It depends on how annoying a noise it will make if allowed to finish. I find it odd that the option to disable the beep on completion isn’t common. There’s rarely any urgency to remove what I just heated.
Really? First thing I do after a power outage is turn off the sound on the microwave. I’m not putting stuff in for hours, I’ve not forgotten about it. If I’m not taking it out of the microwave immediately it’s because I’m busy. Settle down, machine.
I’m embarrassed that I’ve never even thought of attempting this… Do all microwaves have that option?
No they do not, unfuckingfortunatly
Yes, regularly AND I leave the remaining time on the microwave. It’s pure chaos over here.
My partner does the same thing! The amount of times I’ve looked at the microwave and wondered why time is standing still is too damn high!
I am triggered, please for the love of god and anyone who lives with you JUST CLEAR IT
This is how my wife is. However, weve recently (6 months now) gotten a new microwave and i havent had to clear the time off once. There’s no way shes changed her ways, so this must have a feature to clear remaining time after so long
My husband wants this. Brand?
LG. Pretty sure its this one specifically
LG 2-cu ft 1050-Watt 29.88-in Over-the-Range Microwave with Sensor Cooking (Printproof Stainless Steel) MVEL2033F at Lowes.com https://share.google/nsL7QDb6vs06tbJTj
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So i know its 2 weeks later, but i just confirmed this is a feature! It doesnt clear left over time after just 5 minutes
Stay away from my family!
I mash the stop/clear button until it makes more beeps than the microwave would have made if I let the time expire.
Fucking Monster.
I have kids that I enjoy keeping asleep. There is no reason for that fucking beep to ever occur.
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Is that really out of context? Maybe it’s also because I am a parent, but that was my immediate reaction to the post. Death to all things that beep loudly!!!
No, your comment was perfectly in context. I was nominating it as a perfect addition to an all time greatest list of post that, out of context, are amazing.
Thanks but it was my comment.
Many models have the option to turn off the beeps
But why won’t the noise turn off as soon as you open the door?
That’s what I thought but my wife needs it or she constantly forgets warm beverages in the microwave.
Someone at work does this and doesn’t clear the remaining time. Pisses me off. Press the stop button for the love all that is holy. Look, I know it’s petty.
Not petty, totally fair. In my case, the microwave is the most visible clock from the couch, so I am always annoyed when it’s 00:02 instead of the time. But then again, the power goes out frequently where I live, so it’s not so reliable as a clock in the first place
I have my microwave on silent so I actually prefer to let it finish so I don’t need to press a button to clear those few seconds to have a useful clock back
There’s such a thing as a beepless microwave 😮?
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I wish I could do that to everything in my life.
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WHAT BRAND OF MICROWAVE DO YOU HAVE?
I specifically looked online before replacing my last one – it didn’t just beep, it screamed at the top of its lungs.
Now a happy owner of a silent LG microwave. (You hold two buttons simultaneously to put it in silent mode)
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For older ones I owned, you can open up the control panel and take out the little speaker puck as an irriversable alternative option.
I set mine to vibrate so I feel it in my pocket when it goes off
I have this annoying microwave that beeps 5 times when it hits zero, even if I open the door in the middle of it. Kinda rude honestly
People who leave those few remaining seconds just hanging there for the next person to have to deal with are called “microdanglers.”
I hate the beep in every form so far, and I avoid using microwaves every chance I get.
No. But my wife does and doesn’t reset the display so it’ll just show 3 rather than the time.
Of course! I’m not going to let a fucking oven tell me when my food is ready. Fuck you, Skynet, this is how the rebellion against the machines starts!
It beeps 5 times if I don’t. Super fuckin annoying, are those beeps.
If you time it right, you can stop my microwave on 0. I also like to avoid making noise if I can. So every time I microwave anything it’s a little minigame for me.
Our microwave [Electrolux, in case anyone wants to dig] doesn’t beep until like 5 seconds after finishing, it’s just silent. I think that’s a pretty good feature.
Never knew how much I needed this, holy shit. Mine beeps when it finishes but also beeps again if I haven’t opened the door in, idk, some amount of time. Which I get why it’s a gesture and sometimes I actually do find it useful but often I’m like “I KNOW, GIMME A MINUTE”
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With two kids, I feel that. 😆 “LET ME WIPE THIS SHITTY TODDLER BOTTOM FIRST, ALRIGHT?!”
Wow. That’s a great feature. I need to look out for it next time. Thank you
No problem, hope you find it. 😊👍 For reference, it’s an Electrolux one.
Are you me?
Yes.
Me in the break room stopping the microwave before the beeps:
Here future microwave user, have these free nine seconds I’m leaving you.
Me finding the timer is not cleared when I want to use the microwave:
Ugh, now I have to press the reset button before I can enter the length of time to warm my lunch. Who was the accursed person who left time on here?
Or press the +30 button and bask in the glory of food cooked for 39 seconds.
Yes, because of the stupid turntable. 1:30, the water isn’t hot enough. 2:00, the water is too hot and cup is at the back of the oven. The right amount of time, for tap water, in the summer, is 1:47, that puts the water at the front of the oven at the right temp, but I don’t want to punch in 1:47, so I just hit the 2 to start and run the oven for 2 minutes, and then pull the door open at 1:47. Also, no beep that way.
Commercial microwaves, like in a restaurant, have a row of numbered buttons that can be programmed for time and power setting. That’s the best way to control a microwave.
That’s the best way to control a microwave.
I remain fond of the analog knob myself.
Me too, and it comes with the added benefit of usually having a pleasant “Ding!” instead of the shrieking “BEEEEEP! BEEEEEP! BEEEEEP!” that digital microwaves have. The downside is that you completely lose the precision of a digital timer, which some people (not me) consider a must have in a microwave.
My microwave has a feature that, after it’s done microwaving, positions the turntable the way it was when it started. So a cups handle is always accessible.
1:30, the water isn’t hot enough. 2:00, the water is too hot and cup is at the back of the oven. The right amount of time, for tap water
Wait… you microwave cups of water? Why the hell would you do that?
One less appliance. Not everyone wants a kettle on their countertop.
Most people that are in this situation, I think, are boiling their water on stovetop in pots.
