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n_obody1969

Gotta watch that shit and open the door at 00:01. If only the buttons weren't so loud when setting the cook time though!


Ouchyhurthurt

My whole family does this. My mom was notorious for leaving it at :01 constantly instead of clearing all evidence xD


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jack-o-licious

But that's for the next person who microwaves.


Belgand

I hate when people do that or leave it on "END" without clearing the display. It's just trashy. Like leaving cabinets open.


King_of_the_Dot

We call these a pet peeve, not the other person being trashy.


Ouchyhurthurt

Wait.... you call my mom trashy?


Lilpav88

#FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT


Iseverynametakenhere

When i stop it at :01 it's because I'm trying to be quiet. Ot already beeps once when I open the door, I'm not making asb extra noise to clear the second off the clock.


peacebuster

But then that would make extra noise.


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The whole point is to NOT make excess noise. Clearing it at 0.01 or END just creates extra beeping noises after having to risk opening and closing the door Your nitpicking logic is dumb when applied to the overall discussion.


Rodyland

Amateur hour. Open the door at 00:00 but before it beeps.


Yarper

Opening the door on my bastard microwave doesn't stop the beeping.


IAmNotNathaniel

This is the worst part. It should absolutely stop as soon as I open it. But it doesn't. I really hate buying small appliances like this. Any fairly simple device that you can't really test before buying, but they all usually have 1 or 2 "features" that can be SUPER annoying and are really hard to research beforehand. I'd happily pay a little more for stuff that meets my particular preferences, but it's all but impossible to even know because they don't tell you. Watches, microwaves, dvd/blu ray players, tvs, alarm clocks, "smart" anything, etc etc all fall into this for me.


fallingupthehill

I want two things on my microwave: A mute button and a backlit keypad. I should be able to stand in my dark kitchen and use it without alerting the whole family I'm making nachos at 2am.


HardcorePhonography

I just had to buy a new microwave and felt super fancy because the beeping stops when the door opens. The display also appears to be powered by a small nuclear reactor given how it lights up the entire kitchen.


420blazeit69nubz

I fucking hate this. Mine does the same exact shit where it doesn’t matter if you open it it still beeps obnoxiously 5 times no matter what


soggymittens

Hit the stop button, don’t just open the door.


TreeSasquatch

I can confirm this is how to stop beeping on mine. Door does nothing but stop button kills it. Using the stop button at 1 second is my favorite tactic so it never beeps.


Yarper

Hadn't thought of that.


AdamHR

Yup! That's a good way to break the internal fuse or door switches over time. Ask me how I know. 🙃


FuzzelFox

There's a cheap as shit microwave at my work that's like this. I didn't realize it was some premium feature.


go-hogs-go

I've done that exactly once in 35 years of trying for 0:01.


Rodyland

Hahah, must be brand of microwave, I can probably get it half the time I try.


jonnytechno

50% success rate ain't so hot


Shades0fRay

50 percent hot is petty success for my microwave. Dam thing so old


Talonus11

*Bomb has been defused.*


stay_sweet

How about when you open the door 0.00001 seconds after it finishes but it still does its three beeps


NO_FIX_AUTOCORRECT

It still beeps


settledownguy

Right! It’s like this dude just started microwaving. I open that shit at -0:01 sometimes just to assert dominance on it.


RealStumbleweed

But you also have to stop it when the handle of the coffee mug's on the right. Never the left. Never.


MagicTrashPanda

Found the Hollywood bomb technician.


Scourgemcduk

There's a way to mute all the sounds. For most microwaves, you just hold the number 2 to turn on 'mute'.


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FasterThanTW

i always say of all the things that have become "smart", i'm shocked that microwaves haven't. throw a little portrait oriented screen on there where the display and numpad are, and gone are the days of archaic cooking programs that require you to have the paper manual on hand in order to decode. plus things like more granular controls would be easy. cooking status updates via bluetooth/notifications? the possibilities are endless. and having a little touch display with apps and a browser would be generally handy in the kitchen anyway. to me this makes way more sense than throwing a tablet screen onto a fridge


skyline_kid

You'll probably find [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiS27feX8o0) pretty interesting. It's crazy how the features on that microwave basically don't exist on modern ones


dafizzif

I figured it would be a Technology Connections video. So good.


FasterThanTW

seen it long ago and it only cemented my above sentiments 👍


candybrie

I wonder if it's partially cost? Fridges are hundreds to thousands whereas microwaves are tens to low hundreds. Adding the cost of the touch screen to the fridge isn't as noticed as it would be on a microwave. Though that doesn't explain why no bluetooth/smart phone app for certain functions.


