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"Mary Fisher" writes:

"StealthUK" wrote in message
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A repair would never be economical on parts alone, forget the labour.

Our microwave packed up last year and our first thoughts were to rush
out and grab another. But we've found we've coped pretty well without
one. Plus I never liked standing near the bloody thing when it was on.

We've never had one and I can't say that I've ever yearned for one. I don't
know what they're for!

Cooking frozen green vegetables and Christmas puddings (on both of which
they do a far better job than panfuls of water on a hob) and part-cooking
jacket potatoes to get the job done quicker. I also use ours for reheating
leftover Chinese/Indian takeaways, but I suspect that's an acquired taste.

I had a new magnetron installed in ours for what seemed like an economic sum
at the time, a good few years ago. It gives the impression of starting to
die off again. I've looked at replacements, but it always strikes me that
the user interfaces must be designed by autistic chimpanzees.
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SAm.