1: The first two times you push it, it sets the timer to 0:30 and starts cooking. The next time, adds 0:30. Each time after that, it adds 1 minute and starts cooking.
2. Reset the timer to 0.
And a door latch which stops cooking.
I don't need power levels, or more precise timing, or any of that other stuff.
Power levels are essential to me. I thought all microwave ovens were borderline useless to heat/cook food unless you don't care about how the food comes out. Learning to use power levels really improved the usefulness of the machine.
Particularly for defrosting things and softening butter.
What an asinine solution. A button that doesn’t work consistently. How are you going to set 1:30 (which is very common)? Or 55? You’re going to stand there and press that one button 57 times? What about defrosting where you want a low power level? Or soups? Or a hundred other examples. How does having a number pad ruin the experience?
>How are you going to set 1:30 (which is very common)?
Good point. It should add 30 seconds until it gets to 2:00 then do 60 second increments.
>Or 55?
55 minutes is not a thing I ever do with a microwave.
>What about defrosting where you want a low power level?
I already said I don't use power levels. If I want to defrost, I just cook for a few minutes then let it sit for a long time, or use some other method.
>Or soups?
Assuming you mean a tub of frozen soup, I usually cook for 5 minutes, stir, do another few minutes, etc.
> Or a hundred other examples.
There are not a hundred other examples. That's the point. The vast majority of the time I'm heating at full power for short periods of time.
> How does having a number pad ruin the experience?
It doesn't ruin anything. But it costs money to implement.
1: The first two times you push it, it sets the timer to 0:30 and starts cooking. The next time, adds 0:30. Each time after that, it adds 1 minute and starts cooking.
2. Reset the timer to 0.
And a door latch which stops cooking.
I don't need power levels, or more precise timing, or any of that other stuff.