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Percy Spencer first came up with the idea for using microwaves
to cook food. And in 1946 the company Percy worked for Raytheon
patented the microwave process. The problem with the first microwaves
was the price, around £2000. Soon Raytheon licensed its technology
to other companies who tried to lower the price. It was only until
the late 1970s that the technology had improved to where prices
were falling rapidly, and within the budget of the man in the street.
And the the late 1980s the microwave was almost universal in UK
households. The most basic microwave consists of a magnetron, the
magnetron control circuit, a waveguide, and of course the cooking
chamber. Basically a microwave oven works by passing microwave radiation
at a frequency of around 2450 MHz. Currently the three main types
of microwaves are the standard microwave oven, the microwave with
a grill and the combination microwave oven. The most expensive is
usually the combination microwave, which can use hot air to cook
food in the same way that a cooker cooks food, but is also a microwave
as well. The power of the microwave is an important factor, the
power is measured in Watts. With the more Watts of the power the
quicker the food will cook. Generally the the more powerful microwaves
are a little more expensive. Many microwaves also features such
as multiple sequence cooking, where a microwave will first defrost
the food and then cook it. Some also have a cooking sensor to alarm
you when the food is cooked. You can however find a good standard
microwave for as little as around £30.
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Recommended Resources |
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- The
Electric Shop
The Electric shop also offer a wide range of electrical household
products such cookers, microwaves, fridges, juicers, toasters
and kettles.
- Co-op
Electrical Shop
Co-op Electrical Shop supply a wide range of Microwaves at cheap
prices. Co-op Electrical Shop currently stock these brands of
Microwaves such as Bosch and Zanucci.
- The
History of the Microwave Oven
Network, Who Invented Microwaves?
- How
Things Work - Microwave Ovens
A service providing answers to questions about physics, science,
and how things in the world around us work.
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Posted on 07 / 01 / 2006
LG MC-806BL

I picked this model after reading a 'Which' magazine review, I
have now owned this microwave for around one year. I would have
recommended it to anyone interested in a low cost microwave which
can also be used as a small convection oven. I often cook frozen
pizza's in it and the auto-cook feature always nicely browns the
top of the pizza, but never burns the edges. What more it also comes
with a comprehensive recipe.
User Rating - 
Sally
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Since their introduction in the early 1980's Microwaves have dramatically
come down in price. You can now pick up a low cost microwave for
£40 and an expensive one for over £400. The features
microwaves now come with is massive, some being grill microwaves
or combination oven / grill microwaves.
Microwaves now come in a range of types such as the standard microwaves
we have used plenty of times, and then there is grill microwaves
which act more like a oven and finally the combination microwaves
which do both. There are all sorts of sizes, colors, and styles,
not to mention brands. You find yourself looking at cost first,
then when you see one you can afford you look at it. Some options
on a standard microwave are touch controls offer the highest precision
and flexibility of settings, followed by jog and then manual controls
for chaos defrost for up to 40% quicker defrosting.
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