We have an ancient Saisho MW4500 microwave oven that has a keypad by
which any cooking time may be input.

Looking around you now seem to get either a rotary dial or three timer
buttons, but a limit of 10s steps in the timer.

Do any microwave ovens still have a keypad and a 1s cooking timer?

We've seem a Panasonic which has 10min/1min/10s/1s buttons, but
pressing so many would be a real pain....and no, my wife will not
round up/down to the nearest 10s which is the obviuos thing to do.

"Conrad Edwards" > wrote in message
om...
> We have an ancient Saisho MW4500 microwave oven that has a keypad by
> which any cooking time may be input.
>
> Looking around you now seem to get either a rotary dial or three timer
> buttons, but a limit of 10s steps in the timer.
>
> Do any microwave ovens still have a keypad and a 1s cooking timer?
>
> We've seem a Panasonic which has 10min/1min/10s/1s buttons, but
> pressing so many would be a real pain....and no, my wife will not
> round up/down to the nearest 10s which is the obviuos thing to do.

I have a brand new Maytag microwave oven that has a keypad and a 1s cooking
timer.

Joe

Joe Pak wrote:

> "Conrad Edwards" > wrote in message
> om...
>
>>We have an ancient Saisho MW4500 microwave oven that has a keypad by
>>which any cooking time may be input.
>>
>>Looking around you now seem to get either a rotary dial or three timer
>>buttons, but a limit of 10s steps in the timer.
>>
>>Do any microwave ovens still have a keypad and a 1s cooking timer?
>>
>>We've seem a Panasonic which has 10min/1min/10s/1s buttons, but
>>pressing so many would be a real pain....and no, my wife will not
>>round up/down to the nearest 10s which is the obviuos thing to do.
>
>
> I have a brand new Maytag microwave oven that has a keypad and a 1s cooking
> timer.
>
> Joe
>
>
I live in the UK and Maytag microwaves seem to be unheard of...retailers
just seem to stock the fridges.

"Conrad Edwards" > wrote in message
...
> Joe Pak wrote:
>
> > "Conrad Edwards" > wrote in message
> > om...
> >
> >>We have an ancient Saisho MW4500 microwave oven that has a keypad by
> >>which any cooking time may be input.
> >>
> >>Looking around you now seem to get either a rotary dial or three timer
> >>buttons, but a limit of 10s steps in the timer.
> >>
> >>Do any microwave ovens still have a keypad and a 1s cooking timer?
> >>
> >>We've seem a Panasonic which has 10min/1min/10s/1s buttons, but
> >>pressing so many would be a real pain....and no, my wife will not
> >>round up/down to the nearest 10s which is the obviuos thing to do.
> >
> >
> > I have a brand new Maytag microwave oven that has a keypad and a 1s
cooking
> > timer.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> I live in the UK and Maytag microwaves seem to be unheard of...retailers
> just seem to stock the fridges.

Here is a link to microwaves sold in the UK. There are plenty of touch pad
controlled ovens available
http://comparestoreprices.co.uk/microwave-ovens.asp

Rather than cross-posting, I put a reply in rfc with a unit that will
do what you want.


--
Steve

Whose cruel idea was it for the word "lisp" to have an "s" in it?

"Vox Humana" > wrote in message >. ..
a 1s
> Here is a link to microwaves sold in the UK. There are plenty of touch pad
> controlled ovens available
> http://comparestoreprices.co.uk/microwave-ovens.asp


That's a good price list, but none of the specs actually list what
timer it has....looks like I'm going to be in for a lot of days out
looking at microwaves.

Joe Pak wrote:

> "Conrad Edwards" > wrote in message
> om...
>
>>We have an ancient Saisho MW4500 microwave oven that has a keypad by
>>which any cooking time may be input.
>>
>>Looking around you now seem to get either a rotary dial or three timer
>>buttons, but a limit of 10s steps in the timer.
>>
>>Do any microwave ovens still have a keypad and a 1s cooking timer?
>>
>>We've seem a Panasonic which has 10min/1min/10s/1s buttons, but
>>pressing so many would be a real pain....and no, my wife will not
>>round up/down to the nearest 10s which is the obviuos thing to do.
>
>
> I have a brand new Maytag microwave oven that has a keypad and a 1s cooking
> timer.
>
> Joe
>
>
I live in the UK and Maytag microwaves seem to be unheard of...retailers
just seem to stock the fridges.

