Written by Caitlin
Edited on
27 January 2025
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13:10
How much time does a fast microwave save me?
If you choose a microwave with a high power, you shorten the warm-up time of dishes. In this article, I'll provide the time savings of 2 typical microwave meals: soup and a ready meal. For the savings, I compare the heating times in a microwave with a low 700W power and a high 1000W power.
Warm-up time in minutes (example)
| 1000 watts (high power) | 900 watts (average power) | 800 watts (low power) | 700 watts (low power) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soup | 3:35 | 4:00 | 4:30 | 5:10 |
| Ready meals | 4:30 | 5:00 | 5:35 | 6:25 |
A warm-up meal warms up 2 minutes faster
A ready meal that you can heat up in 6:25 minutes in a 700W microwave according to the packaging is hot after 4:30 minutes in a 1000W microwave. So you save about 2 minutes. As a result, the time saved on each dish is different. This example just gives you an indication of how much faster a microwave with a high power can heat something.
Soup heats up 1.5 minutes faster
Imagine: the packaging says that you should heat the soup with a power of 700W for 5:10 minutes. If you choose a microwave with a high 1000W power, you can heat the soup in less than 3:30 minutes. This is over 1:30 minutes faster than in a microwave with low power.
