Microwave Ovens

monster · 05-11-2010, 09:46 PM

We need a new one. We've had our current one since we got here -nearly 10 years- it was pretty expensive Panasonic and has some inverter technology stuff. Recently it made a funny smell and now it's making funny noises! Buh-bye!

We mostly use it to defrost. Any recommendations for an awesome defrosting microwave? We'd pay more for faster, more even defrosting capabilty, but beyong that we couldn't care less. Oh, no Barbie-sized appliances. We need BIG.

thanks

xoxoxoBruce · 05-11-2010, 09:54 PM

I've had good luck with Sharp, turntable, 2 cubic feet and 1200 watts.

Aliantha · 05-11-2010, 09:56 PM

We have a panasonic and it's pretty good.

I have to ask, is there a trick to defrosting raw meat? Mine always ends up cooked around the edges no matter which microwave I've ever used. I usually just put meat in a zip lock bag and pop it in warm water and it seems to do the job just as fast as a microwave, but more evenly.

monster · 05-11-2010, 10:04 PM

We always had Sharp in the UK. This Panasonic inverter did seem to be better, but it's hard to judge when you've changed continents as well as brands.

monster · 05-11-2010, 10:07 PM

Lower the power to defrost meat. But if you've got the time, the warm water is always going to be better. We rarely have the tiime, though. The inverter technology (whatever the fuck that was) was supposed to be all about defrosting and it was pretty good. but now it's about to blow up. And it has a zillion functions we don't need and a price tag we'd rather not repeat if we can avoid it.

classicman · 05-12-2010, 07:33 AM

I take meat out in the morning, leave it in the microwave (while off) and when I get home from dinner it's defrosted perfectly.

monster · 05-12-2010, 08:08 AM

That's very helpful, thanks classic

SamIam · 05-12-2010, 08:32 AM

I have a very funky small microwave from a nice little old lady who moved to another state to die. I'm afraid her microwave has been hit hard by the loss. I've been searching thrift shops for one, but they seem to get snapped up pretty quickly.

glatt · 05-12-2010, 08:49 AM

I thought our microwave died a few years ago, but it turns out it was our circuit breaker box that needed to be replaced. It would have been cheaper to replace the microwave.

monster · 05-12-2010, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

I have a very funky small microwave from a nice little old lady who moved to another state to die. I'm afraid her microwave has been hit hard by the loss. I've been searching thrift shops for one, but they seem to get snapped up pretty quickly.

Let them know you want one. Some thrift shops will hold items for those in need.

have you tried your local craigslist?

classicman · 05-12-2010, 11:14 AM

monnie- I've had no luck with a microwave defrosting anything properly. They are like the flat-top stoves. They are either on or off. There is no in between.
Its either 100% power or zero. Medium is having 100% for half the time and zero the other half of the time intermittently. That doesn't work for me.
Hence my suggestion. Although I realize it is more inconvenient to remember to take stuff out in the morning.

monster · 05-12-2010, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by classicman

monnie- I've had no luck with a microwave defrosting anything properly. They are like the flat-top stoves. They are either on or off. There is no in between.
Its either 100% power or zero. Medium is having 100% for half the time and zero the other half of the time intermittently. That doesn't work for me.
Hence my suggestion. Although I realize it is more inconvenient to remember to take stuff out in the morning.

It's got nothing to do with being inconvenient to remember. And it's not helpful because I want a microwave, not an alternative. And please stop calling me monnie I DON"T FUCKING LIKE IT. Maybe microwaves don't work for you beccause you call them something stupid too. kthxbai

classicman · 05-12-2010, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

It's got nothing to do with being inconvenient to remember. And it's not helpful because I want a microwave, not an alternative.

I was referring to a microwave as a defrosting mechanism. They simply don't do it very well.

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And please stop calling me monnie I DON"T FUCKING LIKE IT.

First time you ever said that. Never knew. Won't happen again ma'am.

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Maybe microwaves don't work for you beccause you call them something stupid too. kthxbai

Yeh maybe the laws of physics are different for you - good luck with that.

Pete Zicato · 05-19-2010, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

And please stop calling me monnie I DON"T FUCKING LIKE IT.

Oops. I didn't know this either.

Really, truly?

Pete Zicato · 05-20-2010, 01:26 PM

Well, I just did a search and there's right around 20 zillion posts referring to Monster as Monnie. So I conclude that Monnie is just jerkin Classic's chain.

Yes, in fact, they do call me Captain Oblivious.

05-11-2010, 09:46 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Microwave Ovens We need a new one. We've had our current one since we got here -nearly 10 years- it was pretty expensive Panasonic and has some inverter technology stuff. Recently it made a funny smell and now it's making funny noises! Buh-bye! We mostly use it to defrost. Any recommendations for an awesome defrosting microwave? We'd pay more for faster, more even defrosting capabilty, but beyong that we couldn't care less. Oh, no Barbie-sized appliances. We need BIG. thanks __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-11-2010, 09:54 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I've had good luck with Sharp, turntable, 2 cubic feet and 1200 watts. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-11-2010, 09:56 PM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	We have a panasonic and it's pretty good. I have to ask, is there a trick to defrosting raw meat? Mine always ends up cooked around the edges no matter which microwave I've ever used. I usually just put meat in a zip lock bag and pop it in warm water and it seems to do the job just as fast as a microwave, but more evenly. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-11-2010, 10:04 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	We always had Sharp in the UK. This Panasonic inverter did seem to be better, but it's hard to judge when you've changed continents as well as brands. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-11-2010, 10:07 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Lower the power to defrost meat. But if you've got the time, the warm water is always going to be better. We rarely have the tiime, though. The inverter technology (whatever the fuck that was) was supposed to be all about defrosting and it was pretty good. but now it's about to blow up. And it has a zillion functions we don't need and a price tag we'd rather not repeat if we can avoid it. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-12-2010, 07:33 AM	#6
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I take meat out in the morning, leave it in the microwave (while off) and when I get home from dinner it's defrosted perfectly. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-12-2010, 08:08 AM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	That's very helpful, thanks classic __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-12-2010, 08:32 AM	#8
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	I have a very funky small microwave from a nice little old lady who moved to another state to die. I'm afraid her microwave has been hit hard by the loss. I've been searching thrift shops for one, but they seem to get snapped up pretty quickly.

05-12-2010, 08:49 AM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I thought our microwave died a few years ago, but it turns out it was our circuit breaker box that needed to be replaced. It would have been cheaper to replace the microwave.

05-12-2010, 11:14 AM	#11
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	monnie- I've had no luck with a microwave defrosting anything properly. They are like the flat-top stoves. They are either on or off. There is no in between. Its either 100% power or zero. Medium is having 100% for half the time and zero the other half of the time intermittently. That doesn't work for me. Hence my suggestion. Although I realize it is more inconvenient to remember to take stuff out in the morning. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-20-2010, 01:26 PM	#15
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Well, I just did a search and there's right around 20 zillion posts referring to Monster as Monnie. So I conclude that Monnie is just jerkin Classic's chain. Yes, in fact, they do call me Captain Oblivious. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

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