The microwave oven was patented in 1946
and the first microwave hit the market by 1947. The first microwave, called the
Radarange, was 6 feet tall and weighed over 750 pounds. When the microwave
initially hit the market, it was used mainly in restaurants, railroad cars and ocean liners, where large quantities of food needed
to be cooked quickly. The first version of the microwave was not at all conducive
to a kitchen setting as its expense and large size made it unpopular for the
average citizen. That was, until the Tappan Stove Company came up with a
smaller, less expensive version of the Microwave.
Many businesses realized the
potential of a smaller sized microwave and hoped that it would take off in
households around the country. In 1955, Tappan Stove Company put its first
microwave on the market. It was 24 inches and a little less cost wise. Ten
years later, by 1965, Tappan Stove Company put on the market the first
combination conventional range and microwave oven. By 1975, the sales of the
microwave oven exceeded gas range ovens for the first time and by 1976, the microwave
was in 60% of homes. Despite the success of the microwave oven, alternatives
were always present and still remain. Alternatives to the microwave include convection
ovens, toaster ovens and the stovetops. Other less known alternatives include
the turbo oven and other alternatives are being produced to this day. But
microwave reigns the modern day kitchens and as soon as people face any issue
with their dearest appliance, they look for microwave repair services in Delhi
NCR.
A common myth is that microwave cooking
is unsafe and unhealthy and you actually lose vitamins in microwave cooking
that you would not lose using microwave alternatives. But this has been proven
to be untrue by the FDA who admits that microwave cooking is safe, provided it
is done in the correct manner.
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