I hate that too, but we have a combo convection/air fryer countertop unit and
at least it does get used pretty often. The worst are appliance "gadgets"
taking up space but that you never use because they are only useful for *one*
thing.
On Thu, Jan 4, 2024, at 16:58, dan penoff.com via
Agreed.
I got introduced to air fryers via the youngest son. I like to refer to them as
“adult Easy-Bake ovens”! They definitely have a place and can do some serious
things with frozen convenience-type foods as well as warming up pizza. That
said, it’s another appliance taking up counter or
Every microwave oven I've ever examined had three different
switches in series with the current to the main guts. What you
describe should not be possible, unless some cheap-ass really
compromised on the essential safety of the design.
However you dispose of this POS, make sure you completely
Combo convection oven/microwave seems odd to me because the operations are so
different.
You're essentially talking about a combo toaster oven/microwave.
We have a combo toaster oven/convection oven/air fryer. The air fryer part is
pretty garbage, it works okay but is too small to cook a
Our microwave had the first example I've run across of failing "on". You put
food in it, started the cooking cycle, then the bell sounded and it turned off.
When you open the door, it turns on again. The only way to turn it off is to
un-plug it. Now we have to leave it unplugged, open the door,
On Wed, 3 Jan 2024 16:03:44 -0800 Jim Cathey via Mercedes
wrote:
> > Years ago, on the DEW Line, operators were getting cataracts from
> > back-scatter.
>
> Had they worn their gold thin-film (IR-blocking) aviator's sunglasses
> they'd have been fine, and looking sharp too!
Well, yes and no.
Jim, et al.
The solution was to move the operation center 100 meters away out from
underneath the antenna.
Genius.
Fred.
On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 7:04 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > Years ago, on the DEW Line, operators were getting cataracts from
> back-scatter.
>
> Years ago, on the DEW Line, operators were getting cataracts from
> back-scatter.
Had they worn their gold thin-film (IR-blocking) aviator's sunglasses
they'd have been fine, and looking sharp too!
-- Jim
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Years ago, on the DEW Line, operators were getting cataracts from
back-scatter.
Nothing changes.
Fred.
On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 5:37 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> My grandmother had coffee cups that had a metal accent. Whatever that
> metal was it was enough to
My grandmother had coffee cups that had a metal accent. Whatever that metal was
it was enough to smoke several microwaves.
My grandfather finally got rid of those mugs...
-Curt
On Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 05:05:53 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via
Mercedes wrote:
It's amazing how
It's amazing how small a residual piece of aluminum foil needs to be to
cause a microwave to go ballistic.
On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 5:02 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > And if that candy bar in your pocket is getting squishy, take a few
> steps back…
>
> Or if it's
> And if that candy bar in your pocket is getting squishy, take a few steps
> back…
Or if it's getting hard to read the label on it...
-- Jim
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And if that candy bar in your pocket is getting squishy, take a few steps back…
-D
> On Jan 3, 2024, at 4:52 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
>
> On Wed, 3 Jan 2024 14:22:17 -0600 Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>> Do you have to wear the lead shield like at the dentist office when
>>
> Microwaves are non-ionizing radiation, so, no, you do not have to wear a
> lead apron. Just keep your eyes out of the way!
However, high-voltage vacuum tubes can generate ionizing radiation,
and not necessarily on purpose, so that is something to beware of.
I don't know how likely magnetrons
On Wed, 3 Jan 2024 14:22:17 -0600 Randy Bennell via Mercedes
wrote:
> Do you have to wear the lead shield like at the dentist office when
> they take x-rays?
Microwaves are non-ionizing radiation, so, no, you do not have to wear a
lead apron. Just keep your eyes out of the way!
Craig
> will boil a cup of water in seconds, I’ve never had a microwave that powerful
> before. For that matter, if it’s used at full power for any length of time,
> it can pop the breaker it’s on…
The old-school half-wave rectifier magnetron power supply can only draw
significant power from the line
That sounds like ours. Dang thing will boil a cup of water in seconds, I’ve
never had a microwave that powerful before. For that matter, if it’s used at
full power for any length of time, it can pop the breaker it’s on…
-D
> On Jan 3, 2024, at 3:28 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> Do you think it still produces as much power as it initially did?
My wife whines that it's 'weak', but I followed the test instructions
I'd dug up, and it's still within spec. It's just that newer inverter-based
microwaves can be more powerful than this. From my notes:
> She'd complained
Do you have to wear the lead shield like at the dentist office when they
take x-rays?
Randy
On 03/01/2024 2:19 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
Magic Chef for the “as close as you can get to original commercial-grade
microwave” approach.
We have one in the AZ house that could melt
Magic Chef for the “as close as you can get to original commercial-grade
microwave” approach.
We have one in the AZ house that could melt steel, I believe, it’s so powerful.
-D
> On Jan 3, 2024, at 3:04 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> On 03/01/2024 1:39 PM, Jim Cathey via
On 03/01/2024 1:39 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote:
Well, my 1978 Amana is still working well... :-)
-- Jim
Do you think it still produces as much power as it initially did?
