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glatt · 03-03-2019, 07:42 AM

Don't use the microwave.
Use the oven instead.
Let's be healthy.
Fuck bread.

Clodfobble · 03-03-2019, 09:00 AM

I see what you did there. Acknowledged and approved, sir.

Undertoad · 03-03-2019, 09:21 AM

Gravdigr · 03-03-2019, 11:09 AM

Fuck bread.

Griff · 03-03-2019, 11:24 AM

Ha!

Glinda · 03-03-2019, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tw

Not even identified is that microwave's design year - 1970, 1973, 1976, or 1979 technology.

Given that I've mentioned several times that the microwave is 50 years old, and this is 2019, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it was built in . . . let's see . . . carry the one . . . 1968 or 1969. I have no idea what year the thing was designed. A reasonable guess would be 1967 or 1968.

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Originally Posted by tw

Not identified are any other appliance in safety lockout mode. Even the resulting behavior of each display (clock) still is not listed.

I have no idea what you're going on about, and I'm perfectly ok with that. Thanks anyway. I got the answers I wanted.

Glinda · 03-03-2019, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

The some clocks being ok and some had to be reset could be the ok ones have a battery or large capacitor to bridge short lapses in power. The other possibility is most houses have a 220 volt service(actually 240) that comes in on two 110 volt lines. Both are used for 220 appliances, but one is used for wall outlets. In order to balance the load about half the outlets will be on one leg and half on the other. I've seen more than once one leg coming in be interrupted and the clocks needing to be reset may all be on one leg.

More good info that makes sense to me.

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

The Sharp carousel microwaves you don't have to turn the food, it's turning all the time. By some king of fucking magic when I open the door and set something on the platter, no mater what time I give it when the time is up that item is exactly where I put it. 30 seconds or 30 minutes or 533 seconds the item is right there.

I've considered a microwave with a turntable, but that always makes me think that it's one more thing that could go wrong with the microwave. Also, they're difficult to clean (I used to do elder care for a guy that had a turntable microwave and cleaning it was a big pain in the arse).

As for the turntable lining up every time . . .

Gravdigr · 03-03-2019, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Glinda

...had a turntable microwave and cleaning it was a big pain in the arse).

It's a flat piece of glass. It's no more difficult to clean than a dinner plate. It's basically a large plate.

The turntables are in-built, or built-in, I ferget which, now-a-days.

Wouldn't have a micro without one, tbh.

Gravdigr · 03-03-2019, 12:06 PM

What is it w/microwaves and regular ovens? I bought a microwave a while back to replace one that was haunted.

The old micro thawed a pound of hamburger in about eight minutes. The new one's manual calls for 15+ minutes. Hell, I can do it that fast in a warm bowl of water!

Our regular oven was trying to burn the house down so the 'rents went out and got a new one. The old oven would preheat to 445 degrees in 4 minutes 15 seconds (I used 445 because 450 takes an extra 2 minutes 15 seconds, what's 5 degrees?

). The new one? 12-16 minutes so far. And the new one when preheating shows the temp instead of time remaining,<--which I find more useful.

I was expecting better heating performance, especially when you consider the price: $666 and change, I shit you not.

I told them "If you'd waited a couple days, I'd have bought a used one for a couple hundred bucks. Here's a couple hundred bucks."

Gravdigr · 03-03-2019, 12:06 PM

And I didn't drink for week.

Glinda · 03-03-2019, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

It's a flat piece of glass. It's no more difficult to clean than a dinner plate. It's basically a large plate.

The turntables are in-built, or built-in, I ferget which, now-a-days.

Wouldn't have a micro without one, tbh.

Not the glass plate; the thing the plate sits on. The one I had to clean had this inside it:

The old man would invariably spill shit in there (or cook it so long that it boiled over), and that shit would get beneath the plate and gunk up the little wheels of the tripod thing that held the plate. PITA!!

Gravdigr · 03-03-2019, 12:23 PM

Ooohhhhhhh, that. Yeah I can see the pita what with the tripod and the wheels and the stuff...

xoxoxoBruce · 03-03-2019, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Here's a couple hundred bucks."

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

And I didn't drink for week.

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Originally Posted by Glinda

The old man would invariably spill shit in there (or cook it so long that it boiled over), and that shit would get beneath the plate and gunk up the little wheels of the tripod thing that held the plate. PITA!!

Oh yeah, that would be a pain in the ass. I don't have that problem, the glass plate is 18" in diameter and has a lip to stop anything that does boil over. I only have spatters on the walls/ceiling/door from not covering stuff I reheat.

Glinda · 03-03-2019, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

What is it w/microwaves and regular ovens? I bought a microwave a while back to replace one that was haunted.

The old micro thawed a pound of hamburger in about eight minutes. The new one's manual calls for 15+ minutes. Hell, I can do it that fast in a warm bowl of water!

Right? My poor deceased microwave thawed a pound of burger meat in about eight minutes, too. I've never had the patience to use the newer microwave to thaw a pound of meat, but I know it takes more than eight minutes, what with the four or five move the food and turn the machine back on interruptions that using it entails.

Gravdigr · 03-03-2019, 12:33 PM

Mine just has a tiny little three-petaled--thing--that the big ol' plate kinda sets on, no wheels.

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Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	What is it w/microwaves and regular ovens? I bought a microwave a while back to replace one that was haunted. The old micro thawed a pound of hamburger in about eight minutes. The new one's manual calls for 15+ minutes. Hell, I can do it that fast in a warm bowl of water! Our regular oven was trying to burn the house down so the 'rents went out and got a new one. The old oven would preheat to 445 degrees in 4 minutes 15 seconds (I used 445 because 450 takes an extra 2 minutes 15 seconds, what's 5 degrees?). The new one? 12-16 minutes so far. And the new one when preheating shows the temp instead of time remaining,<--which I find more useful. I was expecting better heating performance, especially when you consider the price: $666 and change, I shit you not. I told them "If you'd waited a couple days, I'd have bought a used one for a couple hundred bucks. Here's a couple hundred bucks." __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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03-03-2019, 07:42 AM	#46
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Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Ooohhhhhhh, that. Yeah I can see the pita what with the tripod and the wheels and the stuff... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-03-2019, 12:33 PM	#60
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Mine just has a tiny little three-petaled--thing--that the big ol' plate kinda sets on, no wheels. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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