jmcquown wrote on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:02:16 -0400:

> "Dora" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>> Are these
>>> the fancy "paddle-based" (as opposed to turntable-based)
>>> microwaves that Wayne is always touting? I have never heard of them
>>> outside of his posts.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> My apartment came with a newly-installed
>> over-the-stove Kenmore microwave. I was surprised to find it
>> didn't have a turntable - it has a rectangular plate which
>> travels from side to side. Seems OK, although I haven't done any
>> serious cooking in it.
>>
>> Dora
>>
> The last microwave I had (a Sharp) was fine for nuking frozen dinners
> or vegetables. But there was no way to turn the
> turntable off. Sometimes you don't want or need a turntable. It drove
> me nuts!

You could remove the turntable and cook without it but the only reason I
can see for doing this is that the dish is too large to rotate.

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