Microwaves - All you need to know

[SoulFire]

Hey All,

i was looking for a definitive microwave thread and could not find one here , so i thought of making one. Here are some questions i have before buying one ( have never bought one in my life) and the reasons to pick em up.

What are the types of microwaves and their uses ?
There are three basic types that you could go for – Basic microwave, microwave with grill and microwave with grill and convection. As mentioned earlier the choice largely depends on your usage. So, if you are the kind who will only use it for it reheat leftovers or heat the occasional coffee then a basic microwave is ideal. However, if you want to try your hand at some baking and grilling then you need to go for the microwave with grill or with grill and convection. Heres a table to get a better idea.

Which one for me ?
Type VS Usage
Basic Microwave - Only simple cooking, heating, defrosting
Microwave with grill - Simple cooking, heating, defrosting and baking.
Microwave with grill and convection - Simple cooking, heating, defrosting, baking and crisping.

Is it safe to use a microwave ? No harm to health and food nutrients etc ?

What are the things i should be looking out for a microwave ? SS coating, Ceramic , power usage etc ?

Whats a good capacity for a microwave to generally do em all, heating, defrosting , baking etc ?
Please feed in your answers and ill update this post with useful information.

im thinking of picking up one of these with the 15% discount coupon

Buy Morphy Richards 20 L GRILL and Microwave Oven at Best Price in India
Buy Morphy Richards 35 RC-SS OTG 35 L Stainless Steel (Rotisserie+Convection) at Best Price in India
Buy Morphy Richards 45 RC-SS OTG 45 L Stainless Steel (Rotisserie+Convection) at Best Price in India
Buy Morphy Richards MWO 25 L CONVECTION + GRILL DLX at Best Price in India
Buy Morphy Richards MWO 30 L CONVECTION+GRILL+ROTISSERIE at Best Price in India

 

[seshu]

well, one can get almost all the required information on wikipedia (Microwave oven)

and we have many related threads on TE . one can also see reviews on mouthshut

one more site which might be helpful : aavaas

 

[SoulFire]

one main question still remains unanswered for me , when microwaves were introduced there was big hulla gulla of how unsafe it is and how it kills the nutrients within the food, anybody's take on that ? And any recommendations on the above ?