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something that surprises some people is the fact that i don't own or use a microwave anymore. i had always lived in a situation in which the roommate would provide the microwave after college, so i never had to purchase one. so when i moved last summer, i was surprised that my new roommate didn't own one. rather than to buy a microwave for myself, i decided to try to live without one. and so far i don't think for the near or distant future that i'd ever want to own one again.

i've noticed that i eat better without a microwave. i no longer purchase meals that require a microwave to prepare. i have more space in my kitchen. i avoid potential cancerous rays. i think food tastes better when heated or re-heated in an oven. boiling water isn't that difficult and it forces me to not be so lazy. there is nothing i cannot re-heat or prepare with an oven, pot, or pan (in my case, a trusty cast iron). there is the convenience trade-off, however even in my packed and busy schedule, there usually isn't a time in which i can't spare a few extra minutes to for food preparation.