• Agent641@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Mine doesn’t have a way to disable the beep so I opened up the case and de-beeped it by desoldering the piezo.

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    14 hours ago

    I hate it when people leave time on the microwave like this. It annoys me to no end, much more than the beep.

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      20 hours ago

      Appliances should never ever beep, change my mind. What happened to the good old “bing” or “brrrrrrring”?

      Beeping makes my skin crawl!

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        18 hours ago

        My ADHD brain can barely remember putting something in the microwave. I need the beep to remind myself to check it

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        19 hours ago

        It’s probably way cheaper to add a speaker than an actual, physical bell. But I agree. My microwave dings and I’m fine with that.

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      22 hours ago

      My microwave has an option to turn off all the beeps, and it’s a landlord special so I imagine others can do the same. Check your model and see if it has that option.

      For mine, I literally need to hold down I think the number 3 for 5 seconds. It’s in no way obvious.

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    yeah, but then it’s blinking and i have to press stop to clear the blinking remaining time for the clock to display. I MUST HAVE MY CLOCK. ahem. sorry i don’t have any anals that i need to retent or anything.

    i once, i swear once pressed open at such a precise time i did not have to press any other buttons to get to the clock and (and this is the important bit) the microwave made no sound. i mean aside from the door clanging open and me squealing and pooting a little. it felt like i had just pumped exactly twenty moneys and i will never reach such heighths again

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          When I’m excited? God’s honest truth? I rapidly pat my chest with both hands as quickly as possible. I don’t know why.

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            yeah it was one of those moments where i almost wish i put those creepy wiretaps in the room so at least SOMEONE could have witnessed the high point of my life. i thought about waking the wife up, which would have defeated the point of defeating the alarm, which made me laugh, which actually defeated the point of defeating the alarm. my wife did not wake up, so hey, i didn’t have to share my queso. success!

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      I’ve said it before, but they should have a time out option of say like 5 or 10 minutes, when it automatically goes back to standby.

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      21 hours ago

      Our new one has the option to not have a clock and just be blank so it’s extra annoying when somebody leaves the timer on and the screen stays on blinking ‘cook time’.

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          19 hours ago

          Mine does too but even though it (and my oven) tell the time I look at my watch, phone, or the dedicated clock in my living room

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            17 hours ago

            it’s not just about the microwave returning to clock function. It’s also about the microwave being returned to it’s normal standby state so that pushing the buttons functions as expected for the next person.

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            • I don’t wear a watch, especially not while I’m busy in the kitchen
            • My phone is usually on my pocket, and it’s easier to just turn my head than to reach into my pocket, pull out my phone, and turn it on. And also wash my hands if, again, I’m doing kitchen stuff in the kitchen.
            • The microwave is in the kitchen, which is a different room than the living room.
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    My previous microwave oven had a mute button. That thing stayed permanently silent. Unfortunately I have never found a new model that can be muted.

    Cue a Technology Connection video about how old microwave ovens were better.

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      I just can’t wait for microwave to have an integration with AI. I just need another internet connected device that can recommend a nice laxative after scanning what it just cooked. Not only that but it could integrate with my smart fridge and make sure that it orders food that is just about to expire from Instacart. And with its partnership with Doordash, the microwave could just stop working and order a replacement meal for me.

      …said no one ever.

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      20 hours ago

      Many if not most microwaves can be muted, but they usually don’t have a special button for it.

      It’s often some secret button combination. READ YOUR MICROWAVE’S MANUAL.

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      22 hours ago

      I’ve got a newer (5yo) Maytag that has a silent mode that you can choose either with end beep or without. It resets every power outage which is my only gripe.

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    Then there’s me LOSING MY DAMN MIND because I can’t figure out how to clear the one second off of the microwave and being INFURIATINGLY MAD at the jerk who left one second on the microwave.