Anyone who does use an MW ever tried my favorite use?

"..but I now use cloth bags filled with rice to warm my bed in Winter, "

First one we bought from a vendor at a craft fair...very pretty and filled with dry beans. Finally discovered all one needs is an old sock..(or preferably two, one inside the other for safety)...filled with rice to about ¾ full....then a knot tied in the end(s). YOU choose the size, color & texture of the sock. 2-3 minutes in the MW and you have up to 2 hours of warmth. Our ancestors used to warm a brick or rock in the fireplace to get a similar, but harder to control, result.

And in Summer, it is often not pleasant to use a regular oven.... but partial defrosting a portion of a meal and then popping it/them into the MW for finish heating doesn't add heat to the kitchen. (I just learned that good fish sticks work well.)

As noted above, it is possible to come very close to the texture of standard baked potato with a little experimentation...and ears of corn, lightly wrapped in a slightly dampened paper towel come out just fine. (If you are doing a LOT of corn or potatoes, it is easier to use the oven or pot of water, but one or two people seldom need 6-8 or more.)

....and I just added 35 seconds to the remainder of my cooling cup of coffee to make the last sips just right!