What are some things that you don't use even though they are meant for your use?

The potato masher.
I don’t use it to mash.
It’s now working as a random lock for my kitchen drawer.

I don’t go to confession anymore, but I think I was meant to.

1. Child safety bic lighters. I cut that shit off.
2. Microwave cooking times. My guess is as good as theirs.
3. Seatbelts in the backseat. You can’t trust anyone buckled in the backseat.
4. Condoms. Otherwise whats the point of being married?
5. Surge protectors. John Wayne wouldn’t need extra protection for his electronics. Need I say more?
6. Spell check. I’m confident in my writing skillls.
7. Good judgment. A lot of good times start with bad decisions.

The fly in my underwear. Never ever use it. I think I did once as a kid just to see if I could, but didn’t get in the habit of it.

The “Snooze” button on an alarm clock. I just turn the alarm off if it wakes me up. I only use an alarm when I need to get up early for an appointment, so going back to sleep is not an option.

Funny you mention the popcorn button on the microwave. The popcorn that I buy has a message in bold letters to never use the popcorn button on your microwave. With both my microwave and my electric pressure cooker, I use the preset button once to get an idea of the recommended time and then I set it for what I feel is best. From there it is trial and error until I find the sweet spot that works for me

@rebbel That made me laugh. Makes me think of this meme

@SEKA We just made popcorn last night and was remarking on the same thing. What is up with that?!

We have a papasan chair which functions as a gigantic basket for clothes and toys. :/

@raum I tend to buy the half bags of Orville Redenbacher. The popcorn button is preset to 2 minutes on most microwaves. The full size bag takes 2 minutes 10 seconds to cook properly where the half bag takes 1 minute 40 seconds. So, the full bag won’t fully cook with the preset and the half bag will be burnt. It also depends whether your microwave is a 700 watt or 1100 watt or even higher on some of the newer ones. My rule of thumb is to read the package, add 10–15 seconds to their recommendation and then listen to how often the kernels are popping. It only takes once experimenting to have a pretty good idea what time to use in the future

@raum I very rarely have original thoughts of my own; this one I borrowed from that meme :-)

The heat dial on my curling irons. Can’t make curls that last with a warm-ish iron. I turn that puppy up to 30 and use it like that til it dies.

@rebbel I have a cheese grater that does exactly the same thing

That means you get potato spaghetti/macaroni?

@rebbel But the struggle is universal!

@SEKA We do the same. Mostly, I’m curious about that disclaimer!

@raum They’re covering their ass with that disclaimer. You cook a whole bag for only 2 minutes, you’re going to have a lot of wasted seeds and some fool complaining that all the popcorn in the bag doesn’t pop. With the half bag, some fool will be complaining that you can’t cook it without burning it. Our local zoo has signs everywhere saying “Please don’t feed fingers to the animals.” I laughed the first time I saw the signs then it sunk in that some fool had gotten bitten while not holding the food flat on their hand. Even our hair dryers say “Don’t go to bed while using this dryer.” Lawsuits and bad reviews are invented by people who “know what they are doing”. So, warning us to not do it removes any liability

You guys. All cooking utensils are out to get us. Every. Single. One.
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Library. No need for those today.

They are still useful in a limited way @Chestnut.

@Dutchess_III I actually use one of those crocks for the kitchen tools that are too awkward for drawers, but mine isn’t antique – just looks like it.

The cigarette lighter in my car