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I just want a microwave with an analog dial for time and a switch for low, med, high. They can keep the computer.
by Waterluvian 3y ago
I just want a microwave with an analog dial for time and a switch for low, med, high. They can keep the computer.
- swader999 3y agoWould purchase.
- civilitty 3y agoI was looking for a microwave with two knobs a few years ago and finally found one. Unfortunately it was one of the most expensive ones in the stores: https://www.breville.com/us/en/products/microwaves/bmo850.html?sku=BMO850BSS1BUC1 https://www.breville.com/us/en/products/microwaves/bmo850.ht... Biggest annoyance is that it's 1500W so any time I'm microwaving packaged food I have to scale down power to 70-80% to match the wattage on the package.
- dalyons 3y agoI bought this one for the same reason , two simple knobs , no BS keypads and presets. It was expensive but I love it, more than I expected.
- jemmyw 3y agoBreville. They're OK. Which is praise when the competition sucks. I've got their slow + pressure cooker and a coffee machine. Both more expensive and better than the alternatives in their price range, but still with plenty of problems. It's like they give half a shit when manufacturers like De'Longhi give none.
- furst 3y agoDepending on how you feel about IKEA, their TILLREDA model microwave is two dials for time and power, and a button to open the door
- ajdude 3y agoI wish I knew this existed when I was in the market for a new microwave oven. It's perfect!
- foundart 3y agoI like the concept, but the rotating turntable for the food and plate is silly. I have a Panasonic NE-1022F (sadly, no longer available) and it rotates the antenna under the floor of the unit. That approach enables use of a smaller motor, requires fewer moving parts, and makes the interior very easy to clean.
- geysersam 3y agoInteresting, I've never seen a microwave oven without a rotating turntable.
- Nursie 3y agoThere are a few now, though they're still a minority, we have a Sharp SM327FHS which has the same arrangement - flat bed with a hidden rotating emitter. Seems good so far. (It does not have the physical dial though, it has buttons like most other microwaves)
- toast0 3y agoMy parents have an ancient one, which they inherieted from a relative decades ago... It has a button to cycle through the power levels (the typical couple seconds on, couple seconds off duty cycle power levels), and four buttons to set the time: one under each digit (adds one to the digit and overflows to zero), the start button, something for temperature cooking if you have the probe (they don't). Actual buttons, because touch buttons hadn't been invented yet. A total of 8 buttons, plus the door open. Anyway, no turntable there.
- RF_Savage 3y agoSame here, but unlike my rotating one, that one had classic coldspots and hotspots microwaves sometimes had. But I sure loved the fine grained time and power control. Figure out the setting put once and then it is unattended perfection every time.
- Arainach 3y agoDare I ask why? Analog dials for time are imprecise, frustrating, and I've seen far more of them break than any electronic component in home appliances.
- kevincox 3y agoVery quick and easy to turn it to where I want and precise time isn't very important on a microwave. Idealy the scale wouldn't be linear so that you have more accuracy under 1min and more range available.
- Krutonium 3y agoDisagree. The perfect amount of time to cook my favorite brand of Hot Dog in the Microwave is exactly 12 seconds. Shorter and it's too cold, longer and it starts to split.
- dTal 3y agoFor such a short amount of time, you could count the seconds - or note how far the turntable rotates in that time. Even with a digital dial, I doubt I would take the time to input 12 seconds - I'd just whack the +30 second start and stare at it for 12 seconds.
- Arainach 3y ago>Even with a digital dial, I doubt I would take the time to input 12 seconds - I'd just whack the +30 second start and stare at it for 12 seconds. ...which is far easier and more consistent than trying to counting seconds in my head. It's also more repeatable and transferrable when someone else is cooking the same thing and asks me how long I heated it for.
- photonbeam 3y agoHumans aren’t digital, dials have a feel that you get used to. My toaster oven has a dial, I have no idea of the values, just how far I turn from muscle memory. I love it
- mcluck 3y agoI have one of these. It's fine but I prefer being able to set exact times for certain things. The perfect middle ground for me is a +30s button that also immediately starts it
- layer8 3y agoBest of both worlds is a digital dial with ~log scale. My Bosch microwave has that, though apparently newer models don’t.
- Baeocystin 3y agoDecades ago, my college microwave was an ~800 watt unit that had a large, analog dial, and an actual bell that dinged once (and only once) when it was done. That's it, no other settings. Zero displays, other than the pointer on the dial as it clicked down. I still miss it.
- Tijdreiziger 3y agoThose are just the bargain-basement ones. You can still get them if you’re so inclined.
- qup 3y agoI bought one like this on Amazon. Dial for power, dial for time, one ding. I forget how many watts, I think 800 or 1k. The dials feel cheap, but it's fine. I was tired of pushing buttons and setting clocks. I don't want everything to be a gizmo.
- JohnFen 3y agoHonestly. That's pretty close to the perfect UI for a microwave.
- antod 3y agoThat describes the first one my parents got in the early 80s - except I seem to remember a power slider as well. Best microwave UI ever.
- MaxikCZ 3y agoI have one just like it, and the best part is that I just leave the timer wheel set to max, and turn the microwave off by opening doors. I keep the doors just barely open all the time, woth benefit of it starting the moment I close the doors after putting a plate in. The only button I ever pressed on it is to open doors (mechanical), and once in a while I turn the timer to max (when I notice).
- baal80spam 3y agoI bought onw just like that (Amica) and I'm very happy with it.
- timrichard 3y agoI know what you mean. Sadly, looks like our Panasonic (NN-CF778SBPQ) may be on the way out after a decade of daily service, and I've been trying to find an equivalent with the two knobs. You can adjust power and time while it's still cooking. If something needs more time, a quick twist of one adds more seconds. If something is about to overheat and you want to buy a bit more time while you prep something else, you can twist the other and back off the power from high to warm/simmer/low. Plus it's a combi, so could initially microwave to defrost, then convection cook whilst also gently grilling to toast the top of the foodstuff.
- marssaxman 3y agoThe break room at my last job had a microwave like that: the interface consisted of one big knob, which worked like a wind-up timer. It was the best microwave I've ever used.