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by hinkley 1418 days ago
I learned about microwave ovens at my grandma's house. We couldn't afford one. She had one that was so old it had dials on it.

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Given the bits of family finances I heard I'm sure she bought it new, not used. She had a stove the size of a fridge tipped over too. It had its own wall in the kitchen. I have never seen its like in any other house, movie or TV show (I did at one point rent a house that had the oven from Bewitched in it as recently as 2010. That was a weird beast of an oven. Burned the fuck out of my hand when I accidentally set it to 'broil' and touched the glass to see if it was on. Luckily it was my left hand but still)

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For modern microwave ovens, the dials are actually the most expensive parts. The alternative computerized fake keys and display are much cheaper.