I used to have a microwave that you could stop at 0 if you hit the right time. Before the finish beeps but still at 0. It was like a frame perfect press though, really hard to get.
Also at my work there’s someone who likes to leave it at 0:01. When I come in in the morning and it displays that I don’t know the time. Gr. Use the little red button kthx
Any sound output should always, always have a volume control or on/off toggle. Sound is very subjective.
My current one insists on beeping exactly 3 times whether I open the door or not. Fucking annoying. 30 y/o one at my dad’s doesn’t and it makes it a 1000x better device
Mine beeps when I open it, like its telling me, “I’m beeping whether you like it or not”.
You can mute the microwave. Most microwaves have volume settings.
My wife does this… And then doesn’t clear the timer. Ever. Not once. Fucking annoying.
Divorce.
Just because you can hear it doesn’t mean everyone can. Beeps are interruptive too.
my grandfather cant even hear the beeping, let alone if the microwave is running.
Agreed that companies need to lower the note of their beeps to old-man hearing tones.
they make some devices that electrocute you when running and when they’re done, stop.
This is comforting. Thank you.
And increasing beeping volume would be good. First beep should be nearly muted. 4th beep should be judging.
Also hum of a microwave is fairly easy to tune out.
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.
Mine doesn’t have any kind of mute option, I checked the manual.
I had one like that. I de-soldered the beeper lolfuckthat
Appliances should never ever beep, change my mind. What happened to the good old “bing” or “brrrrrrring”?
Beeping makes my skin crawl!
My ADHD brain can barely remember putting something in the microwave. I need the beep to remind myself to check it
they’re suggesting a different noise, not that it’s supposed to be silent
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.
Or make idk, a bamboo rod sound or something calming
Every time I think I am special, I find out there are a gazillion people like me.
Skill issue. Its possible to open it at exactly 0 seconds and it won’t beep
Y’all better be clearing the timer so it returns to clock mode afterwards
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.
I agree, but they don’t.
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’.
Do you actually use your microwave to find out what time it is?
Uh, yeah, it’s got a built-in clock.
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
- 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.
Huh. That’s fair.
You sound way too reasonable. What’s the catch?
My microwave and oven clocks are never correct because I don’t use them.
Does your stove not have a clock? They’re fairly standard now
Mine does.
Even within a few hours of setting it, it’s usually off by at least a few hours. My microwave is usually pretty accurate to within a few minutes, even after days.
Not while it’s running.
Neither does the microwave, while it’s running.
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.
I turned off all sounds on my microwave and surprisingly it’s really disorienting. Not having the aural feedback on the buttons pissed off everyone.
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.
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.
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.
Every microwave can be silenced. Sometimes it requires a soldering iron.
A shotgun also works well.
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.
There is a mute function.
No there isn’t.
Mine has it and is currently muted
Specifically bought my current microwave because of the mute feature. The old one would continue to beep even after opening the door. The new one is always muted.
Same, but mine doesn’t save it on power loss and it’s jaring.
Where’s the challenge in that?
Mine doesn’t have enough electronics to beep. It does have a literal bell, though.
Is that microwave safe?
I hate it when people leave time on the microwave like this. It annoys me to no end, much more than the beep.
Mine doesn’t have a way to disable the beep so I opened up the case and de-beeped it by desoldering the piezo.
