Articles for tag: Microwaves

Karla News

Is Microwave Cooking Safe?

I cook meals on the weekend for Kelley and me to take to work for lunch during the week. Like yeast needs sugar, I depend on my energy emitting cube to cook numerous fresh and frozen veggies daily. A family member recently told me they don’t have a microwave in their home because of the ...

Buyer’s Guide to Microwave and Toaster Ovens

Microwave and toaster ovens both offer convenient methods of countertop cooking at a reasonable price. They are easy to re-locate and can use a regular electrical outlet as well. The following guide provides tips on purchasing one or both of these appliances… MICROWAVE FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS: Some features and characteristics of microwave ovens which differ ...

Karla News

Top Microwaves Under $200

There is nothing worse than having your appliances fail you. Well, maybe I am wrong. Perhaps having to go shopping to replace your failing appliances is actually worse than them going out! I recently ran into this problem when the last ray of heat faded from my aging microwave unit. I sadly discarded the microwave ...

Karla News

Tips on Repairing Your Microwave Oven

Okay, my microwave oven wasn’t microwaving. I had seen this before in a number of ovens and the problem was rarely due to some internal flaw with the transducer or the electronics. It was almost always due to the interlock switches. These are switches that are closed when the door is shut. The one that ...

Dangers of Cooking Food in Microwave Ovens

New research confirms that microwaving vegetables destroys as much as 97 percent of the antioxidants, vitamins and other important phytochemicals, which are the core reason for eating vegetables in the first place. Blasting them with microwave radiation destroys most, if not all, of the cancer-fighting, immune-strengthening, health-protective qualities of these foods. Microwaved food is dead ...

Karla News

Percy LeBaron Spencer – Inventor of the Microwave Oven

During World War II scientists invented the magnetron. This tube that produced microwaves was installed into British radar systems in order to detect oncoming war planes. Years later, Percy LeBaron Spencer discovered that radar waves had melted a candy bar in his pocket, thus giving him the idea to use this type of technology for ...