Microwave Oven with/without Rotating Plates: Owners' Reviews, Advice & Heating Uniformity

Question

I am asking for advice, opinions from owners of a microwave oven. The question is leaning towards the microwave, how does it heat without these rotati...

tomjed · Accepted Answer

I have had a Samsung for 5 years. We are very pleased with my wife. I don't see any difference to the usual one with a plate ...

misiek1111 · Accepted Answer

It should be distinguished:
- an oven with a microwave function, and
- microwave with oven function.

The former does not have a turntable, because this is where the bottom heater is.
The latter has a plate, but only a top heater and may possibly have a hot-air heater.

If you want 2 in 1, you should buy an oven with a microwave function. And here, despite many models, it is not so rosy anymore.
Microwaves are used more often to heat or defrost something. Before buying, check whether the microwave can be easily turned on (preferably directly with one button) and just as easy to program.
Unfortunately, most ovens with a microwave function are designed under the oven.
For example, in Bosh you have to go through half the menu to turn on the microwave - nonsense, which makes you not want to use this device (but it looks nice and has a nice inscription.

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Another thing is the lack of automatic weight defrosting ovens in most of these ovens. Normally, in better microwaves, we can quickly program what and how much to defrost, and the microwave itself selects the power and time of defrosting.

In most ovens with a microwave, this function does not exist and you have to manually type in the data from the table, from the manual - it is nonsense.
I found only a few devices that have automatic defrosting: Whirlpool, Smeg, Samsung, and, attention, our national Solgaz.
Solgaz is interesting at all, because it is 3 in 1: oven, steam oven and microwave.

eurotips · Accepted Answer

In life, do not buy anything that has a heater and a microwave in one housing.
It cannot be used in a meaningful way,
the heater is still covered with microwave splinters, even quartz tubes instead of heaters do not contribute much because it smokes and smells mercilessly. Pure hydrocephalus from the designers who invented it.

misiek1111 · Answer

All better microwaves have an electric top heater (necessary for the CRISP function).
If you set the microwave power correctly to the food being heated, nothing will splash. And since it was splashing, the power was too great.
Microwave operation is not only the start button.

cal · Answer

I have the latter and I have 2 heaters and a plate. The Life brand is someone's license, I don't remember the details anymore because it was bought 6 years ago. Added after 18 [minutes]: While heating the soup, I never managed to knead the microwave oven, it sizzled and sprinkled when we baked the whole "cziken", which, incidentally, lasted 20 minutes, no offense, but if you splash it, you have to wash it, it will not clean itself and it will not be too stink. In the oven, the upper heater will also get the meat when baking, such discussions are a way to nowhere. I have such equipment, it has advantages and disadvantages, you can bake a whole hen, supported by microwaves, it lasts quickly, for 2 casseroles It's a pity to fire up the oven before it heats up, the casseroles are already browned, after all, they only need to be baked, not baked. However, you have to forget about "more ambitious" baking, there are also ovens.

^ToM^ · Answer

It is better to buy two separate devices - as long as there is space in the kitchen. It may happen that after the warranty expires, the common part of the device - the driver - is damaged and we have the device to replace. With two independent devices, the chances that both will die at the same time are slim. I think, however, I would buy two separate items.

eurotips · Answer

You can see that you are taking money for this surreptitious advertising ... Yes, you can wash the heater ... by disassembling the entire microwave oven by removing not only the housing but also the entire housing of the upper heater. Somehow you "forgot" to mention it and you are trying to put a dirty label on me. Not nice. I had such a thing and that's why I am writing here to warn others: such sh ... it's just warming up to red and stick it in the ... clown who made it up.

cal · Answer

Surreptitious advertising of what? Noname microwave ovens that I bought 5 or 6 years ago? If you are accusing it, continue with the substantive argument. I am waiting. You do not need to disassemble anything, at least in the device I have and based on it I wrote my opinion as the owner, but you see better, although you probably do not even know what it looks like. Does someone else's opinion hurt so badly? Not nice? No, embarrassing. It smelled like junior high. They say how you care, yes you have, earlier opinion, nothing stank to me, because it didn't matter, not because nothing was done.

Anonymous · Answer

But it's fun to read it; P
I also have a microwave with an oven option, a heater on top. It is true that it sometimes gets dirty, most often when I reheat the meat and the fat splashes, but washing it is not a problem. There is also a lot of space above it.
@ ^ ToM ^
It is rather about the saved space in the kitchen, because there is not always a place to put an ordinary microwave oven. Besides, when I (I repeat, I) make myself something to eat quickly, there is always one conclusion, i.e. the microwave is too small and I have to heat twice. Because if I load the plate as it suits me, it doesn't rotate. Such an oven can be a great option, mainly because it can be used as a giant microwave oven.