(Conrad Edwards) wrote in
om:

> We have an ancient Saisho MW4500 microwave oven that has a keypad by
> which any cooking time may be input.
>
> Looking around you now seem to get either a rotary dial or three timer
> buttons, but a limit of 10s steps in the timer.
>
> Do any microwave ovens still have a keypad and a 1s cooking timer?
>
> We've seem a Panasonic which has 10min/1min/10s/1s buttons, but
> pressing so many would be a real pain....and no, my wife will not
> round up/down to the nearest 10s which is the obviuos thing to do.

This probably won't help you in the UK, since I'm unfamiliar with the
appliances available. However, practically all the microwave ovens in
the US have a numeric keypad that is capable of selecting cook times from
1 second to 99.99 minutes. Only the very tiny inexpensive units seem to
have rotary timing controls. Many also have "express" cooking buttons
which provide a variety of automatically selected cooking times and power
levels.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

Wayne > wrote in message >...
> This probably won't help you in the UK, since I'm unfamiliar with the
> appliances available. However, practically all the microwave ovens in
> the US have a numeric keypad that is capable of selecting cook times from
> 1 second to 99.99 minutes. Only the very tiny inexpensive units seem to
> have rotary timing controls. Many also have "express" cooking buttons
> which provide a variety of automatically selected cooking times and power
> levels.

It's the reverse in the UK....most microwaves don't have a numeric
keypad but just three buttons or a dial. Seems like a major step
backwards, and just a lazy, cheap design as the timers are mainly
digital anyway.

If, for example, we want to set 2mins 30s on our current one it is
just three presses on the keypad. A new microwave would need 5
presses.
In the extreme our keypad can set any time up to 99min59sec with four
key presses...a new one could take 24 key presses.

Could you imagine a car company selling a family car without a
synchromesh gearbox, telling you to double declutch instead?
Or an oven manufacturer selling an oven that you could only set to
50degC increments and nothing inbetween?

So our old microwave may be 13 years old, but it is technologically
more advanced that the rubbish you can buy now. Though most people
under the age of 30 have probably never had the choice to buy a decent
one.

Maybe I should look to see if there are any companies that import US
microwaves....

(Conrad Edwards) wrote in
m:

> Wayne > wrote in message
> >...
>> This probably won't help you in the UK, since I'm unfamiliar with the
>> appliances available. However, practically all the microwave ovens
>> in the US have a numeric keypad that is capable of selecting cook
>> times from 1 second to 99.99 minutes. Only the very tiny inexpensive
>> units seem to have rotary timing controls. Many also have "express"
>> cooking buttons which provide a variety of automatically selected
>> cooking times and power levels.
>
> It's the reverse in the UK....most microwaves don't have a numeric
> keypad but just three buttons or a dial. Seems like a major step
> backwards, and just a lazy, cheap design as the timers are mainly
> digital anyway.
>
> If, for example, we want to set 2mins 30s on our current one it is
> just three presses on the keypad. A new microwave would need 5
> presses.
> In the extreme our keypad can set any time up to 99min59sec with four
> key presses...a new one could take 24 key presses.
>
> Could you imagine a car company selling a family car without a
> synchromesh gearbox, telling you to double declutch instead?
> Or an oven manufacturer selling an oven that you could only set to
> 50degC increments and nothing inbetween?
>
> So our old microwave may be 13 years old, but it is technologically
> more advanced that the rubbish you can buy now. Though most people
> under the age of 30 have probably never had the choice to buy a decent
> one.
>
> Maybe I should look to see if there are any companies that import US
> microwaves....
>

I totally believe you, but it seems incredible. I'm sure you could
manage to by a US microwave, but there is a voltage difference. Our
voltage is 110-120 volts AC, whereas I believe yours is 205-220 volts AC.
You'd need a step-up transformer which could be rather expensive for the
wattage you requre to run a microwave.

I did see another response to your question posted by Vox Humana, who
posted a UK website that apparently has some models with the timer
configuration you need. Keep an eye out for that.

Best of luck,

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

(Conrad Edwards) wrote in
m:

> Wayne > wrote in message
> >...
>> This probably won't help you in the UK, since I'm unfamiliar with the
>> appliances available. However, practically all the microwave ovens
>> in the US have a numeric keypad that is capable of selecting cook
>> times from 1 second to 99.99 minutes. Only the very tiny inexpensive
>> units seem to have rotary timing controls. Many also have "express"
>> cooking buttons which provide a variety of automatically selected
>> cooking times and power levels.
>
> It's the reverse in the UK....most microwaves don't have a numeric
> keypad but just three buttons or a dial. Seems like a major step
> backwards, and just a lazy, cheap design as the timers are mainly
> digital anyway.
>
> If, for example, we want to set 2mins 30s on our current one it is
> just three presses on the keypad. A new microwave would need 5
> presses.
> In the extreme our keypad can set any time up to 99min59sec with four
> key presses...a new one could take 24 key presses.
>
> Could you imagine a car company selling a family car without a
> synchromesh gearbox, telling you to double declutch instead?
> Or an oven manufacturer selling an oven that you could only set to
> 50degC increments and nothing inbetween?
>
> So our old microwave may be 13 years old, but it is technologically
> more advanced that the rubbish you can buy now. Though most people
> under the age of 30 have probably never had the choice to buy a decent
> one.
>
> Maybe I should look to see if there are any companies that import US
> microwaves....
>

