Dee Randall wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> 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
>>>
>>> You WANT the carousel!!! :-)
>>> It keeps you from having to turn stuff half-way thru microwaving.
>>>
>>> Things cook a lot more evenly.
>>>
>>> Cheers!!!
>>
>> Not if you need to use a rectangular pan that doesn't "fit" and you
>> can turn
>> it yourself. I am perfectly capable of turning a pan myself. I do
>> it all the time in my regular "irregular" apartment oven. No need
>> to have special
>> skills to turn a dish around in a microwave
>>
>> Jill
>>
> I wish my microwave were at straight-out-arms-length. It's too high
> to reach up and turn easily. I need special arms that not only bend
> at the elbow, but bend between the elbow and wrist.
> :-)
> Dee Dee

Too funny! That's one reason I wouldn't do what my parents did and have the
microwave built in above the cooktop *above* the vent-a-hood. Mom is only
5'2" (probably 5-foot now) and is almost 80... what were they thinking?!
Well, they weren't thinking they'd live to be 80-something, that's for sure
Guess what, they don't use the microwave anymore. And at their age it
would probably be a really helpful tool, but not if you have to stand on a
step stool to reach a hot bowl of whatever and are likely to break a hip
trying to get back down!

Jill