Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> > wrote in message
> >
> > What is this reflective paddle for the non-carousel Quasar? That sounds
> > interesting.
> >
>
> 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. .

GE's version 'stirs' the microwaves as generated within the magnetron
(similar to how medical x-rays are 'homogenized' by the rotating
anode), that's how my 25 year old GE works . Since I haven't had to
buy a new microwave oven in all these years I haven't looked into if GE
still uses the same technology I would never want a microwave oven
with the carosel, what a waste of space.