Yes, but I am too old fashioned I guess to rely on Alexa when it comes to controlling cooking devices for me. Unfortunately, in my neighborhood she tends to be fickle. Her favorite sentence is "I can't reach the internet." So if this happens in the middle of a cooking assignment, we both fail. In my neighborhood it happens at least once a week.
Pamela Fairchild <[email protected]> -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of debbie Deatherage via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2020 4:55 PM To: [email protected] Cc: debbie Deatherage <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [CnD] microwave exciting discovery There are also several models that work with the Amazon Alexa. Debbie Sent from my iPhone On May 16, 2020, at 4:48 PM, Andrew Niven via Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Pamela. I've had a panasonic accessible microwave convection since 2005 and it's still going strong. It's great that panasonic have introduced another model with raised buttons. Let's hope we get it here in New zealand. Cheers Andrew > On 17/05/2020 4:40 am, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Some of you have been wondering about finding accessible microwaves > that are not too expensive. > > Since my unit is on a slow boat to failing, I wanted to replace it > before it took its final plunge into inoperable boat anchor. I found > the updated model of the one I love. I bought it online from Sam's > club. I am sure you can find it in other places, but here are the details. > > Totally accessible with buttons you can feel, shaped like bars, and > they push in. No need to mark any of them. Just make a cheat sheet for > yourself listing what each button does. You will soon have it memorized. > > Set up the unit, and you are good to go. It comes with a thick > instruction booklet, over 150 pages. There must be some recipes there too I > would think. > > I paid $169 including shipping. It is the largest size of microwave > ovens you generally can buy. > > Details: > > Panasonic > > Inverter model number NN-SN975S > > The manufacture date on mine is March 2020. You don't need its serial > number. > > > The buttons: > > There are 23 of them. Seven rows of 3 and two at the bottom. > > The two on the bottom are: on the left, stop, or reset if you push it > twice; and start on the right. > > The other 21, starting at the top: > > Popcorn, push once for 3.5 ounces, twice for 3.0 ounces, and 3 times > for > 1.75 ounces. > > 2. Sensor reheat; this sets itself. 3. Sensor cook; There are 14 > settings for this button and I'll list them at the bottom of the list. > > Second row: Power level: there are 10 of these starting at full power > and going down in 10-degree segments to 10 percent at the lowest. > > Defrost, and there are different levels here too which I forgot to > copy, but you push defrost, then a number button, then start to make > it work. Not hard, but you'll have to copy from the book if you want > details. And 3. Keep warm. > > Now there is a physical space between rows. > > Here come the numbers: > > 1, 2, 3, > > 4, 5, 6, > > 7, 8, 9, > > Cook Timer; 0; clock set. > > Now you are down to the stop, start row I began with. > > The 14 presets on the top right button: > > Oatmeal: Works perfect. > > Sausage: Works but you have to repeat it several times depending on > what sort of breakfast sausage you are cooking. > > 3. Omelet: Perfect once you try it a few times and know how it behaves > with your own omelet maker. > > 4. quinoa > > 5. soup > > 6. frozen entrée > > 7. frozen pizza singles > > 8. potatoes (prick the skins) > > 9. Fresh vegetables > > 10 frozen vegetables > > 11. rice > > 12. frozen dinners > > 13. pasta > > 14. fish fillets > > I'll try some of these settings and let you know what I think of them. > If they are anything like the first 3, I'll be both surprised and happy. > > I hope this helps some of you who have been searching. Don't be afraid > of the programs. They are easy to learn and logical. The button > settings change nicely so you don't have to push your multiples like you are > running a race. > They won't time out in the few seconds it takes you to push them and > count properly. If you push them too fast you might override what you > are trying to accomplish, but I wouldn't know. I don't push too fast myself. > > > Pamela Fairchild > > <[email protected]> > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
