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Forget air fryers – this is why microwave meals are here to stay

Source: Sam A Harris

We are the microwavers: the open-minded optimists who embrace technology, excited by its potential to make our lives easier and our meals more delicious.

Many of us are also, it must be said, short on time, energy and funds. The microwave can help us mitigate all of these issues.

It’s obvious that the microwave has the capacity to expedite our cooking. What may be less obvious is it may also improve the quality of our lives.

The microwave can save effort, energy, time and money, in small but not trivial ways. The microwave is a tool for cooking, but it can also be a tool for alleviating stress and anxiety, for

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