re: Despite most being garbage there is one modern appliance that does seem to last very long

I don't think I can ever recall getting rid of a coffee pot because it broke. My wife has always ditched them because they don't look good anymore. In fact, if you go to goodwill, the appliance aisle is loaded with coffee pots. I never see a microwave.

My first microwave lasted 12-13 years. The replacement has lights out in the screen, so the 8 looks like a 3. It’s only 4-5 years old. But it will make a plate hot, that’s for damn sure!

My parents have had the same microwave since before I was born (I am 33). They completely remodeled their kitchen a few years back, and they replaced everything but that microwave. It's crazy. Probably have to heat things 30-45 seconds longer, but it is still kicking.

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air fryers are trashy

One of the greatest inventions in the past 20 years. Makes leftovers taste delicious and have you ever had an air fried hot dog? It's the only way I eat a hot dog now if I'm at the house.

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pretty sure most rent controlled apartments come standard with a black air fryer on the countertop next to fridge and a starter pack of chicken nuggets.

I am an anti-microwavite. I hate microwaves. I don't own one. I think they destroy the taste of most of the things that get heated in them, and all the things that get cooked in them. They are the essential enabler of half-a$$ed cooks everywhere, and one day, I suspect that science will reach a consensus that microwave cooking, especially of pre-prepared foods, is the most unhealthy type of cooking done in the US. It certainly produces the worst quality product now.

All that being said, my mother likes microwaves. I have generally had to buy her a new one every other year because those things just Chernobyl. The current one has lasted about five years, but that is probably because it was the smallest and simplest one I could find. The more crap on them, the sooner you will throw them out.

new house in 2018, bought Borscht draw type micro for 1800 bucks. Failed in 2023, magnetron replacement was quoted at 700 bucks. Bought a new counter top Micro for 150 bucks. and it works fine

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Why

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They just got set there when I got the older working model out of storage. They now function as tool cabinets lol

we went to one of those snobby boutique appliance places in nashville; you know the one where every cooktop, range and fridge is $10k?

the woman didn't even quote use for a hood or microwave; she was like 'just pick something up for $400' and call it a day.

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We put an outlet in our pantry when we remodeled and that's where both the microwave and air fryer live. Keeps the kitchen looking clean.

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Nothing says trashy-try-hard like people not using a kitchen as intended because they don't want it to look "trashy".