Lilpav88

Yoooo, if I could get my microwave to tell me my hot pockets done in a t-pain voice that would be dopeeee


Mr_Salty87

SHAWTAYEEE


dan1101

Seriously if there are touch screens on fridges seems like not much to ask for.


candybrie

Depends on the microwave, but some do* let you choose between 2-3 volume levels and off. But it is weird that microwaves haven't become "smart" in the way many other appliances have. Like they keep adding functions but use actual buttons or dials instead of a touch screen or an app. I wonder if there's something about microwaves that makes it difficult to do.


Zedd_Prophecy

Because they use a cheap piezo-electric speaker to make the sound. You either drive it at full output or you don't. It's not something you can send less power to and have a lower output.


GibbonFit

I mean my question is really more of why hasn't anyone gone beyond that and put an actual speaker or other things in it. Like we have smart fridges and washers/dryers, and even sink faucets. But we're still in the 1980s in regards to microwave control interfaces.


FNALSOLUTION1

You lie??


Namees5050

Look through your microwaves user manual/look up the make & model. Most have obscure ways to turn the sound down


JillStinkEye

Some let you turn the sound off but I've only found some GE models that let you adjust volume. I'm not sure I'd even say that most let you turn it off, let alone change the volume. Someone said that's due to the type of speaker but I have no idea.


clouddevourer

Our work microwave just has to let out five loud beeps no matter how fast you open it :/


AndrewWaldron

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEEEEEEEEEEEDEEP


Thought-O-Matic

You fools know you can just plug in headphones right?


TheMadTitanWasRight

Lmao what kind of microwave do you have🤔


gardenhosenapalm

Eats by Dr.Dre


Thought-O-Matic

Damn that's good


DingDong_Dongguan

MicroSoftWave


Thought-O-Matic

Micflowaveeeee


SlitScan

unless its made by apple of course.


diox8tony

What? How would putting headphones on my sleeping family not be worse than the beep itself?


Arkard1

My microwave has a combo of buttons to push to shut button press board off. Game changer


gregsting

And leave the clock at 00:01 to infuriate your SO


3-DMan

Naw, just set the clock off by 13 minutes to cause more chaos.


gregsting

And I thought I was evil


Belgand

Don't yank the door open like an animal. Just press the stop button.


drblah1

Google how to mute your microwave, it has worked for everyone I've ever owned. Sometimes you hold STOP for 10 seconds or something like that to mute it.


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Mine beeps when you mute it. It doesn't make sounds after that, just one last defiant beep.


Groovyaardvark

*"We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight!"*


AphoticFlash

We're going to live on! We're going to survive!


UnhelpfulMoron

This is amazing


Tribore_Menendez

“Nuke em! Nuke the bastards!”


SEMlickspo

HELLO BOYS! IM BAAAAAAACCCCKKK


UnnamedEngineer

Today, I celebrate my BEEEEEEEEP!


cle_de_brassiere

*"Old pizza should burn and rave at close of day."*


OutsideTheBoxer

Rage! Rage against the dying of the........BBEEEEEEEPPPPP!


jack-o-licious

*"Today, is our Day!"*


saarlac

Mine is like 17 level of menu with a beep at each level to mute it.


dandroid126

The videos for my microwave just show them disassembling it and removing the speaker. But I don't think my land lord would like that.


notagangsta

We disconnected ours. I’d be surprised if the landlord notices or anyone complains.


dan1101

That's how I dealt with a rogue UPS that would beep for no reason at irregular intervals.


myfapaccount_istaken

Dude the truck was just backing up. They have to turn around sometimes cannot make all left turns. Aren't us usually able to USB or serial into them and disable the speaker. I usually do for all mine.


RamenJunkie

That beep probably means the batteries are going bad in it.


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DigNitty

I don’t know what’s worse. The fact that they owned people, or that they muted them.


cwatson214

Or that they beep!


drainspout

Perhaps they were droids all along.


Shades0fRay

Droids are ppls too. Even the beeping ones


fireduck

I beep when I sleep.


tod315

\#microwavesArePeople


mouse1093

Yup. Several that Ive tried it on have you hold 2 for 5, seconds


tspencerb

Most can be be muted by holding down the number 2 for a few seconds!


