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Yep. We moved house recently so do fall into the articles “no reason to buy one except…” But when we started shopping we were pleasantly surprised that there h

by Nursie 3y ago

Yep. We moved house recently so do fall into the articles “no reason to buy one except…” But when we started shopping we were pleasantly surprised that there had been at least two major developments in the tech since last time I bought one. First, an inverter gives you actual power-level control instead of the old-fashioned on-off modulation. Second, flat-bed models have rotating emitters so you no longer need that rotating glass plate to get even application of heat to the food, and can even use square dishes that would be too large to rotate, without risking the usual hot-spots. Maybe this market isn’t progressing at a rapid pace, but there is some progress.

aerophilic 3y ago
What was the model/brand you went with?
- Nursie 3y ago
  We ended up with a Sharp flatbed inverter, I think it's a "SM327FHS" I still wouldn't routinely cook much food in it, but it's been pretty good so far for a microwave, and does defrost better than my old one (more even, less cooking stuff at the edges that you don't want cooked). Also it fit pretty perfectly in the microwave nook that was already in the kitchen!
jacknews 3y ago
"Second, flat-bed models have rotating emitters s" Now that's interesting, how do they work - is it a rotating waveguide? I see an hour or two of web 'research' ahead.
- Nursie 3y ago
  Hehe, do report back, I don't think I know myself! From what little I do understand, there's some sort of rotating emitter arrangement under the flat bed on the bottom of the microwave. Panasonic say - "In the case of Turntable style microwave ovens, the microwaves were emitted from a fixed antenna that is located on the side of the cavity. These emitted microwave will then bounce around the cavity. With microwave ovens that use flatbed technology, the microwaves are emitted from a rotating antenna located underneath the ceramic base of your microwave oven."

by Nursie 3y ago

aerophilic 3y ago

What was the model/brand you went with?

Nursie 3y ago
We ended up with a Sharp flatbed inverter, I think it's a "SM327FHS" I still wouldn't routinely cook much food in it, but it's been pretty good so far for a microwave, and does defrost better than my old one (more even, less cooking stuff at the edges that you don't want cooked). Also it fit pretty perfectly in the microwave nook that was already in the kitchen!

jacknews 3y ago

"Second, flat-bed models have rotating emitters s" Now that's interesting, how do they work - is it a rotating waveguide? I see an hour or two of web 'research' ahead.

Nursie 3y ago
Hehe, do report back, I don't think I know myself! From what little I do understand, there's some sort of rotating emitter arrangement under the flat bed on the bottom of the microwave. Panasonic say - "In the case of Turntable style microwave ovens, the microwaves were emitted from a fixed antenna that is located on the side of the cavity. These emitted microwave will then bounce around the cavity. With microwave ovens that use flatbed technology, the microwaves are emitted from a rotating antenna located underneath the ceramic base of your microwave oven."