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Couple of things I'm now looking at microwave: 1)inverter 2)no rotating plate. My understanding is that with inverter the microwave can actually adjust the pow

Couple of things I'm now looking at microwave: 1)inverter 2)no rotating plate. My understanding is that with inverter the microwave can actually adjust the power instead of doing the on/off/on/off cycle you get with the cheap ones. I guess the rotating plate is there, because it's hard to distribute the microwaves evenly inside the oven. Some time ago I tried to find one without the rotating plate, but the only ones I could find were professional ones (>$1k) Now at least Panasonic seems to have models that meet my criteria [1], but they are not on all markets. Haven't checked any reviews yet. [1] https://www.panasonic.com/au/consumer/household/microwave-ovens/microwave-only/nn-sf574s.html https://www.panasonic.com/au/consumer/household/microwave-ov...

somat 3y ago
The rotating plate is a weird one. I am not really sure why they are found in most consumer microwaves. It feels like a fancy feature? Not having one is definitely the better options. easier to clean for one. Without a rotating plate there will be a hidden metal fan-like object ether in the ceiling or the floor. this is a rotating reflector designed to scatter the waves a bit. Don't consider this a recommendation(it may well be utter garbage) but my next microwave is going to be a Sharp R-21LCFS mainly because it hits all my key points. no rotating platter, no modes or features, just one big dial to set the timer... it's... well perfect. Plus I was able to find the service manual for it. I always feel better about a product if it has a service manual. https://www.sharpusa.com/ForBusiness/CommercialCooking/CommercialMWO/R21LCFS.aspx https://www.sharpusa.com/ForBusiness/CommercialCooking/Comme... "Perfection is reached, not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away." -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
- rrr_oh_man 3y ago
  > The rotating plate is a weird one. I am not really sure why they are found in most consumer microwaves. > this is a rotating reflector designed to scatter the waves a bit I remember watching a daytime documentary testing different microwaves with some frozen pocket and then measuring the surface and core temperatures. IIRC, the low-quality (=/= cheap) microwaves would basically just Gauss rifle your food with a high powered wave while trying to mitigate it by spinning around the tray.
fulafel 3y ago
What is the theory that puts power modulation behind the magnetron voltage regulation? Or is the modulation frequency so low that it can leave unevenly heated areas in the rotating plate?
fomine3 3y ago
Inverter and no turning table is a common in Japanese microwave market. I think these are obvious improvement over basic one. My third preference is to have infrared temp sensor, but it's still not so common except highends. Panasonic tend to have it.

somat 3y ago

The rotating plate is a weird one. I am not really sure why they are found in most consumer microwaves. It feels like a fancy feature? Not having one is definitely the better options. easier to clean for one. Without a rotating plate there will be a hidden metal fan-like object ether in the ceiling or the floor. this is a rotating reflector designed to scatter the waves a bit. Don't consider this a recommendation(it may well be utter garbage) but my next microwave is going to be a Sharp R-21LCFS mainly because it hits all my key points. no rotating platter, no modes or features, just one big dial to set the timer... it's... well perfect. Plus I was able to find the service manual for it. I always feel better about a product if it has a service manual. https://www.sharpusa.com/ForBusiness/CommercialCooking/CommercialMWO/R21LCFS.aspx https://www.sharpusa.com/ForBusiness/CommercialCooking/Comme... "Perfection is reached, not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away." -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

rrr_oh_man 3y ago
> The rotating plate is a weird one. I am not really sure why they are found in most consumer microwaves. > this is a rotating reflector designed to scatter the waves a bit I remember watching a daytime documentary testing different microwaves with some frozen pocket and then measuring the surface and core temperatures. IIRC, the low-quality (=/= cheap) microwaves would basically just Gauss rifle your food with a high powered wave while trying to mitigate it by spinning around the tray.

fulafel 3y ago

What is the theory that puts power modulation behind the magnetron voltage regulation? Or is the modulation frequency so low that it can leave unevenly heated areas in the rotating plate?

fomine3 3y ago

Inverter and no turning table is a common in Japanese microwave market. I think these are obvious improvement over basic one. My third preference is to have infrared temp sensor, but it's still not so common except highends. Panasonic tend to have it.