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Sales slowly going into decline since 2006 doesn't mean its popularity is going anywhere. It's just simply because these appliances literally don't break that easily and people just keep their old ones for longer.

Not owning a microwave feels right up there with not owning a TV in terms of things people like to get weirdly smug about. It’s just a tool, you can use it to make crappy frozen dinners or help in preparing healthy meals.

A microwave can't exactly do you any harm unless you're sitting in it In which case you sorta brought that on yourself.

The exact reason why you should always add a little water to whatever you're reheating in the microwave.

Not sure if a decline in sales necessarily can be blamed on 'healthier eating', it could be down to most everyone who wants one already having one and the sales are just for replacement models when old ones break.

Ladies and gentlemen this man was self taught. With only a fifth grade education he has touched everyone's lives. I think a case study on his learning process would help our education system.

I think it was in the late '70s my mom (always an early adopter) got a microwave. After she passed, I inherited it, and took it to my apartment. That thing weighed a TON (well, not a ton, but amazingly HEAVY). Modern microwaves are extremely light, easily carried by one person. Mom's was so heavy, I almost had to call a friend for help moving it. That microwave lasted into the mid 1990s, when it finally gave way.

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Ladies and gentlemen, he's back. The return of the king!

So.. we're just glossing over the zombie hamster, then? A'ight.

I dunno.. someone 'breaking into the Navy' sounds like the plot to a Steven Seagal movie to me.

Just sitting down to eat my breakfast of microwaved oatmeal and see this in my feed. Thanks Percy! 😂

Slight correction at 10:53 The microwaves barely penetrate into the food. So thick items do not cook from the inside out, they still cook from the outside inward. The outside of the food gets hot from the microwaves, but then that heat travels inward like a traditional oven. Setting your microwave too high on thicker foods will evaporate the water in the outer layer and leave it with at classic rubbery texture.

One of the greatest inventions of all time in my opinion! It made life a lot more convenient 💯

I LOVE the fact that when they explain how the microwave works, they use a brief clip from Pinky and the Brain where Brain claims that Nobody knows how Microwaves work and the opposing counsel explains the tech. SMALL blink if you miss it, but this 90s kid appreciated it

My mom bought a GE microwave sometime in the 80's (it was huge and had wood paneling on the outside). That lasted for about 16 years. We've probably bought ten since then.

Can Squirrels Eat Chocolate? Squirrels are another animal that *can* eat chocolate. In fact, they love it, if you carry chocolate around in front of a squirrel there is even a chance that they may steal it. However, you should still be vigilant. The chocolate that a squirrel eats should have no more than .5 of a milligram of theobromine. So, if you have dark chocolate, it is best to keep it away from your local squirrel population, as a small 36 grams of dark chocolate with 70% cocoa can actually result in the death of the squirrel. So, much like rabbits, it is wise to consider their weight and size before you allow them to indulge in a chocolaty treat.

From a historical perspective, the cavity magnetron used in all small radar systems was the single most important piece of technology in World War II. It was brought to the United States by Britain in a last ditch attempt to give a semi-friendly (at the time) power a technological edge in cases they needed to continue the fight against Germany. The Cavity Magnetron allowed for radar to be smaller and more powerful and then the Americans started making them for everything...Battleship gun rangefinding, anti-aircraft gun aimers, on bombers and night fighters, etc.

My aunt and uncle had one in the 70s. It was like owning a Tesla in 2012

My parents bought their first microwave oven in 1988. It was a sturdy Sharp model that we used until the late 90s. My dad kept it in his garage and used it occasionally. They bought a newer Sharp microwave in 1999 and they still use it to this day.

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My GE microwave from 2005 finally crapped out. At first kzfaq.infoUgkxO_Bc204MGjxDl87cOKcdgaRhzSqGmv_g I was unsure because I was looking for something with the exact same features. Found it with this one. Interior space cavity was large, but the outside was smaller than my old one. I love the one-button push for 1-6 minutes, and the 30 second add or 30 second start. and MOST IMPORTANTLY, I love how you can adjust the power level during cooking. The reviews said it could not be done, but this marked all the other boxes. and happy to say, it does. I can hit 1 minute start, and change the power level from 10 to 5, 30 seconds in, without interruption. my favorite feature!

10:51 Microwaves do not heat from inside out. They heat from outside in, with a little bit of the inside at the same time. The microwaves are able to penetrate the food slightly, however the outside will always absorb more microwaves than the inside which is why food can be cold in the middle while the outside is hot. The inside gets hot primarily from conductive Heating and not microwaves.

Microwaves DO NOT heat from the inside out. How else you explain that hot pocket with a frozen center?

