On 12/29/18 1:10 PM, William Gothberg wrote:
On Sat, 29 Dec 2018 19:00:48 -0000, Dean Hoffman
wrote:

On 12/29/18 7:43 AM, William Gothberg wrote:
Shouldn't we have faster microwaves by now giving out a few kW?* They
were invented decades ago.

****** Pretty much the same reason one doesn't always turn a conventional
oven up to broil.** 350º F.* is a pretty common setting if my memory is
working.
T4 has a good example.
*** It comes down to lack of demand.

Conventional ovens have to heat the food from the outside.* Microwaves
heat all the way through.

Well, the microwave cooking instructions on a lot of things say to
stir halfway
through cooking time. That would lead me to think microwaves have the same
issue as conventional ovens with the evenness factor.