In article >,
"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:

> "Conrad Edwards" > wrote in message
> > We have an ancient Saisho MW4500 microwave oven that has a keypad
> > where any cooking time can be programmed in to the nearest second.
>
> >
> > Given that keypads can't be too expensive, would any other people pay
> > a premium to have a keypad rather than three time keys?
>
> I've never had an instance where just a few seconds made a difference in
> what I was doing in the MW. No, I'd not pay a premium. Just curious, given
> that the unit is very old, is the keypad much cheaper than a new MW?
> especially one with more power and probably better features?

That's what I feel too. In all the years I have been cooking and
using microwave ovens, I never found a reason not to use one minute
intervals for cooking times with a microwave oven.