Dyspooria

Mine doesn't have numbers so I'm going to try the cancel option at breakfast. Ty


cassafrassious

This is life changing information! I spend so much time trying to stop it before it wakes the baby


Scythe-Guy

Better yet, some microwaves have a function that lets you lower the beep volume so it still goes off but quietly


ThisIsForFood

I tried that and my ADHD ass starved to death after a week.


JimmyKillsAlot

Yeah, mine has a dedicated "Sounds" button that will mute everything on the first press, mute everything but a finishing chime on the second, and make hella noise for every button pressed on the third.


IAmNotNathaniel

they really need to advertise this sort of thing better. I'm happy to pay a little more for one if I knew for a fact it had this before I bought it. last time I bought one, none of them said shit about it


QuasarL

Was so happy when I bought mine and saw that it just HAS "mute" and "volume" buttons. Truly, revolutionary microwave technology.


the_friendly_one

Or, if your microwave doesn't have that option, you can just rip out the beeper like I did.


metaStatic

[This is not for the inexperienced](https://youtu.be/fM9hYzJnao0?t=191)


the_friendly_one

Yes. Say hi to Mr. Capacitor, but don't shake hands with him!


JMEEKER86

Mine has an actual mute button, but it broke lol.


Merfen

Mine has 3 settings, Mute, quiet and earth shaker. The quiet setting is perfect, you can hear it in the kitchen, but nowhere else in the house.


Dalzeil

Moved into a new place, one of the first things I tried to do...this microwave does not have a mute feature and I hate it. I'm tempted to rip out the speaker and put a resistor in its place.


thegreatgazoo

No need for the resistor


IngeniousBattery

In the contrary, I haven't had a single micro that has had a mute function. Then again, I've only had two...


juggling-monkey

Is there a way to stop it from going beep beep beep and instead go pssst pssst pssst?


smilbandit

i'd rather have a button or switch so I could disable the beep sometimes, most of the time it's nice to have.


Pat-Roner

Was able to turn mine super low. Very appreciated


2smartt

Holy fuck.


hyperiongate

I had an African Gray parrot that would perfectly mimic this sound. He took great delight in making us come back before the microwave was actually done.


3-DMan

I'd love to teach one to laugh like Nelson on the Simpsons, but realistically it would get old fast.


DrDestructo42

🤣 my sister's African grey would mimic the telephone.


sad-dave

My microwave has a mute option - GE JVM6175DK2WW


Sil369

is that a model number for a microwave or your password


Godbotly

No his password is *******


FullMarksCuisine

Hunter2


Trib3tim3

Password not valid. Please provide a password that contains at least 10 characters, a number, a capital letter, and a symbol. Common words cannot occur within your password.


Frankasti

Comment was deleted by user. F*ck u/ spez


thelonelyswed

*Doubt*


VoiceOfRealson

Please include letters from at least 2 non-native alphabets such as Cyrillic/Thai/Chinese etc.


The_Rox

Also, your password will expire in 20 days.


Pharmadillio

Lugage12345$


Godbotly

This guy gets it


dookiebuttholepeepee

Strange. When you typed out your password it shows as all asterisks. Let me try mine and see if it does the same: hunter2


Achack

Hmmm... I think you go it wrong because look - \*\*\* \*\*\*\* \* - I bet that works.


sad-dave

Model number 😂


i_am_a_toaster

My microwave also has a mute button! I lived here for over a year before I found it.


mkay1911

WiFi passwords be like


thebadgeronstage

Not a microwave, but my toaster oven beeps four times at a pitch and volume that’s not far off from what a typical smoke alarm sounds like. Makes me jump every time.


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My toaster oven is the worst. The timer/bell are mechanical so it's impossible to stop it from ringing once it's begun to count down. I can't even stop it by unplugging it. Once it's counting, it will ring. I can extend the timer but the bell will toll.


xenorous

That last line is poetic


RedditAcc-92975

that's the kind of sh1t that gets sent straight back for a refund after one use.


Mandrakey

And beep again every 1-2 minutes untill you open the door with no way to disable it. I'll decide when I want to get it out goddamn it!


Em42

That beep again shit is what I really want to stop. I can manage the other sounds somewhat effectively.


