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[-] ambitious_bones@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

In my Flat we still have a microwave that does not have a rotating plate. Insteadt it has a spinning rotor in the roof that deflects the waves in order to cook food evenly. It works well but it is needlessly complicated compared to modern microwaves.

[-] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Most microwaves have a spinning wave stirrer in addition to the rotating plate. From the description here, it just sounds like either your plate rotation motor is broken or you've got a weirdly simple microwave.

[-] Melonpoly@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

This is the first time I've heard that they have a wave stirrer. I've never seen one in person.

[-] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Usually it's not inside the same chamber as the food as then it would be a nuisance to clean. You need to take a microwave apart to see the wave stirrer.

[-] rehydrate5503@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

But maybe don’t take apart a microwave unless you absolutely know what you are doing. Otherwise, what you find may be shocking.

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