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Since the beginning I had microwave ovens without a turning plate, because heat source is radiation, not fire. I can't understand why new ones have a turning plate now. Is there something I don't understand, or is it really a useless feature?

Since the beginning I had microwave ovens without a turning plate, because heat source is radiation, not fire. I can't understand why new ones have a turning plate now. Is there something I don't understand, or is it really a useless feature?

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[–] [deleted] • 12 pts

I'm pretty sure every microwave I ever had, had a turntable. I had a microwave from Montgomery Ward. The source of the radiation is on the side wall so the closer side gets more.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

I have the opposite. Back in the day all microwaves had turning plates, now none do.