old. We hardly use it for cooking - we make porridge on winter mornings, and occasionally kick off baked potatoes.
but it's invaluable as a meat safe to thaw things in (Iggy does know how to open it, but it's now in a place where he can't actually manage it). And it has a splendid kitchen timer.
the other day, we discovered it was ill. All the buttons worked, except the Start button (no, it's not Windows :), so it was rendered useless. We poked and prodded it, and then accepted that it had done its duty, and decided we'd go out this weekend and buy a new one - we don't use it much, but I didn't want to be without one.
we had a brief power outage on Sunday evening - something to do with cats and kettles, don't ask - and it occurred to me last night to try the microbe again.
and lo! - it works. And timed the basmati to go with the dhal *perfectly*. Welcome back, old friend.
but it's invaluable as a meat safe to thaw things in (Iggy does know how to open it, but it's now in a place where he can't actually manage it). And it has a splendid kitchen timer.
the other day, we discovered it was ill. All the buttons worked, except the Start button (no, it's not Windows :), so it was rendered useless. We poked and prodded it, and then accepted that it had done its duty, and decided we'd go out this weekend and buy a new one - we don't use it much, but I didn't want to be without one.
we had a brief power outage on Sunday evening - something to do with cats and kettles, don't ask - and it occurred to me last night to try the microbe again.
and lo! - it works. And timed the basmati to go with the dhal *perfectly*. Welcome back, old friend.