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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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[–] 4 pts

Your old microwave oven had a slow turning aluminum stirrer fan in the roof, over the outlet of the magnetron’s waveguide. It helped bounce the microwaves evenly over the oven cavity. A cheap glass plate and a cheaper motor replace that, and it makes the plebs think something more is happening since they can see movement.

The better ovens used to have both.

[–] 2 pts

Magnetron is a cool word.