My parents used to have an Amana Radar range that lasted years. In the late 70s we had a Litton microwave that was big enough to cook a turkey. Our next microwave was a Panasonic that lasted less than two years. Then we bought a cheap off label brand from Home Depot that lasted over 10 years. Sometimes I use our microwave to reheat coffee cake.

Happy New year weird history

The birth of chef Mike

Happy New Year. God bless you all.

I just made the tastiest microwave cheese omelet, I can't imagine living without a microwave in my kitchen.

Whoever reheats pizza in a microwave either must hate food, or must hate life.

I remember my parents buying a 'state of the art' microwave in the early eighties. I remember Dad being so proud that it had a rotating function. Nowadays, every single apartment in SoCal comes equipped with a microwave, even though I use mine to heat water (and that's about it). My parents still use theirs very regularly.

I love Totino's pizza rolls and Tina's XXL Big Burritos. The microwave has literally saved me hours of meal prep.

As an X-ray technologist, I absolutely love this! The EM scale is fun to look at

Friendly reminder electromagnetic radiation and nuclear radiation are different things. Once is energy waves, no radiation sickness. Only possibility is burns when exposed directly. It works by making water molecules basically vibrate. The other is the bad kind, you know poison an area for centuries.

I've had the same microwave for 20 years now it is a white one every time I use it I wipe it out I wipe it down to say it's spotless is it under exaggeration it looks brand new like the day I bought it that's the way I've kept it, it's an Emerson I love it since I live in a studio apartment I couldn't live without it ☺️

In the '70s, we had the Arrmana microwave. That thing was heavy, different from what they make today.

Not food-related but please give us a background on the air conditioner - in my humble opinion, the best invention ever! My mom worked in an office from the late 1940s - 1961 and she said their office had air conditioning, which she hated.

The history I never knew I needed!

If your microwave gets dirty inside, boil some water in it and the steam will make it easy to clean. Better yet, if you cover everything you microwave with a paper towel or paper plate, you’ll never have to clean it in the first place!

I remember Radio Shack selling microwave leak detectors, and how you were not supposed to stand in front of them. We had one of the Amana countertop models. Built like a tank..

I have always liked having a microwave. I reheat food a lot (I often cook too much & have leftovers) since I don't have much kitchen space a microwave oven really let's me be creative in the kitchen. (Oven, microwave, grill & convection oven + microwaves & microwaves +grill)

I'm not even a full minute into the video and I had to comment. Percy Spencer? there's an old cartoon here in Canada (one my dad shouldn't have let me watch when I was 6) called Kevin Spencer and his father's named Percy Spencer. long and short: he's an alcoholic and drug addict whose more proud to be on welfare than as he quotes "having a stupid fucking job" best example is in the 1st season where he hears about a blood bank that pays for donations and says "all I got's to do is lie about the herpies, and I got money for smokes"

Yeah, microwave is here to stay...

This guy taught himself trigonometry and calculus. I barely passed those two subjects in high school and college respectively despite a teacher, a tutor, and a peer group. Bona fide genius, indeed.

Yay! The original narrator is back. I'll be watching this one. Please keep him for every video.

Being from Portugal, microwave ovens was something you could only dreamed of in the late 80's/early 90's. Fortunatelly my mom was able to buy one in the early 90's (after I begged time and time again for one)!

Informative + humorous. Thank you!

I like this. Happy New Year, Weird History Food.

When I was a kid in the 1980s my parents got a microwave and I thought that we were on top of the world. As time's gone by and I'm now approaching 50, I have reverted in my Technologies to the point where I have actually built an Earthen oven in my backyard. Talk about going full circle on cooking.

I wish they could reverse the technology for a quick flash freezer.

Missed your voice!!!!

How can sales decline? I don't know anyone who doesn't own one. When one dies you buy another.

Happy New Year to both Weird History and Weird History Food!

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I don't eat many store bought frozen foods but I use my microwave to steam veggies and reheat things. It's a handy tool.

I think I'm starting to enjoy Weird History Food more than OG Weird History. That is when Mr.Og Weird History Voice is narrating. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the Watch Mojo lady helping out and she's got a great voice, but yours is just so unique and mainly what I think about when I think of these channels.

My cooking abilities are pretty much limited to boiling water and microwaving! I've even developed a few special microwaving "tricks" to help the nuked food turn out better. For instance, if microwaving any leftover meat-stuff, (steaks, chicken, pork-chops, etc.) pour about a tablespoon of water over the meat. This keeps the meat from drying out while cooking as well as adding extra molecules to speed up and even out the heating process.

Yes! The proper Dude.

