I'm just hit the god damn stop/cancel button if you want to stop it before the timer reaches zero.
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My LG microwave sings to me when it finishes. So I don't mind it at all. And it's only 3-5 seconds long
No. I like the BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.
Yes especially at night cuz I don't wanna wake up my parents and my sibling lol
Only if I think I set it for too long.
Almost always.
Only if I'm standing across the room and my brain calculates that the time it takes to close the distance is within the time remaining on the countdown and I get to do a badass flip, twirl, and slide to stop it just in the nick of time so I get to pretend I have super hero level reflexes.
I cannot do badass flips but the point still stands. I can twirl and slide though, as long as I'm wearing socks.
Yes.
Depends on what I'm putting in. There are some plates of leftovers that I've made often enough to just know how long it'll take, so the time is exactly what it needs to be and I can wander away for a second to check the mail or whatever. Popcorn obviously comes out when it's done. If I'm warming a drink in a mug, I'll stop it early if the handle is at a more convenient angle, since otherwise I'm liable to burn myself.
I stop it on the start of the beep.
Only when microwaving something that might overflow… like oatmeal.
Aside from that… I want every last second of microwaving that I can get and beeping!
No. I like to stop it right as it hits 0 on the first beep if people are around, but if I'm by myself I wait for it to stop beeping.
I feel like I am the opposite. If I set it to a specific time, then I feel I have committed to letting the food cook for that entire time and will not stop it early even if I think it looks like it's done already.
You can set it for an extra second so you don't feel bad about stopping it "early"
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I prefer to stand up at the last moment and reach the microwave as it beeps. It's fun to have audible confirmation on your inner timing.
Yes. Even tho. You should let an item sit and continue to cook after the wave is done. I just grab it like a Neanderthal.
Never had one, used one maybe 3 times in my life. I've let them run through until I heard the beep, then came over to check. Is that's not how it works?