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myself248 ◴[] No.42157276[source]
Six digit, not six segment. Each digit has seven segments.

I've seen this a LOT lately, when did everyone forget what segments were?

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ok_dad ◴[] No.42157585[source]
Young people may not have ever seen a display like that.
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meowster ◴[] No.42157609[source]
They most likely see displays like that on microwaves.
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nefrix ◴[] No.42157657[source]
In grandma’s kitchen.
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01HNNWZ0MV43FF ◴[] No.42158415[source]
Did air fryers already displace microwaves? I've missed the last couple meetings
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throwaway494932 ◴[] No.42158575[source]
Microwaves are great a two things (and little else...): warm up liquids and make popcorn. Neither are properly done by an air fryer.

I have both tools and they have completely different uses.

edit: both sport 7-segment digits though

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1. jimmydddd ◴[] No.42158786[source]
I think maybe the original killer app for microwaves was baked potatoes? An hour to cook in a conventional oven. 5 minutes in a microwave. But maybe no one eats those anymore?
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2. Izkata ◴[] No.42162578[source]
I haven't tried that, but my guess would be the same problem as most solids in a microwave - uneven heating / cold spots. That's why liquids and popcorn work so well, liquids mix themselves up and the unpopped kernels fall to the bottom of the bag.
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3. CTOSian ◴[] No.42163090[source]
I have one (800w) that takes about 5min to cook a potato (200gr), the manual suggests "once the potatoes are cooked, wrap them in tin foil for at least 5 minutes to cook through" but I just cook one wrapped with baking paper.
4. acuozzo ◴[] No.42172383[source]
I eat one on most nights. I wouldn't without my microwave oven.