New Fish & Old Microwave

We've acquired a fish, and this fish has now made its way to the kitchen, on a counter near the window. It is warmer there, and sunnier, too -- things, apparently, that fish like. He is swimmier in the kitchen, but it has made the counter space seem even more inadequate than it seemed before. It's a small kitchen, not really ideal for serious cooking, and impossible for baking. And we have an enormous, "family-size" microwave that is taking up valuable territory. I think I lobbied for getting rid of it when we first moved, and lost, but the fish has opened a new opportunity. Microwave popcorn is no good for you, we're not supposed to microwave in plastic, and purists say tea should not be brewed with microwaved water. Surely we can figure out another way to reheat leftovers. (Or just take them all to work for lunch, where there is a microwave.)

In any case, I'm hoping soon to find out what a microwave-free life might be like.