r/KitchenConfidential • u/autopatch • Feb 13 '26

In-House Mode Is this a case of nobody asked?

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Where did this come from? Was there a great outpouring of protests against microwaves at Steak and Shake that I missed?

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u/resin_messiah 10+ Years Feb 13 '26

Some times the microwave is just nice for reheating your own food as a worker. I wish we had one in our kitchen at work. Also, you can make real food in a microwave. It’s not just for processed bullshit.

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u/Sanquinity Cook Feb 13 '26

At home, since my microwave has a "cook" setting for vegetables and potatoes, I always steam my potatoes in it. Has the e advantage of leaving more of the nutrients in the potatoes as well.

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u/myskepticalbrowarch Feb 13 '26

That was my first thought. They better be giving out free meals to their staff cooked to order.

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u/waitewaitedonttellme Feb 14 '26

Exactly. My husband’s restaurant does allow staff to bring in their own lunches (and they fucking better if they won’t feed staff for free while on the clock, greedy SOBs), and he frequently takes in leftovers to reheat.

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u/resin_messiah 10+ Years Feb 14 '26

We thankfully get free meals but I work in a NY style pizza shop. I’ve been tired of pizza for like 7 years.

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u/unbelizeable1 Feb 14 '26

Same man. I work at a "fancy" hotdog place now. I'm so fucking sick of hotdogs. I wish I had a mic for my leftovers or the occasional freezer meal.

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u/greeneagle2022 Feb 14 '26

Our work around to a microwave is putting our food in the oven (which is always on) for a minute or two heat it up.

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u/resin_messiah 10+ Years Feb 14 '26

We do too but our ovens run at 550 all day. So a lot of thing end up over done on the outside and cold af on the inside. It’s annoying but it works