> cooking with an oven is more of a special occasion thing than the default cooking method that it was before.

This is an incredible self-report. If you consider microwaved meals to be your default method of cooking and not something primarily for reheating leftovers or defrosting frozen meat, I sincerely hope you've gotten your cholesterol and blood pressure checked recently. That is not normal.

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j3k3 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

"cooking with an oven is more of a special occasion thing"

this is nuts! I use an oven every day dude - so its a special occasion is it?

The default method for cooking is using an oven or using a stove. Microwaving is for heating up left-overs for the most part.

One of the dangers of people who are too close to programming is that they think of life as binary.

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baggachipz 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Not to mention the amount of plastic they're adding to their body and the amount of trash they're creating. I know cooking for one can be arduous, but meal prep is a thing.

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cj 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I haven't used my oven since buying a counter top air fryer (and a sous vide) a couple years ago. I can't think of a single reason why anyone needs a full size oven on a daily basis unless you're cooking for a large family.

	▲	bobthepanda 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Owning a counter top air fryer requires you to have enough counter space for one, I have been in kitchens where there is an oven built into the stove but counter space is at a premium. I’d also say that while I like my air fryer oven, I would prefer to do some of the bigger things like a whole bird in the oven. It’s cheaper to buy a whole bird for meal prep.
	▲	esafak 34 minutes ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		You make your soups in an air fryer??
	▲	mjr00 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Sure, but we were talking about using microwaves as your primary cooking appliance.
	▲	wiether 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> unless you're cooking for a large family. Or you're batch cooking