Today microwaves become the essential part of every kitchen every woman wants buy the microwave but most of them are not aware with the use of it or what type of microwave actually they will buy. Here are some suggestions which may be help you to take decision that what kind of microwave is suitable for you.
Capacity of Microwave
In India the microwaves are available in the capacity of 17 litre to 42 litre. The decision of capacity depend on the number of family members and what type of food you want to cook in it.
2 to 3 members - 17 litre to 20 litre
2 to 5 members - 21 litre to 24 litre
6 to 7 members - 28 litre to 35 litre
8 + members - 36 litre +
If you like to eat non veg food and you have 2 to 5 members in your family than it is good that you purchase the microwave of 21 litre to 25 litre , it helps you to cook big pieces of meat.
Microwave Panel
You can find four types of microwave panels. These are :
Mechanical Controls - These you can found in old type of microwaves in which you find the nob for the mechanical functions of microwave.
Touch Key Pad controls - These you can find in the latest type of microwaves these panel are easy to use and also looks beautiful. But in the long duration due to smoke and carbon accumulation the keys of these panel become hard to use , means they have short life in comparison to other panels. If the single key of panel is become non active than you have to change the whole panel which cost you around 1500 to 2000 Rs.
Electronics Jog Wheel Dials - It is specially meant according to requirements of Indian people. Like Indian woman spend so much time in kitchen so at one time they want to do lot of work this wheel give them the freedom to do so as they do not have to touch the other keys of the panel.
Feather Touch Control - These are highly sensitive panels which recognise the touch of your fingers and it is very easy to operate.
Other Functions of Microwave
Turntable Size - If the size of the turntable is big than you can put the large utensil in it .
Pre set Menu/Auto Cook Menu - This option will help you to cook the selected recipes which are already feed in your microwave you do not need to set temperature and time for them just put the ingredients and set the pre set menu for your dish.
Display Area - As much as the display area you are able to see much clear view inside your microwave.
Deodorizer - This will not allow to mix the smell of one recipe with the other.
Number of Temperature Setting - If you have more temperature settings option than you can cook more types of recipes by using different temperatures. Similar rule is applied for Power Levels and Combo-setting
Multistage cooking - It is like the programming of cooking food at different levels at different times it is very good for cooking purposes.
Time setter - This option will help you to set the time to cook your dish as each and every dish required different time to be cook so you can set the time according to your requirement.
So use these guidelines at the time of buying your microwave and enjoy the cooking in it for long time.