My favorite microwave treat? Well, popcorn of course!🍿☢️

"Here's hot ass plate of cold ass food" - the microwave

I've gone a few years without a microwave. The only thing I really miss is being able to bake a potato in a short amount of time.

Ahh, the Amana Radar Range! One of the crown jewels of 70s game show prizes! The very first time I tried to make microwave popcorn I set it for four minutes and you can guess the rest! Hahaha!

Does anyone remember when the big microwave endorsement was in full swing? Probably about mid 80s. Tupperware had stackable microwave cookware that allowed you to cook an entire meal at the same time. There were dozens of tricks and tips to "brown " your meat. Recipes for quick microwave meals. There was even a cake mix that the box served as a microwave safe pan. I think the manufacturers thought or hoped that someday the microwave would replace a regular stove appliance. Years later I have a microwave but still mostly use it for reheating and popcorn.

My parents bought an Amana Radarange in the mid 70s and that was a heavy mother but it lasted a good long time til they decided to give it to one of my brothers and they replaced it with another microwave. I have a built in microwave in my apartment and it gets a lot of use from heating sandwiches to dinners. It's the one item I really cannot live without because it makes life so much easier plus I really am lazy about cooking.

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Oh my god...seeing that microwaved "Lunch Bucket" brought back a core memory that I didn't remember I had!

I'm curious about the history of the Quaker Oats company! Love your content~

One of the truly great inventions that felt like a significant leap forward in innovation and convenience. The microwave moved us a step closer to the Sci-Fi Jetsons world.

If not for the microwave oven I don't think we would have such a fantastic gift from the universe. Seriously, it really saved the day!!! What a great invention for all of us!!! ❣️🤓

A+ video! LOVE IT! What a culturally significant video!

How about ringing the new year with history of LASAGNA

I’ve never used a microwave, because I don’t like the way they “cook” food. In fact, I wouldn’t even know how to turn one on. But I’ve always been fascinated with the tech and history of them, particularly after learning that they’ve been around since the 40s

my air fryer has replaced my microwave for many things now 😂

I remember when infrared cooking was "the thing" and the big innovation that would make conventional ovens obsolete. That didn't happen, and you never hear of it now. I also remember when microwaves first came in, there was a flood of cookbooks for things like baked goods, casseroles and meat dishes. There were all sorts of evening classes for microwave cookery. For a while, the "thing" was to cook your Christmas turkey in the microwave, which basically boiled it. Baked things were like sponge rubber. Most people now use the micro for reheating their coffee.

I love it. The addition of the inverter made the microwave nearly perfect.

I just sold my 1982 pure chrome Amana Radar range that my grandparents bought brand new. It still worked fine. Two dials; Time and Temperature! That's it, and built like a tank. Heavy as a tank too! I actually replaced it 5 years ago with a new fangled Panasonic Inverter microwave but it died after only 3 months and luckily I didn't haul the Amana to Good Will just yet. I had to apologize to it and then fish it back out of the basement to use for another 5 years. Sadly I did sell it in a recent estate sale and it only brought $5. How sad... it was a faithful M-wave and I hope my new one lasts longer than the last one did. Good story, I didn't know the microwave was around as long as it was.

You could do a video about the GE Advantium ovens, which seem like a cool idea, but also never seem to be in anyone's home (at least, I've never seen one). I still remember the commercials for them in the 1990s (or possibly early 2000s, but I really think it was the late 1990s). Those were innovative, odd, had a lot of parts that could go wrong, and seemed like a smarter alternative to both an oven and a microwave.

Remember getting one in the mid 1980's as a kid. There still was yet to be a big market for microvable junk food so it was mostly used for heating up left overs.

In my kitchen is a Sharp Carousel II, a vinyl woodgrain wrapped behemoth I purchased in the 80's. It was one of the first to have both a carousel and a convection oven with the ability to mix convection + microwave. The only thing on earth capable of properly reheating pizza. The interior light burned out about 10 years ago and I haven't replaced it for fear of jinxing it.

OK then, Back when I was a kid my mother wheeling and dealing in antiques and I was able to see a vintage microwave oven. It was blue all over with white dots. Definitely something very interesting plus I was able to see an industrial bread slicer. Which I will explain, in the factory where loaves of bread were baked, the slicer could be adjusted so that the cutting blades were adjusted to make whatever size of bread slices you wanted. The microwave oven was definitely something that caught my interest. When I got older my parents took me inside a Sears Department store and they were selling these very expensive microwave ovens which had a heating element inside in order to brown food. This also reminded me of they used to run commercials on television where you could stick a temperature probe into your food like a roast and the cord plugged into a jack inside the oven and the temperature probe would report the cooking temperature of your food item and display it on the screen. Some pretty cool stuff I think. And my grandmother had bought an Amana brand microwave oven and it was heavy but movable. Later on when I was an adult, the lady at work bought an extremely cheap microwave oven and inside the microwave oven was manually wind tray or stand. What you had to do was remove the stand from the oven and wind it up properly and replace it into the microwave oven and turn it on to cook your food. Of course since it was at work, there was dried food goop all over it. It was totally nasty. So it really wasn’t worth the price. That was just my observation of days gone by. Be sure to keep your hands clean and washed up at all times. Peace out and enjoy your meal!

