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From: wmartin@brl-tgr.UUCP
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Subject: Re: microwave info requested
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Date: Thu, 30-Aug-84 10:56:47 EDT
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Re microwave cookbooks: We have bought just about every microwave cookbook
available (my wife ran a microwave cooking school for a while). The one
we recommend for all beginners and also for anyone experienced who wants
an additional one is the General Electric Microwave Cookbook. I have seen
it on sale at K-Mart for $5.98 or so, so shop around and don't pay full
price. It has the best mix of usable and suitable recipes, good
illustrations, and readable format.

For those who want guidance for using a microwave, check your local
adult-education or community-school course catalog; they often have
single-session classes for a reasonable fee. If there is no class
available from that source, check the commercial sources; many
stores that sell microwaves also offer classes or can point you to
a cooking school which teaches microwave techniques. For those
of you in Illinois, in the Chicago vicinity, check if the
"Microcookery Center", in Glen Ellyn, IL, run by Mary Jo Bergland, is
still in existence. My wife took a trip up there to take classes before
she opened her store/school here in St. Louis, and can recommend it
highly. 

As to brands, we (and many of our friends) have Amana models. We
have had some maintenance required, usually under the warranty,
and mostly related to the touch-panel control section.  We ourselves
have also used GE and Tappan. All have worked fine. We haven't
tried any stove-hood models. One thing to consider about these --
a co-worker has one, and a storm drove water in through the  hood
vent and soaked the microwave. However, it worked fine after it
was removed and allowed to dry out thoroughly. They are always
too small for my taste, so I never looked at them with any attention.

Will Martin