# \*sigh\* New microwave time **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 10, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-new-microwave-time/415165 "2007-08-10T19:27:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-new-microwave-time/415165/1 "2007-08-10T19:27:29Z")
Damned Korean Goldstar piece of crap. Didn’t even last 21 years. Okay a newer, smaller, more powerful microwave oven with a carrousel is nice. But you’d wish these things were built to last! ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-new-microwave-time/415165/2 "2007-08-10T19:28:55Z")
Hmm, and I expected to come in here hearing that your power went out, so the time on the microwave reset itself. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-new-microwave-time/415165/3 "2007-08-10T19:35:55Z")
Yeah mine gave up the ghost last year after only 15 years or so. Had to buy the smaller, more powerful, carousel, with all the pre-programmed functions too. Damned built-in obsolescence. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-new-microwave-time/415165/4 "2007-08-10T19:40:41Z")
I bought my Mom a new microwave as a present a couple years ago. She’d had the old one for 15+ years, too and it still worked but she was worried that the fan was on all of the time and was scared that it was leaking radiation. Even though I told her that even if it were radiating a tiny amount of microwaves all it would do is warm you up a tad if you rested right next to it, and most likely the vent was not a source of this even if the leak were to happen. But yeah, it was much cheaper and at least as powerful as the old one, only I went totally cheapo and didn’t get one with a digital timer, so it’s a bit hard to boil teawater accurately on (but she uses a range anyway.) ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-new-microwave-time/415165/5 "2007-08-10T19:45:09Z")
Right after we got married, my husband got me a big ol’ Panasonic with a turntable and all kinds of cool delay start and specialty settings and stuff - I loved it. We loaned it to our daughter when she moved out, but her new apartment has a built-in microwave, so we got ours back. It’s too big for the kitchen, and we have a built-in one also, so it sat in the garage for a while. Then my sweetie decided it should go into the attic, over my objections. There was a loud crash. My wonderful microwave is no more. ☹ Had it almost 24 years. ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-new-microwave-time/415165/6 "2007-08-10T20:02:47Z")
I’ve got a big old “Quaser” that I bought from Sears in 1980, w/ analog controls. It’s spent several years in storage and been loaned to a guy who abused the hell out of it for five years. I went through two, more modern M/V’s in the meantime. When I got this one back I had to scrape the crud from it. That was about three years ago and it’s still going strong. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-new-microwave-time/415165/7 "2007-08-10T20:10:41Z")
Yeah we had one of those Quasars, it had big knobs on it and would go DING! when it was done. Lasted for at least 20 years. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-new-microwave-time/415165/8 "2007-08-10T20:13:28Z")
I had one of those monstrosities you could cook the Thanksgiving turkey in until about five years ago. Then one day I put my tv dinner and push the on button. I hear this loud zzzzZZZZZTTTT!! like you hear on tv when someone is getting electrocuted. From that time on, whatever I put in would cook in about half the time it had before. Decided I should probably replace it. ---
**Author:** ![Dazzling\_White\_Diamonds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@Dazzling\_White\_Diamonds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dazzling_White_Diamonds)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-new-microwave-time/415165/9 "2007-08-10T20:15:23Z")
We’ve had our Litton for over 15 years now… the thing still works fine, even though it no longer ‘beeps’ when it is done. It was a display model from K’s Merchandise, so we got it at a hefty discount, too. I _love_ that thing. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-new-microwave-time/415165/10 "2007-08-10T20:15:35Z")
I recently got rid of an old GE that lasted for 20 years, too, and I sometimes miss it. Our new one is more powerful and has a fancy browning element and stuff. But with the old one I could microwave long pan of lasagne or whatever and it wouldn’t get stuck or bang against the sides. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-new-microwave-time/415165/11 "2007-08-10T20:25:54Z")
[QUOTE=Projammer] I hear this loud zzzzZZZZZTTTT!! like you hear on tv when someone is getting electrocuted. [/QUOTE] Mine just stopped. I was using the Defrost function, which turns the power on and off every 30 seconds. I suspect it blew a fuse or something. > [@Dazzling White Diamonds](#): > > We’ve had our Litton for over 15 years now… My folks got a Litton back in the '70s. Two knobs: 0-60 seconds and 0-60 minutes. Three buttons: On, Off, Defrost. As a ten-year-old I was a little unclear on the concept and tried to boil an egg. Oops. Anyway, I’ve bought a new Panasonic from CostCo. I should probably go get it out of the box. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-new-microwave-time/415165/12 "2007-08-10T20:42:52Z")
[QUOTE=Projammer] I had one of those monstrosities you could cook the Thanksgiving turkey in until about five years ago. Then one day I put my tv dinner and push the on button. I hear this loud zzzzZZZZZTTTT!! like you hear on tv when someone is getting electrocuted. From that time on, whatever I put in would cook in about half the time it had before. Decided I should probably replace it. [/QUOTE] Eeek! Our first microwave was a big Amana of about that size. Lasted, hmm, fifteen or sixteen years. Sadly the newer ones don’t seem to be as well made. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-new-microwave-time/415165/13 "2007-08-10T21:01:37Z")
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