The Ranger wrote:
> After a decade of daily use, my GE convection-microwave crapped
> out. We're looking for another to take its place. In hitting the
> different appliance stores and local dept. stores, all we saw were
> vent/exhaust-microwaves and carousel microwaves. Do they no longer
> make non-carousel microwaves? If so, is there one that's durable
> enough for daily use like models or yore?
>
> Many thanks for any leads.
>
> The Ranger


Several years back we had a microwave with just a plain try, no
carousel. We upgraded to a Sharp carousel model that I liked until
lightening took out some of the LED display. We now have a Kenmore,
bigger & better 1100 watt, also with the carousel. When we were
microwave shopping, we found no larger models without the carousel. We
found one very small off brand about a .6 cu foot model that had only
the tray. DS had a similar one with no carousel but the thing wouldn't
cook very well. He took our old microwave since not having the LED
display didn't bother him. My feeling on microwave ovens is I want the
thing to work so higher wattage is a plus. I'm not really concerned
about the carousel but I do think it helps distribute the heat better.
I would rather have less of the fancy buttons but the higher end models
all come with a lot of them. Using the carousel is almost a non-issue
but learning how to use all the buttons is a real issue. My main
concern was power and maintenance when buying this model and I wanted a
company that would provide good service. Sears does that If your DW
is really against a carosel model, you might have to look at the small,
low power, off brands.