^ToM^ · Answer

This is an important argument FOR! Although, there seem to be separate built-in microwaves, and they are just as large, but they are separate lumber without an oven. Anyway, apparently eating out of a regular oven is healthier

teskot · Answer

An oven with a microwave option will be an impaired microwave. A microwave oven with an oven option will be a handicapped oven. There are no miracles. I used both, stayed with a hot-air microwave and grill (because of the space). What I have to do is bake cakes except for some simple biscuits and other Negroes. In an oven with microwaves it was not quick and economical to heat the dishes. Yes, in the case of cooking (baking) the process was faster, I did not notice other advantages.

Anonymous · Answer

Maybe let's not go into the topic of "whether food from a microwave oven is healthy". Of course it isn't. Well, the microwave oven is very large and eating from it can cause an incorrect position at the table. It's definitely healthier to eat from your plate You can also ask "are microwaves healthy", but of course that is also a stupid question. Of course not, for example vegetables are healthy Surely eating microwave is a bad idea. Whoever says microwave ovens are safe hasn't seen what a microwave oven dropped from the fourth floor can do

12pawel · Answer

I can see that I will try to sort out a lot of answers a lot.

I saw for the first time that such a hybrid exists only at the weekend in the store, and it interested me very much because it saves space in the kitchen, which I do not have much.
I quickly saw only one problem that there is no rotating plate, and it may affect the uneven heating of the dishes, but thanks to you I can see that there are still a few quetias that need attention.

1) Menu - here I actually have to go over what functions of microwaves such ovens have and how easy it is to control them.
2) Technical problems - failures. I am not afraid here, these devices are now a lottery, whether it is together or separately, everything can break down, I do not see any mega increased risk here.
3) And the topic that raises your most controversy - cleanliness. When I am in the store, I will take a closer look at such maintenance and what elements are exposed to "splashing, for example, fat in the microwave"
From my point of view, until I have looked at such a hybrid yet, I do not think it was a problem. I believe that it is set up (I do not know enclosed / secured) that after using the microwave I drive in with a sponge and have the oven clean.
I do not know why in the oven where I have hot air and other noises, I should have a protruding heater on which fat can spray directly.
So far I had gas tubes, so I don't know, but I don't think there is such a lime in electric ovens. I will check in the store for days and let me know.
In addition, a colleague who has been using such an oven for 5 years does not see any problems.

tomjed wrote:
I have had a Samsung for 5 years. We are very pleased with my wife. I don't see any difference to the usual one with a plate ...

As for the outlook on such combines I have always been on them, I always had a scanner and a printer separately, until finally something broke in me and I became convinced of some such "inventions".

tomjed · Answer

He will add, add ... As is the case with a frequently used oven ... Drama ... Generally, the wife cares about cleanliness ... But it messes up like an oven. And reading comments from colleagues, I feel stupid for contacting ... I did not know that you can write a doctorate on this topic ... Do you really have such problems ..? We use the oven every weekend. If I have to heat something in a week, I don't see a problem with it. I leave the appropriate tray, turn it on and heat it up ... The biggest muck and that's what you get when baking ... Seriously, I don't see a problem with heating a dish, or a difference to a microwave with a plate ... kisses

teskot · Answer

You certainly don't have to worry about uneven heating of the food. The microwaves are reflected by the rotating antennas and the source moves, as it were, while the heated object does not. Contrary to the classic cooker, although there are also models without a rotating plate.

eurotips · Answer

The upper heater is hidden behind a perforation, such as the fans in the power supply, through which you can see the heater, but you can't get there to clean it. You can wash the same openwork that protects it, yes, but if you use the microwave for a few weeks and then turn on the heater, make sure that the neighbors of the Fire Service do not call you. And the end of this topic, no one will take apart the covers and thermal / mineral cover to wash the heater filled with fat, and today even ham is shot, so much water and chemicals are injected into the meat.

freebsd · Answer

It is actually massacre and it heats up unevenly

^ToM^ · Answer

We also thought about the microwave, but now, in retrospect, I do not need this device for anything. I have a solid oven with 101 functions and it takes care of everything. It heats up quickly and you can defrost, reheat, bake and grill in it. It just doesn't do ice cream But it's hard. You can not have everything.

12pawel · Answer

Ultimately, I chose a separate microwave and I am satisfied Thank you for opinion. best regards

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