On 1/19/2011 2:07 AM, Fred McKenzie wrote:

Yes, it has a power level setting, but the on-time is 15 seconds
and they modulate the off-time.
I tried to heat a frozen hamburger patty. It boils the liquid around
the outside for 15 seconds, but the inside is still frozen.


Does the new microwave have a Defrost option? If so, does it also cook
for 15 seconds at full power?

Many new microwaves have and auto-defrost function (also usually an
auto-reheat) that measures the humidity while firing the magnetron for
short bursts. It runs this cyclically for a preset time based on your
food selection and weight while it calculates the actual time it should
take to defrost the food. Then it usually beeps once and finally runs
the defrost cycle that it calculated.

I find this works quite well once you get the hang of it.

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-Scott