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Luke Arthur Wells

Does a kitchen really need a microwave? Why I got rid of this eyesore from my minimalist space and never looked back

a minimalist kitchen with no countertop appliances

When you first walk into my kitchen, you might get a sense that something's missing. You probably won't clock it at first, but when it comes up in conversation, my house guests are often shocked that I don't have a microwave. 

'How do you reheat food?' 'How do you cooking microwave meals?' They're all pretty common questions, but generally I find that people fall into two camps when it comes to microwave use. Some people use theirs all the time, some people hardly ever at all. I fell into the latter, so I decided to free up countertop space and be done with including a microwave at all. And I think, it's the best thing I could have done for my kitchen. 

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