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SECTION THE HERALD Wednesday 1IR Pace I Better Business Bureau tells you what to look out for Thinking of getting a microwave Herald Special For and against there area raft of opinions about microwave ovens ovens tad microwave cooking in general While mint people agree that nothing beats the microwave oven for speedy and efficient cooking according to Paul Tux president of Bett Business Bureau buy era should be looking at microwave- equipment as a supplement to regular cooking appliances Viewed simply micro wave ovens cook fast while microwaveconven tion ovens cook at about the same rate of speed but brown and crisp food in the bargain Of courts will pay for the bargain and cooking experts still main tain that the microwaves wont replace tbe old- fashioned range oven and of its cooking tricks Microwaves Mr Tut points out are a cooking accessory as an electric fry pan would be to a burner How ever moat microwave out cast as much as a conventional oven which takes equipment out of accessory appliance pricing Think through a microwave oven purchase and see where the units fit Into your lifestyle Three good buying reasons Include these fast preparation of foods Conventional food preparation in a micro wave can take anywhere from onehalf to three- quarters as long as the oldfashioned ovencook top method beatup of precooked meals sad leftovers cooking cteanup Essentials and control panels of some microwaves are intimidating because they appear to very com plicated but learning bow to turn the right dial or push the right at be right time is not as diffi cult as it might first appear Microwave manu facturers package excell ent bowto books with their equipment and some of them even offer free cook lessons via retailers Keep in mind too that many of the fancy controls and other are not essential to good microwave cooking many ovens will do an excellent Job without them This saves you money and the time learning new cooking tricks A little research on your part can help you make a better buying de cision says Mr Tux You can obtain copies of micro wave instruction and cook books will you Ken recognised by many as Canadas bestknown living artist it In the forefront of efforts this fall I recently accepted root of honorary chairman of several years of ion with the charitable When shopping also keep In mind kitchen space limitations For example a microwave needs space beneath wall cabinets and air space behind unit for air circulation Some models have doors that hinged at the side others are hinged at bottom You will have to determine which tils your kitchen situation best You may need a separate power circuit to run tbe Oven size may be a consideration since here ore many different sixes from which to choose The dimensions ore figured In cubic inches And you probably will need special cooking utensils for cook log Arelhese included In the microwave package or will you have to buy them separately Other features include timing mechanisms that are easy to read easy to set and calibrated In seconds and minutes Food defrosting features may be a buying along with food browning feature that the oven or utensils provide sad Energy Mr Tux sdvtscs that all elec trical appliances including microwave ovens sold in Ontario must meet federal standards for radiation leakage adopted by Canadian Standard Association Any I you buy should be approved Microwave ovens do not necessarily save energy and it is doubtful if you could gain enough savings from your electric bill to offset tbe cost of any microwave unit Combina tion ovens may even pull more power than a con ventional oven unit An equipment warranty is important and moke sure you get one and check it before you buy Most ovens have coverage from one to seven years Determine the coverage and parts and labour and the magne tron tube Abo note any restrictions on the use of he oven which might void the warranty All that left to do is to cook up a storm mum ii BtOWHFfflMCUSS VEHTlAnM WITH THIS AD OFF 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