Microwave are the best .😀👍

I used to be one of the troglodytes who were scared of microwave ovens, thinking it's "nuclear" and may cause food to become carcinogenic through chernobyl-style radiation 😹🤦‍♂️ One day in 2004, at a new job during lunch break, I had to use one coz the lunch I bought was almost frozen. I was already hesitant, but had no choice. However, I thought you use it like a toaster oven, so I heated my lunch for 5 minutes. In the end, it was sooo hot that even after 1 hour, I still couldn't eat it. So I ended lunch break without eating anything 😹☠️ But now, I love microwave ovens and I now know it uses non-ionizing radiation so it's quite safe 😄

Microwave ovens do not “cook from the inside out”, as many people say. Microwaves actually heat from the outside in, very similar to other heating methods. it would be impossible for microwaves to somehow be emitted from the magnetron and be able to reach the center of the food substance without first going through the outer portions of the food.

Well done!

We had one of those AmanaRadarange OG models from about 1980. My parents bought it to heat my baby food. It lasted until about 2005.

I feel like the decline in microwave sales is at least partially due to their lifespan; once you have a microwave, you're pretty much set for several years. So as soon as everyone has a microwave, nobody needs to buy a microwave.

I aint ever using my microwave for popcorn, I much prefer the old pot and oil method.

Thanks!

The Easy Bake Oven was one of the few toys I always wanted as a kid but never received. It was the late 1960’s model which I only got to experience at my bff’s house(she was the only girl in a smaller family so had quite a few things I coveted, like her own pink princess phone). Whenever her mom was baking a cake we would whip out the EBO and scrape out the bowl for enough batter to make our own miniature cake. ❤

I was born in 85 and remember in the early 90s whenever my dad thought me and my brother were being impatient he'd say "THIS MICROWAVE GENERATION!!!!!" LOL

I basically survive out of microwaves, fuck cooking.

*...Got them microwave ovens - That's the way you do it - and get ya chicks for free!!!*

Seriously there is no situation nowadays where a microwave isn't helpful. If you're not into junk food its still a better reheating appliance than trying to do that in a pan or oven. I can't imagine any normal person ever actually getting rid of it and actually being better for it

One of my college roommates told me his dad who was a radar telecom technician would occasionally swing across the front of the dish in the winter to get a little warmup. Sounds like madness to me!

We bought our first microwave from Sears back in the mid 70s. It cost about $900, had an 800W maggie, and weighed quite a lot. Most of the was due the the transformer used to power the tube. It had a mechanical timer and two power settings full and 50%. The half power setting was achieved by power cycling the tube. To get some semblance of even heating the food had to be moves by hand since the carousel not used in modern microwaves wasn't around back then. One of the major flaws with those early models was maggies back then were not as robust as efficient as they are now and after 2 to 3 years the magnet surrounding the cavity would age causing the current through the tube to rise eventually blowing the fuse. Our last microwave, a Panasonic, lasted around 10 years until entropy took its toll on the tube. Imo, out of all the brands of RADAR ranges Panasonic leads the pack with their inverter technology for power setting. Essentially a technique called pulse width modulation varies the anode voltage duty rather than power cycling the tube. As for its utility, I generally use it to reheat food but also used to blanch or steam veggies. When roasting potatoes for example I soften the potatoes in the microwave and finish them off in the convection oven. By using it to partially cook a whole potato reduces the time for a baked potato to around 30 minutes. I weaned my spouse off of using it to boil water by getting an electric kettle. Time to boil water in the kettle is about the same as the microwave BUT without the risk of super heating the water. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z8V_i7Bl0tjDmWQ.htmlsi=mQadv5-hSzv2YJHb

I already knew that at the microwave was an accidental invention.

My favourite use of a microwave was when I was pregnant with my third child. I perfected heating up custard from pre-made custard and added cinnamon. It was perfection over cake, fruits, Swiss rolls and rice pudding. The only time I used the microwave daily.

Aaaaaah i miss my microwave when i was young Where my pops Tries to cook popcorn and pizza But i wanna try to put tv dinners at the microwave :(