A microwave that not only tells you how long you have left, but how long you actually set it for the first place.

We've all done it.... {stir food} did I put it on for 2 or 4 minutes before?
-- CasaLoco, Jul 14 2022

Weight sensor https://patents.goo...atent/US6091029A/en
[RayfordSteele, Jul 16 2022]

And also displays the time in {destination half a world away from Microwave's present coordinates in timespace}, with the option of teleporting the finished snack via quantum wormhole thingamabob.
-- Sgt Teacup, Jul 14 2022


It also needs to show the elapsed time from the end of the cook cycle to the present time. How long ago did I leave that pizza in there?
-- Voice, Jul 14 2022


Also cumulative and instantaneous statistics displayed on a large screen with graphs, charts and visualisations.
-- pocmloc, Jul 15 2022


Thank you for the faraway cheesy nachos, [Sgt]. Please expect your preternatural wormhole bubble and squeak in due course.

[+]
-- pertinax, Jul 15 2022


[pert], insert "That's nacho cheese, man!" joke here.

'Bubble and squeak' eh? Merci and many miigweches. We prefer ours with moose meat and marmalade, potatoes optional. And a nice fizzy fermented drink. Dinner's at 1 PM. Cigars in the quintessential Canadian outdoor lounge (garage) afterward.

For remote potluck attendance, we'll have to add a Zoom/FazeTyme feature to the microwave.
-- Sgt Teacup, Jul 15 2022


I've been wondering why microwaves haven't had the "Smart" treatment yet. They're a time warp item, all research and development on microwaves stopped in around 1992. We recently replaced a 90's microwave at work, the new one is EXACTLY the same. Do they even make them anymore? Or were they all made on one batch and stored in a warehouse the size of Macau.
-- bs0u0155, Jul 15 2022


They don't have this already? That's an outrage. [+]
-- doctorremulac3, Jul 15 2022


I honestly was going to post an automatic temperature sensor for microwave ovens based on this posting... but it's a thing already.

Who knew? Fess up. I didn't.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jul 16 2022


Yes, we have an auto temperature sensor.

Makes me curious as to why they haven't gone touch-screen. Too much grease in the kitchen to be a thing perhaps?
-- RayfordSteele, Jul 16 2022


Just time controlled here so far, no temp sensors.

Maybe us lowlifes just ain't heard about them yet.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jul 16 2022


Son of a... [+]
-- 21 Quest, Jul 16 2022


+ A warm croissant for an idea to help with my short term memory loss.
-- xandram, Jul 16 2022


[bs0] Like you said it's possible for a microwave to be way smarter but it seems like they developed the temperature sensor and called it a day, permanently. Since then all they add are useless features. I want a microwave I can tell what I'm putting in and it will measure the thickness, weight (less probable tare weight), and the temperature going in. It should then program a cook time with power levels and either beep for stirring when needed or stir the food itself. I should be able to say "this is green beans" and push the "reheat" button and get out perfectly heated green beans.
-- Voice, Jul 16 2022


Ooh, weight-sensitive would be ludicrously easy, and doesn't seem to be baked.

Edit. Doh. Baked.

Maybe microwaves are just a commodity now and people simply buy on price.
-- RayfordSteele, Jul 16 2022



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