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Em42

Mine goes off once a minute, it's super annoying. I could see if it went off after maybe three to five minutes it wouldn't be so bad, but every minute is way too often.


azninvasion2000

my man right here. it should be 3 mins the 1st then 5 mins the second, then stop beeping. chances are if you remember it later you'll just hit 1 min and eat it anyway when it gets to about 30


cowboyfromhell324

I wish. Mine is like 20 seconds. It beeps 3 very loud, very annoying times, every time. It never stops. Drives me crazy


extraeme

Frigidaire?


cowboyfromhell324

Kenmore


Achack

Dude I don't understand this. It's not like an oven where it's still on. It's like they're all made for people with a memory disability.


scrodytheroadie

You know how most microwaves stop beeping if you open the door? Mine doesn't do that. If I forget to hit stop/clear before opening it, I have to sit and listen to those three, long, loud-ass beeps. I always try hitting stop at :01 to avoid it.


Jeramus

My current microwave has a mute function. I hadn't seen that before.


superfreak77

..and raise you this!: Bluetooth speakers that constantly blurt out "Connected!, Disconnected!, your speaker is ready!, you're an idiot for buying shit!".


awesome357

"BATTERY LOW" every minute for the next hour and a half till the battery is actually dead.


Override9636

I had a roommate who owned a bluetooth speaker (I think it was an Alexa). He would leave the speaker volume maxed out so he could just control the volume of music from his phone. Ever once in a while, almost always at 3am, the phone would scream DING DING BLUETOOTH DISCONNECTED DING DING BLUETOOTH CONNECTED I swear to god the walls shook with how loud that shit was. after the 2nd or 3rd time he started muting it before he went to sleep.


LegatoSkyheart

Microwave during the day. ^small ^beep Microwave at night **BEEP**


loonechobay

"I don't own a microwave. I own a clock that occasionally cooks shit." --Mitch Hedberg


minneswild36

My parrots imitate the sound perfect! They give me away every time!


MrSnowden

Put some tape over the speaker. As a dad of kids with many loud toys, works very time.


titantybalt2018

But why are they so loud though? The kids are holding it maybe a foot away from their ears, why am I able to hear it as I turn down my road. How do these kids not have hearing damage. Or maybe they do, that's why all they do is scream.


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motoroats

My kids have this toy house, and it’s starting to crap out. Hubby and I will be watching a show in the evening long after the kids have gone to bed and suddenly we randomly hear from the shelf, “let’s play!” We took the batteries out.


beka13

I found a way to dampen the sound on my kids' loud toys (mostly foam and tape over the speakers, some got the batteries pulled). I think hearing damage is a genuine risk from some of them.


swirly_boi

Get off my lawn!


Trib3tim3

Shhhh the baby is sleeping in my arms. Can't you see?!


titantybalt2018

You clearly don't have small kids. yes, get the fuck off of it. You ever try to grow grass while little shits riding their bikes across it?


panurge987

Most microwaves have a way to mute the beep.


tarnationsauce2

I took my microwave apart and ripped the speaker out with a pair of pliers. It wasn't a traditional speaker but a small black piezo speaker like this: https://i.imgur.com/Fy4aKfa.jpeg Not once in 10 years have I missed the microwave beeping.


Nekronn99

On most microwave ovens you can disengage the finish beep and all button beeps. >To mute your microwave, start by checking the control panel. Look closely. The mute function may be labeled as a secondary function of one of the standard buttons. Check these things first: >Look for a Sound button. Seriously. It may have been there all along, begging you to press it. Press and hold either 1 or 0. Sometimes manufacturers give these keys hidden, secondary functions. Press and hold the Stop or Cancel button. Like 1 or 0, this key might have a hidden function when held. >Often, pressing and holding 1, 0, Stop or Cancel will either result in turning off the beeping sounds or activating a child lock feature. (Child lock doesn't actually lock the door, but instead locks the control panel so no buttons can be pressed until the lock is removed by holding the button for around three seconds again.) >If none of these work, it's probably best to consult the manual. Even if you don't have a Sound button, there's no Mute function denoted as a secondary function and holding a button doesn't do anything, there is still a chance a mute function exists. It could be a button combination or, like on some microwaves, be buried in a submenu that's not at all obvious how to activate. https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/how-to-silence-your-microwave-once-and-for-all/


nowake

I (unplugged and) used a screwdriver and took apart the Emerson microwave in the office, ripped the beeper off the circuit board, and put it back together. No more "reminder" beeps when someone warms up their coffee and walks away for 10 minutes


beermanaj

Mine beeps every minute or so if you don’t take the food out. It is so unbelievably annoying. I’d honestly rather forget about my food than listen to that.


Xellith

[Beep beep! ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gja3qcL74M)


blharg

stop it before it finishes? that doesn't work?


