THE VIDEO SHELF · microwave oven design
The Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than Yours
Technology Connections examines an old feature-rich microwave and shows how it uses a humidity or steam sensor and lookup data to cook food well, arguing it beats many modern ones.
Why HN readers recommended it
Cited again and again in microwave and smart-appliance threads as proof that older appliances were smarter, especially for steam-sensor cooking.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Technology Connections
- Topic
- microwave oven design
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 7
- HN mentions in dataset
- 19
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Tangentially related, Technology Connections published an interesting video just a few days ago, "The Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than Yours": [VIDEO]
TonyTrapp on Hacker News · 2020-11
In Pimp My MicrowaveGreat 'Review' of an old Microwave loaded with features. [VIDEO] Why can't we have nice things by default, especially with appliances like microwaves, toasters, printers...
gibolt on Hacker News · 2020-11
In Pimp My MicrowaveFun video about microwave oven now vs thirty years ago: [VIDEO] "The Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than Yours" by Technology Connections
guerby on Hacker News · 2020-11
In The future of microwave cooking is solid-state (2016)
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