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malnpudl at 10:10pm on 26/08/2013
malnpudl at 10:10pm on 26/08/2013Day 3 bonus post, since this is apparently my year for aged electronics & appliances to die.
Latest casualty: My 12-year-old cheap-ass budget-brand countertop microwave just started making appalling noises. I think it's time for it to go the way of all things -- which is so say, to the next free electronics recycling event.
Consumer Reports seems to think highly of the various Kenmore (Sears) models -- not latest-bestest-mostest or anything, but good features, value, usability, and reliability at a relatively affordable price.
Question for the hive mind: Apparently there's a new thing since I last shopped for a microwave, where it has a built-in sensor to tweak cooking times for you... something about sensing moisture? That sounds pretty awesome, but it means spending around $140 instead of $80-ish, so I wanted to run it by you folks and see what you think. Is this feature as cool as it sounds? Because it sounds really, really cool to me. Would you go for the model with the sensor, or the basic, cheaper one without? (Assume that while saving money is always nice, I can manage the higher priced model and will be pleased to do so if the extra expense it's justified.)
Latest casualty: My 12-year-old cheap-ass budget-brand countertop microwave just started making appalling noises. I think it's time for it to go the way of all things -- which is so say, to the next free electronics recycling event.
Consumer Reports seems to think highly of the various Kenmore (Sears) models -- not latest-bestest-mostest or anything, but good features, value, usability, and reliability at a relatively affordable price.
Question for the hive mind: Apparently there's a new thing since I last shopped for a microwave, where it has a built-in sensor to tweak cooking times for you... something about sensing moisture? That sounds pretty awesome, but it means spending around $140 instead of $80-ish, so I wanted to run it by you folks and see what you think. Is this feature as cool as it sounds? Because it sounds really, really cool to me. Would you go for the model with the sensor, or the basic, cheaper one without? (Assume that while saving money is always nice, I can manage the higher priced model and will be pleased to do so if the extra expense it's justified.)
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My first microwave had two buttons (low and high) and a timer dial that went to 35 minutes. Some days I miss it. ;)
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I don't think I'd do more actual cooking? But it'd be nice to have assistance with not over-cooking things; I think that's the main reason I'm intrigued by this notion. I do a lot of stop-and-check, cook some more, stop and check it again, cook some more... it'd be kind of nice not to have to babysit it for fear of turning veggies into babyfood. *g*
And I know what you mean; my currently dying microwave doesn't do a whole lot more than on/off and time, and the features it does have are awkward and confusing, so I really only ever use on/off and time. *g* I really don't know that I'd ever do anything more sophisticated than that.
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