> wrote:

> Antiques RoadShow for the Singer?


So many millions of them were made that for the most part they don't have a
big value...better to make a plant stand out of it.

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Greg

On Mon 21 Feb 2005 06:56:28a, Top Spin wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 08:26:56 -0500, George >
> wrote:
>
>>Top Spin wrote:
>>> On 20 Feb 2005 14:08:01 -0800, "Ken" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Wayne,
>>>>
>>>>This Panasonic microwave is so powerul that the only thing I use
>>>>full-power on is boiling water/making tea. For anything else, I drop
>>>>the power down to seven or eight to put it down to the old fashioned
>>>>1,000 watt power rating. If Top Spin is still reading, this may
>>>>account for his burned popcorn. (I make my popcorn with olive oil on
>>>>the cooktop so no advice there.)
>>>
>>>
>>> Still here. I just made another batch of popcorn. This time on 80%
>>> power. I set it for 6 minutes and stood by the oven. The popping
>>> slowed at about 2 minutes so I stopped it. The corn was badly burned
>>> in one area.
>>>
>>
>>
>>Maybe try a different popper? We have a Panasonic 1,300 watt unit. I
>>picked up a $8.00 popper in Target last year. I put the prescribed
>>amount in the popper, set full power (10) and 3 minutes. I circle back
>>when the popping slows and stop when popping stops. There is no burning
>>and only a few unpopped kernals.
>
> It doesn't seem like it can be the popper. I have had it for years and
> it worked perfectly with the old microwave. Actually, on two different
> microwaves.
>
> I am beginning to think that this one just has a hot spot right in the
> center of the unit.
>
> Is it possible that this one unit is defective? That's also hard to
> believe. There are so few parts to a microwave.

I didn't realize you were using a microwave popcorn popper; I assumed you
were using microwave popcorn. I've never used a popper in my MW, so can't
really address that.

Yes, it's certainly possible that there could be a problem with your MW,
and worth checking out. Do you have problems using it for any other
cooking?

Wayne

sf wrote:

> On 21 Feb 2005 07:06:04 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
> > On Sun 20 Feb 2005 10:53:48p, Edwin Pawlowski wrote in
rec.food.cooking:
>
> > > Probably the fact it is still operating after 30 years. Few
appliances
> > > last that long.
>
> I've had my fill of old appliances and other things that are
> supposed to make my life easier. Honestly, I don't want 30
> year old stuff anymore. Replaced old microwave, the new one
> is much smaller (I like that), replaced old dishwasher, the
> new one is almost silent, replaced old ovens, the new ones
> convect, replaced old vent hood, the new one moves more air
> with less noise, replaced old washer/drier, they are quieter
> and have better options, replaced old bath tub, the new one
> has jets and a heater, replaced old gravity furnace, new one
> is forced air and has a thermostat, - etc. etc. I'm all for
> updating.


Yep...


> > I'd have to agree, Ed, but there are also exceptions. My parents
bought a
> > GE stand mixer, waffle iron, and toaster in 1938. They all still work
as
> > well as they did when first purchased.
> >
> I still have my great-grandmother's treadle sewing machine
> (Singer). It still works, but it's of no use to me other
> than decoration.


What - you don't run up all your families' clothes...!!!???

;-p

Those c. 1938 appliances that the poster mentions above were considered
major purchases back in the day, they were pretty expensive (in 1938
adjusted - for - inflation real dollars) and so were better built. Now most
things in the "small appliance" category are cheap and fairly disposable,
and their build quality largely reflects these factors...

Even "major" stuff like air conditioners are absurdly cheap compared to what
say an a/c unit cost 20++ years ago. You can get a cheapo box air
conditioner for a hundred bux these days...

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Greg