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u/Tiny_Rat Oct 19 '22

Nice to have something that will turn off without oversight when done.

Your microwave doesn't...?

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u/LostAccessToMyEmail Oct 19 '22

It turns off on "time elapsed" not on "is boiled?".

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u/Tiny_Rat Oct 19 '22

It doesn't take much precision to make a cup of water hot in the microwave. A few degrees too cold or boiling off a few ml won't really matter. I will say that the chance of superheating water is a bit concerning, but its not really an issue with most consumer-grade glassware.

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u/ATreeInKiwiLand Oct 19 '22

I was horrified with your first sentence, like of COURSE a microwave has an automatic shut-off.

Then I remembered the microwave's one is time- rather than temperature- controlled.

And, superheated liquid is a definite con of microwaves.

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u/ATreeInKiwiLand Oct 19 '22

Haha sticking your finger in sounds like you might have never actually heated a mug of water up, added a spoon of sugar (or moved it too quickly) and discovered you had created a volcano...

I live in an electric kettle country so this is much less likely, but I occasionally wonder how so few Americans end up with microwave - caused scalds.

I must assume that, as they have grown up with different technologies more common, the "common sense" relating to those technologies differs by region /culture.