Testing Microwave Ovens
I told my 8 yr old son a couple of days ago that we didn’t have a microwave when I was his age - he assumed that meant that we didn’t have popcorn OR leftovers “way back when” either. *Sigh* That makes me feel a little old, and makes me sure that I need to show him the old fashioned way of making popcorn. It is hard to beat the convenience of a good microwave, thats for sure. Good Housekeeping recently did their infamous testing on some new microwave ovens:
Putting Microwaves To The Test
A plate of cold leftovers was used to test for evenness of heating. The LG 1240 ($179.00) was the top performer, and was also the easiest to use. It has a built-in six-cup coffeemaker with a programmable timer, and some very advanced technology.
Marjorie Cubisino, Good Housekeeping Institute: “It has a sensor that detects the steam given off by the food, and then automatically calculates the remaining cooking time.”
The inexpensive Sharp R-230KW ($ 59.99) is an excellent space saver that’s big on performance.
Marjorie Cubisino, Good Housekeeping Institute: “It was the best of all the small-sized microwave ovens we tested. It’s under one-cubic-feet capacity. It cooked food evenly and popcorn came out perfectly.”
The Good Housekeeping Institute calls this Panasonic NN-T995SF ($199.95) a family favorite. It’s big enough to fit a full-size lasagna dish, and so powerful it can cook an entire meatloaf in just 10 minutes.
How cool does that LG microwave sound? Microwave, coffee maker - now if LG would build all of that into a refrigerator door, I could get rid of all manner of junk on my countertops. Maybe someday. :)
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2 opinions for Testing Microwave Ovens
Hsien Lei
Apr 28, 2006 at 4:48 pm
I still remember the day when my mom bought our first microwave oven. WOW!
Gail
Apr 28, 2006 at 5:37 pm
Well I’m older than both of you, but back in the 60’s the latest greatest thing was Jiffy Pop popcorn. We had it once and it burned, and with 6 kids it didn’t go very far.
When my 15 year old was 3, I told him about all the modern technology that didn’t exist when I was a kid, we didn’t even have a dishwasher was I was very young. Picturing grandpa’s kitchen, with a puzzled look on his face, he asked “what was in the hole?” (the space where the dishwasher was!) Precious cabinet space, my son. He’ll be some kind of engineer, I’m sure…LOL.
I wonder what he’ll tell his kids wasn’t invented when he was a boy…jetpacks or laundry conveyor belts…??? Lol
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