I haven't used a microwave except for little things for about 8-10 years. We had one, but I did not like it at all, then the one we had shorted out, but was installed as the stove hood. The fan and stove lights worked, not the microwave, so we left it there. Since coming back here to Florida, we only have MIL's crappy 20 y/o one that we gave her when we got married. (I had a big one then that did so many things.)
Seems my mother went to heat up some honey BBQ'd chicken wings, but turned the dial for too long and burned the BBQ sauce. I just have never liked microwaves.
Luckily, I have managed to work out a system to getting my meat thawed safely for evening meals. Other than that, I have quite a few recipes that you can start with frozen meat in a crock pot and go.