wicked smell

[WILLWONKER]

Whats the one thing you have cooked in your microwave that has stunk the house out.

[Mr Veritas]

Oh dear,
I am in a minority of one here.
We don't have (and never have had) a microwave!

[karenmac60]

I burnt sprouts once - we'd just got our first microwave and I didn't really know how to work it but was determined to cook everything in it. It smelled like someone had lit the foulest fart on earth....

[glenda99]

Mr Veritas (Sat 20:03 21/Nov/09) Report ThisOh dear,
I am in a minority of one here.
We don't have (and never have had) a microwave!

Why not mr v?

[tigerlily11]

fish. Theres just no getting rid of that smell for about 5 days.

[cazzz1975]

I have only ever used the microwave to cook some 2 min rice

[Therema]

I got the recipe for making cakes and the house stank of eggs for about a wk *eurgh*

[brenda]

Smoked haddock , and another time kippers.

[mudbug162]

i was trying to defrost a ciabatta in the microwave, had it set to defrost and put it on for about a minute, sat down lookin at telly, then got this burning smell. Went over to the microwave and opened the door and the microwave was burning a great big hole in the centre of the ciabatta!!! Smoke and everything piling out of the microwave, had to take the ciabatta and throw it out on the balcony and pour a glass of water over it hahaha havent had ciabatta since!!

[ummmm]

Haha....I put some micro chips in once. Thought I'd set it for 3mins but actually set it for 30mins. My house was really big at the time. Anyway...I went into the living room and promptly forgot about them. Thought I heard a bang but didn't pay much attention. About 10 mins later I got the smell. Ran to the kitchen and the microwave was on fire....

[Mr Veritas]

Well glenda.being an 86 year old(me) and 85 year old(wife,I suppose we come from a genration that cooks everything the old way?
Elsie prepares all our meals from scratch,so I think she likes doing it(genuinely) and has never had the desire to get a microwave.
Our family have offered us one,but we just aren't interested.
Anyway,when you get to our age you want things to slow down,not speed up!
PS:~
We DO have a (top of the range) Mobile phone(each),so we aren't THAT backward! LOL

[ummmm]

I rarely use mine...so little that it's not even in the kitchen. It might be used to re heat a meal if someone's not home on time.

[DEN53]

I only got a microwave a year ago - like you Mr. V. I prefer to cook from scratch and just use the microwave for warming my son's dinner up when he comes in late.

[GEEMAC]

Mr. Veritas, I bet Elsie is a great cook too! All the best to you both.

[Jan1957]

Popcorn. Hubby bought some home but it smelt so disgusting I couldn't eat it. I cleaned the microwave but for about a month after I could still smell it every time I used the microwave.

[GEEMAC]

I've never cooked anything in the microwave, but it is good for defrosting or re-heating. Not fish though!

[Jan1957]

I'm impressed tony. Mine is supposed to but I can't get it to work!

[zig.zag]

beans

only meant to put them in for 30 seconds

the explosion was horific lol