We had an Amana for many years but my wife began to think it did not
work as well as it had in the past and
Well, my 1978 Amana is still working well... :-)
-- Jim
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Not specifically for a convection combo.
My microwave is a Goldstar (I belive now the brand would be called LG) and is
about 30 years old. I don't know if current models will deliver the same
longevity but the old ones were evidently well-made.
On Wed, Jan 3, 2024, at 14:01, MB list etc via
It's time for a new one - wife wants one with a combo convection feature.
Anyone have recommendations for or against various brands?
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Another problem is that the cooling fan is jammed and doesn't run.
That's what you get for not having in store pickup of appliances
and electronics these days. I bought two window air conditioners
last year and never unboxed them. I hope UPS didn't convert them
into scrap
in the market for a new microwave...I was not impressed.
So far I've been very pleased with the Amana in our
kitchen. Built like the proverbial brick s***house
inside, very repairable. Of course, it dates from
the late 70's when those things were most definitely
_not_ cheap. I've had to do
Jim Cathey wrote:
And it doesn't beep at me. Ever. I hate beeping.
My mircowave gets upset if I haven't taken the food out fast enough for
its liking... about every 30 seconds or so it beeps at me. Kinda
overkill IMO.
John
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I like that feature. Many times I have finished supper or whatever,
next meal I go to put something in the wave, and there I find part of
the last meal. Oooops. Our dryer does it too, that is really annoying.
--R
John Robbins wrote:
Jim Cathey wrote:
And it doesn't beep at me. Ever.
We bought a 1st generation AMANA in about 1977, cost about $800 (Real $), made
out of stainless steel, built like a Benz bank vault.
Our 2 year old Frigidaire is the hero of the kitchen. I'm amazed when I use
it. Put in left overs, push warm button and the are warm, regardless of
weight,
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Put in left overs, push warm button and the are warm,
regardless of weight, quantity, etc. How do they do that? How do
they thaw red meat perfectly without cooking it a little?
I wish mine would work that well! The meat always gets a little browned
on the outside.
I want one of the new ones that is a toaster, a grill, a convection oven
AND microwave.
Cant beat that with a bat.
-Rolf
Craig McCluskey wrote:
We've been in the market for a new microwave oven. After looking at the
local hardware store (where the microwave ovens were still in their boxes)
WOW! A floor polish AND a dessert topping!
--R
Rolf wrote:
I want one of the new ones that is a toaster, a grill, a convection oven
AND microwave.
Cant beat that with a bat.
-Rolf
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exchange in Nov '72; brought it home in the bomb bay of a B-52 Jan '73. The
unit was bigger than most units now and HEAVY; 'built like a Benz 123.
'Used it for 24 yrs and was still working fine, but plastic ceiling in it
Just add water, makes its own sauce.
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WOW
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-Rolf
Curt Raymond wrote:
Just add water, makes its own sauce.
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'Bought an Amana for $180 at U-Tapao Royal Thai Naval Base, Thailand, base
exchange in Nov '72; brought it home in the bomb bay of a B-52 Jan '73.
The
unit was bigger than most units now and HEAVY; 'built like a Benz 123.
'Used it for 24 yrs and was still
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What you really want is this http://www.vorwerk.com/thermomix/html/
My wife is all hot on it but the $1k+ price tag makes parts of me shrivel.
(2008-05-02 14:47:49) *rolf:* hey
(2008-05-02 14
Our 1975 Kenmore - bottom of the line - microwave finally died - with
that burning transformer smell - this last Dec. The new (cheap) one
that replaced it is also too light to push the buttons on without
pushing it off the counter. I need to apply some glue to hold it
still.
On Fri, May 2, 2008
On Fri, 02 May 2008 06:43:10 -0400 Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Craig McCluskey wrote:
Another problem is that the cooling fan is jammed and doesn't run.
That's what you get for not having in store pickup of appliances
and electronics these days. I bought two window air
We've been in the market for a new microwave oven. After looking at the
local hardware store (where the microwave ovens were still in their boxes)
and online, I decided to get one from Amazon.com.
I chose the Sharp R-230KK Black 800-Watt 4/5 cubic foot oven because many
of the others are 17+
Craig McCluskey wrote:
I put it on our formica counter and immediately noticed that the hard
plastic (front) and metal (rear) feet slide very easily over the counter,
especially when you try to push to button to open the door.
It might be easier to put a dab of silicone on each foot than to
On Fri, 02 May 2008 00:31:03 -0400 Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Craig McCluskey wrote:
I put it on our formica counter and immediately noticed that the hard
plastic (front) and metal (rear) feet slide very easily over the
counter, especially when you try to push to button to open
On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 9:43 PM, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
going to open the thing to try to free the fan (I heard some
fan-blade-banging-against-something type noises when I first powered it
up), but they have tamper-resistant torx screws holding the cover on.
Bits to drive
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