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  • redcalcium@lemmy.institute
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    1 year ago

    Bought a microwave with analog dials a little while ago. Surprisingly rare and more expensive, but operating microwave is never easier now compared to inputting numbers on a shitty keypad. Just turn the power level knob and the timer knob and it’s on.

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      1 year ago

      Yep, two simple mechanical knobs is easily the best microwave oven interface. Although I do like the fancy Samsung microwave I have that is almost completely silent and lightweight, I think it uses an inverter instead of a chonky HV transformer. I wish I could get a combo of that inverter with a couple of simple knobs for controls.