Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> > wrote in message
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>>What is this reflective paddle for the non-carousel Quasar? That sounds
>>interesting.
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> I don't think it is made any more. When I bought our first OTR microwave,
> Quasar had a unit with a paddle hidden under the floor of the oven. It
> slowly rotated and bounced the waves around so no carousel was needed for it
> to cook evenly. It made utilizing the square compartment much easier with
> multiple dishes side by side instead of trying to fit things on a rotating
> plate. It probably cost a bit more to build that way though as I've not
> seen any built that way in recent years. .
>
>

Our first microwave (a Thermador,which cost ~$600 20 years ago) had a
paddle. The only breakdown it had was the motor that drove the paddle.
That was probably because it got hot being on top of the cavity. Other
than the space issues you mentioned I think the $80 turntable version we
bought last year to replace the Thermador cooks just as uniformly.