Why David Chang Defends This Kitchen Appliance Other Chefs Might Call A Lazy Shortcut

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Why David Chang Defends This Kitchen Appliance Other Chefs Might Call A Lazy Shortcut By Lindsey Reynolds Oct. 26, 2025 6:00 pm EST

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The poor microwave gets no respect. Considering it's a technological shortcut for reheating leftovers or melting butter when you're impatient, we tend to take the microwave for granted or consider it dorm decor. But David Chang, the always-sassy chef and restaurateur behind the Momofuku empire and host of Netflix's " Ugly Delicious " doesn't have time for food snobs. He's become of the most vocal defenders of the microwave, and he wants us all to stop dismissing it as lazy and start seeing it for what it really is: An under-appreciated tool that makes cooking easier .