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Microwave without Carousel?
SWMBO - She who must be obeyed
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> The Ranger wrote:
>> SWMBO, the other cook for Clan Ranger and user of the kitchen
>> microwave most often, does NOT want a carousel in her microwave.
>> Her mother never had one so she doesn't need one. You know;
>> they're just too new-fangled and different. She'd have to learn
>> how to cook all over again. She doesn't know what they are but
>> she's ag'init!
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>> And since I grow weary of always being wrong when I argue with
>> SWMBO, it's easiest to shrug my shoulders, readjust the weight of
>> the world upon them, and trudge along without saying anything
>> more.
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> What is a SWMBO? I think she's right I have two microwaves and one
> has the carousel and is three times the power of the other without the
> carousel. Both have their advantages. Low power cooking that is ON all
> the time is better than this On and Off dance the microwaves do for
> reduced power. Apparently they can't reduce the power so they reduce
> the time. Some things cook better on pure 100% low power.
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> The carousel helps a little but not all that much. And the turn is 45
> degrees not the usual 90 that is stated, yes? One can get a plain
> microwave and the carousel later from Nordicware. So the best of both
> worlds. A square large space without the carousel, and the carousel for
> most things although it's probably a pain to wind the carousel up.
> Hmmm, tough call. If you are not cooking large square things, get the
> carousel. It's fun to worry about the microwaves watching the thing go
> around and trying to see if the dish is frothing at the mouth. And what
> is this doing to my eyeballs.
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> What is this reflective paddle for the non-carousel Quasar? That sounds
> interesting.
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