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On TV sitcoms, and sometimes in real life, people have their microwaves mounted at eye level. I wouldn't want it to be at eye level because it would be harder to put things in and out, especially if it was heavy. Also if I was heating a bowl of soup it might spill out when I'm moving it. Why do some prefer to have it there?
One possibility is that it doesn't take up counter space.
I've always had mine at hip level.
Don't fill your bowls/cups to the brim.
But I agree, most of us want it at eye level to watch the food there. More entertaining than the TV, lately.
I don't want to lose counter space either but I also don't want my 5'3" wlfe to dump a bowl of hot soup on herself while trying to take it from head height down to the counter.
I don't want to lose counter space either but I also don't want my 5'3" wlfe to dump a bowl of hot soup on herself while trying to take it from head height down to the counter.
OK, time to share a secret trick here. Try not to buy soup bowls that are plates with a thin lip. A REAL soup bowl has depth and is 2.5" or 3" high. That allows some room for slop (a natural pun there). THEN... you can take a standard coffee filter, wet it, and drape it across the top of the bowl and secure the excess to the outside of the bowl before heating your soup. Now for the big reveal:
Spoiler
When you cover your soup bowl like that, you can microwave your can of beans, or chili, or chunky soup WITHOUT it having little explosions that cover the interior of the microwave with schmutz. After you take it out safely, remove the coffee filter and toss it. No spills and your microwave remains clean. Magic!
Every micro wave we've had has been mounted under the cabinet, can still use the counter space underneath it. Although, they are getting harder to find.
I don't want to lose counter space either but I also don't want my 5'3" wlfe to dump a bowl of hot soup on herself while trying to take it from head height down to the counter.
I'm just 5'5"! Seriously, no one is gonna get burned unless they fill something to the brim! ...the society we live in these days!
Maybe you oughtta handle all the dangerous house chores from here on out.
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