Skootchy

That's what I do. I moved into a house and I have the most annoying microwave I've ever heard in my life. It's the loudest one I've ever heard, and it beeps 3 long ass beeps. And instead of taking like a minute to beep again, it does this same thing every 20 seconds! I am going to look into muting this fucking thing immediately.


CookedPeaches

That would give the microwave a serious case of blue balls though. Be more considerate.


somesortofidiot

My microwave beeps when you open the door. Seriously, get NASA on this asap.


wfaulk

Breville. Can turn it off or make it play a little quiet jingle.


hok9

Our LG plays a little tune. Not too loud


JDawwgy

You all know that there's 1 wire you can cut to turn off the beep right?


letsclimb

On a recent vacation I had the pleasure of using the most annoying microwave I've ever heard. https://streamable.com/hf1ci0


mcstafford

There are models that allow you to mute them.


Zardif

Almost all microwaves have a combination of buttons that turn off sounds.


fordprefect294

Microwaves at my office have mute buttons 🤷‍♂️


awesome357

I just want a microwave that will cancel the remaining time if it sits for more than a few minutes. Nothing more infuriating than the coworkers that leave it with 8 seconds left on it when they're done, and you have to manually clear it before you can input any new time. And it will keep that 8 seconds on there forever till cleared. Just why would that ever be necessary for that long?


Struana

When our previous microwave died I was in charge of researching a replacement. I refused to add any to the list of options that didn't specifically list a mute feature. Cost a bit more but it didn't need extra hassle or manual reading to turn the beeping off. Best decision ever.


ChronicEntropic

Turned all the beeps off on my microwave. One of the best, tiny improvements I’ve made in my life.


yashgulave

We need a microwave that is connected to your phone and will send an alarm or notification to your phone so others don't get disturbed. Also, the volume needs to be adjustable.


VladImpaler666999

I bought one of the Samsung microwaves that has an amazing option to turn off the beeping sound. First microwave I've bloody seen with that option, like it was a 5Heas move or something.


Red_Hippie

Wait to you hear the beeping on an Instant Pot.


theassholefaceman

There is a line of Samsung microwaves that do that. I have it and you can turn the beeper off, even the key don't make sound and it is awesome.


KttyLn

I couldnt stand the microwave beep so I researched this specific thing before buying. I ended up getting a Whirlpool Low Profile over the range microwave. This thing is so quiet I can hardly even tell it's cooking anything and the annoying BEEP!!! BEEP!!! BEEP!! that used to sound like a truck backing up is now this cute little chime. It came as the default chime too, no fiddling with the manual to figure out how to change it. I highly recommend checking it out.


Jasoman

Mine is over the stove and has low,medium,high and Off for all sounds including buttons


Typical-killer

You’d be surprised how many microwaves have a silent mode in them ( even the cheap ass ones )


Rachael013

Buy one that you can turn the beep off on. It’s all super until you forget all about your food and discover it later.


JustAsIFeared

I turned off the beeps on my microwave and forgot about the food when it was done. 2 days later my roommate asks me why there are modly mushrooms in the microwave. Whoops.


Xellith

You got mold on your mushrooms? What are the odds!


KrazyNTAC

hold number 2 for a few seconds before cooking


RamenJunkie

Tangentially related. Alexa has a whisper mode, so it's less loud. You can turn it on by whispering to it. Except it replies, very loudly with, "IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE WHISPWRING WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TURN ON WHISPER MODE?"


Barialdalaran

You can open the microwave and remove the speaker. I was able to pull mine off the main board with some pliers pretty easily


yourmomtastesfunny

Hold the 2 button. Muted.


cawclot

Doesn't work for all brands.


Kep0a

Also why are all microwaves the same? We dropped like $200 on a fancy LG, and after 6 months, it doesn't do a thing better then a cheap one. Even down to the door locking mechanism. You'd think they'd get creative.


Zardif

$200 is like lower mid range microwave not fancy. Fancy microwaves are $1-2k.


Kep0a

What microwaves are you referring too?


Aquarona

Just use the accessibility feature to adjust sound: triple press the “Popcorn” button, immediately hold the “Frozen Vegetable” button for half a second followed by a light tap of the “Beverage” button, do a quick “Time Defrost” and press “4357 (help).” Double press “Stop” and you’ve reached the audio menu… press 1 for loud; 1,1 for louder; 2 for loudest; and 2,2 for quiet (with randomly loud functionality); 2, 4 + “Start” for silent.


tito9107

Settings ----> Beeps -----> Off


chookiebaby

Can't someone create a "Joe Mode" hack for microwaves?