Microwave

sundrops · ‎03-11-2012

Good morning, My DH and I are moving into a rental house this weekend. It has a microwave with a metal rack in it. It sits in the middle of the microwave. I have never seen this before. Do I put my plate, coffee mug, etc. on the metal rack? It does not have a plate on the bottom that turns. Can I place anything on the bottom of the microwave or do I have to use the rack? Thanks in advance. I'll check for replies as we drive back and forth moving in.

lolakimono · ‎03-29-2012

I have not seen a microwave that doesn't have the spinning plate.

Did it get broken perhaps?

StylishLady · ‎03-11-2010

Early models may not have had one. I had to pause and turn things by hand to help even cooking. I guess I'm dating myself.

JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

You can put your dish, mug, etc. either on the floor of the microwave or the on the rack. Many units are made with the rack so you can do more than one thing at a time, but it's also removable if you have a large, full dish of food. If the microwave has a little raised piece in the center of the floor with some notches cut out, that means there's a turntable plate that should go there, so you might want to ask the landlord where it is. If it has been broken, he/she needs to replace it. If the floor is even/smooth all the way across, it doesn't have a turntable.

JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

On 8/16/2014 StylishLady said:
Early models may not have had one. I had to pause and turn things by hand to help even cooking. I guess I'm dating myself.

I used to, too, way back in the early days....such a hardship, right?

Remember how expensive microwaves (and VHS players) were back then, too?

sundrops · ‎03-11-2012

Thank you everyone. Heading over there now with a car load of stuff!!

Abrowneyegirl · ‎03-15-2010

My (new) microwave has a wire rack in the middle of the oven, but it is only used in the convection cooking setting. It is to be removed during microwave cooking.

HonnyBrown · ‎11-23-2013

On 8/16/2014 Abrowneyegirl said:
My (new) microwave has a wire rack in the middle of the oven, but it is only used in the convection cooking setting. It is to be removed during microwave cooking.

Thanks for clarifying that! Microwaves don't like metal.

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Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

On 8/16/2014 HonnyBrown said:
On 8/16/2014 Abrowneyegirl said:
My (new) microwave has a wire rack in the middle of the oven, but it is only used in the convection cooking setting. It is to be removed during microwave cooking.

Thanks for clarifying that! Microwaves don't like metal.

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