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The Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than Yours
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Technology Connections examines an old feature-rich microwave and shows how it uses a humidity or steam sensor and lookup data to cook food well, arguing it beats many modern ones.
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Cited again and again in microwave and smart-appliance threads as proof that older appliances were smarter, especially for steam-sensor cooking.
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Tangentially related, Technology Connections published an interesting video just a few days ago, "The Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than Yours": [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Great 'Review' of an old Microwave loaded with features. [VIDEO] Why can't we have nice things by default, especially with appliances like microwaves, toasters, printers...
Read original comment ↗Fun video about microwave oven now vs thirty years ago: [VIDEO] "The Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than Yours" by Technology Connections
Read original comment ↗Coincidentally, technology connections just did a recent YouTube video on microwaves that might be of interest to you. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Technology Connections just put out a video about an old microwave that he contends has better features that most you can buy today. Also it explains how microwaves use a humidity probe to sense steam escaping from say a microwave-popcorn bag to determine when its done. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Since everyone is mentioning Technology Connections (he deserves it, great channel), I want to bring up this video: [VIDEO] To me, this really shows the sad direction smart appliances have gone in. I would love to see that smart appliances would have continued to evolve in this direction. I don't like the current state of smart appliances, but going back to the absolute basic seems like an over-reaction to me.
Read original comment ↗Don’t forget a physical handle to pull open the door. I’d take a steam sensor as well. Thanks to Technology Connections, great channel. Convinced me to read all the fine print until I found a Breville that had it. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗We have a microwave at work, I used it once and it took me 5 minutes do actually make it do something. It is like someone just slapped some buttons and dials and a display on there without thought and created some twisted logic just to annoy the user. I only ever bought two dial microwaves. Power and time, two variables, easy to understand and intuitive. Granted, I might try the microwave Technology Connections demonstrated [0] because it sounds like it actually works.. but no chance of getting an old model where I live... or anywhere else. 0: [VIDEO]
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