No More Microwave

[razorbladekissss]

you know whats really scary...the microwave breaking (we know it's designed to) and leaking radiation. i mean, it's supposedly safe to use these waves to heat the food as long as they are contained within the microwave...but if it starts leaking, it's not like you would know you're being exposed to the waves.

[deepfreeze202]

the term is "planned obsolesense" at least I think thats how it's spelled.

[SocialDeviant77]

Great video man thank you. I had become accustomed to the microwave not to long ago due to my oven breaking but recently the microwave gave out so I was left with only the range to cook. My wife and I decided to buy a toaster oven, i highly suggest one. They distribute heat more evenly because they are smaller and cook like a normal oven. This means they use less energy to cook and they also take less time then a regular oven.

[ghostwriter511]

I had a toaster oven years ago and liked it, and I'll probably buy another one soon, but right now I'm enjoying using the full-sized oven, as it helps heat up the house.

[AnpetuWi]

Co-signed, co-signed and fuckin' co-signed bro...

[p717]

Interesting notes. If you get to the point of victory gardens and hunting (research wise) - even the refrigerator will go. The Europeans canned food for the winter and the Native Americans jerked (dehydrated and salt-preserved) meat and vegetables for the winters. Sedentary populations built sod, cob, adobe or other earthen houses designed to require absolutely no type of cooling in the summer. That's where we'll be heading back to eventually.

[ilikeicecreamandcake]

while i will never dispose of my microwave, i really admire you. i am also disgusted by this mad materialism. not been to a mall in more than 6 months. stopped going to walmart. i wear the same nikes for the past 5 years, wear those same old tshirts.

knowing how endless manufacturing poisons the environment and is built unjustly on a poor person's back. fuck you all corporate evil doers.

[ghostwriter511]

All sarcasm aside, sometimes it feels like just not going to Wal-Mart would be enough.

Thanks for watching.

[razorbladekissss]

@ilikeicecreamandcake you wear the same nikes for 5 years...you must not exercise a lot, since they are built with materials that dissolve or some shit when heated (like running). i only used my normally $100+ (i bought them on sale) nike shoes to run on the treadmill for like a few months, and they looked like they were 50 years old...turned "dirty" colored, had holes everywhere...what the fuck

[Xornvestite]

My microwave is an enormous monster that's probably 25 years old. In our last move, I dropped it, but it still works. However, as long as it is plugged in, it's still "microwaving". Needless to say, we only plug it in if we need to use it. Last week, I was microwaving something and I found out that the wave output is screwed up or something, because it shattered a plate. When I put something in there last night, it instantly started smoking. I think I might have to wean myself off the microwave.

[Xornvestite]

(I ran out of words on the last one.) Chris wants to go buy another microwave, but I think the money could be better spent on other things. We need to have our cats fixed, not to mention all the bills we owe. Can your revolution go ahead and reset the debt record?

[ghostwriter511]

Wow, so you're looking at cancer down the road, eh? Maybe you should save it just as a potential weapon. There's a place here that'll fix a male for $45 and a female for $55 (cats of course), if that sounds like a good price. We just had ours fixed there.

Glad to see you watching my vids, and I'm working on the revolution thing, I'm workin' on it...

[ghostwriter511]

You should come visit, bring all the kitties to get snipped.

[Yarcofin]

It seems like over the long run, you will spend more money on your electricity bill by keeping an oven on for 20-60 minutes per meal vs microwaving for 4 or 5 minutes.

[ghostwriter511]

BTW, I use the stove mostly, not the oven, but point taken.

[poptartjesusathf]

little bit of info not really pertaining to the point, but microwaves are waves already found in normal light in our atmosphere along with radio, infrared, gamma ect. the microwave oven takes those waves refracts and amplifies them heating up the water molecules in the food. think thats the general idea.

[TuboEspectador]

BTW, when you buy food, never put it in the freezer in bulk. Rather, blanch the veggies in a pot of hot water and then put them on a tray in the freezer. Later, take the frozen bits and put them in a freezer container. Instant frozen veggies. Measure out the meat into meal portions and put them into freezer boxes or extra ice cube trays. Instant meat cubes. Eat what you cook, and save the rest. Make your own TV dinners which you reheat in a steam or iron pan. Start thinking of eating 80% raw.

[TuboEspectador]

Daniel,

I have four old timey cast-iron pans, a round-bottomed wok, and many durable, old ceramic and glass dishes. I use glass (and plastic) containers to save left-overs. I have a compost pile, where all the kitchen scraps go. I use meat as a flavoring, not as a main course. I get new cooking articles at garage sales, in resale shops and from friends. I use natural gas (yes), because woks do not cook well on an electric ring. A microwave is not necessary if you use a large steamer.

[Jonase123]

I can't cook for shit, therefore I use the microwave.

[lindazkewl]

Very good info. I agree about learning to live simply because of upcoming events. 5*

[ghostwriter511]

Thanks, a microwave may seem like a small point, but every convenience we give up brings us closer to survival in the post-civilization world.

[UnfamousJames]

2 others points:

Keeps you from having any urges to buy any sodium saturated, unhealthy, and extremely disgusting microwaveable FOODS(hot pockets, bagel bites, etc..).

Helps you learn how to portion better with the fresh foods that you do make. Limiting the amount of waste you may create, and having to eat leftovers.

[ghostwriter511]

Thanks for making a point I should have. Without a quick means of reheating leftovers, I've had to practice making each meal to exact servings, which I do with almost every one now.

And yes, all the TV dinners I'd bought before the microwave bit the dust are still in the freezer.