I totally believe you, but it seems incredible. I'm sure you could
manage to by a US microwave, but there is a voltage difference. Our
voltage is 110-120 volts AC, whereas I believe yours is 205-220 volts AC.
You'd need a step-up transformer which could be rather expensive for the
wattage you requre to run a microwave.

I did see another response to your question posted by Vox Humana, who
posted a UK website that apparently has some models with the timer
configuration you need. Keep an eye out for that.

Best of luck,

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

Wayne > wrote in message >...
> This probably won't help you in the UK, since I'm unfamiliar with the
> appliances available. However, practically all the microwave ovens in
> the US have a numeric keypad that is capable of selecting cook times from
> 1 second to 99.99 minutes. Only the very tiny inexpensive units seem to
> have rotary timing controls. Many also have "express" cooking buttons
> which provide a variety of automatically selected cooking times and power
> levels.

It's the reverse in the UK....most microwaves don't have a numeric
keypad but just three buttons or a dial. Seems like a major step
backwards, and just a lazy, cheap design as the timers are mainly
digital anyway.

If, for example, we want to set 2mins 30s on our current one it is
just three presses on the keypad. A new microwave would need 5
presses.
In the extreme our keypad can set any time up to 99min59sec with four
key presses...a new one could take 24 key presses.

Could you imagine a car company selling a family car without a
synchromesh gearbox, telling you to double declutch instead?
Or an oven manufacturer selling an oven that you could only set to
50degC increments and nothing inbetween?

So our old microwave may be 13 years old, but it is technologically
more advanced that the rubbish you can buy now. Though most people
under the age of 30 have probably never had the choice to buy a decent
one.

Maybe I should look to see if there are any companies that import US
microwaves....

"Conrad Edwards" > wrote in message
om...
> We have an ancient Saisho MW4500 microwave oven that has a keypad by
> which any cooking time may be input.
>
> Looking around you now seem to get either a rotary dial or three timer
> buttons, but a limit of 10s steps in the timer.
>
> Do any microwave ovens still have a keypad and a 1s cooking timer?
>
> We've seem a Panasonic which has 10min/1min/10s/1s buttons, but
> pressing so many would be a real pain....and no, my wife will not
> round up/down to the nearest 10s which is the obviuos thing to do.

I have a brand new Maytag microwave oven that has a keypad and a 1s cooking
timer.

Joe

(Conrad Edwards) wrote in
om:

> We have an ancient Saisho MW4500 microwave oven that has a keypad by
> which any cooking time may be input.
>
> Looking around you now seem to get either a rotary dial or three timer
> buttons, but a limit of 10s steps in the timer.
>
> Do any microwave ovens still have a keypad and a 1s cooking timer?
>
> We've seem a Panasonic which has 10min/1min/10s/1s buttons, but
> pressing so many would be a real pain....and no, my wife will not
> round up/down to the nearest 10s which is the obviuos thing to do.

This probably won't help you in the UK, since I'm unfamiliar with the
appliances available. However, practically all the microwave ovens in
the US have a numeric keypad that is capable of selecting cook times from
1 second to 99.99 minutes. Only the very tiny inexpensive units seem to
have rotary timing controls. Many also have "express" cooking buttons
which provide a variety of automatically selected cooking times and power
levels.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

"Conrad Edwards" > wrote in message
om...
> We have an ancient Saisho MW4500 microwave oven that has a keypad by
> which any cooking time may be input.
>
> Looking around you now seem to get either a rotary dial or three timer
> buttons, but a limit of 10s steps in the timer.
>
> Do any microwave ovens still have a keypad and a 1s cooking timer?
>
> We've seem a Panasonic which has 10min/1min/10s/1s buttons, but
> pressing so many would be a real pain....and no, my wife will not
> round up/down to the nearest 10s which is the obviuos thing to do.

I have a brand new Maytag microwave oven that has a keypad and a 1s cooking
timer.

Joe