Inside the RR-2

[combo52]

Amana RR-4D Etc

Interesting video, thanks for posting Phil. The guy is just a smart young man learning about things, probably like a lot of us when we were his age.

 

My RR-4 [ Ser# A50200505 ] also has a air driven stirrer like this guys RR-4D, I also bought my MW for $10 [ but 25 Years ago ] and installed it in the wall in my new kitchen and it has never missed a beat. When I built the new kitchen I wanted one of the mid 80s true 1000 watt Amanas so it has a dedicated 20 Amp line. I also had to have a MWO where the door either opened down or to the right [ no such thing ] other wise I would have just installed a WP MWO. In any event after I recovered from the cost of building the addition and new kitchen I called my Amana distributor and tried to order the 1000 Watt MWO and they had already been discontinued, so the RR-4 has been here ever since. I did find a real 1000 W Amana in the mean time but have never put it in the hole in the wall.

 

I do not totally agree with the kid in the video about the benefits of a stirrer VS a turntable, overall I will take a turntable any day for cooking evenness, and most of the best MWOs have BOTH. It does seem to be true that these early Amanas did cook fairly evenly compared to many other brands, but we still needed a wind-up turntable in the Amana to get better results.

 

[cuffs054]

Combo, I too have doubts about stirers being better than turn tables. I wonder why you couldn't have both?

 

[philr]

One thing I like about microwave ovens without a turntable is that you could put large rectangular plates in them I agree that it's better to have both the stirrer and the turntable for more even cooking but I don't really need even cooking! As long as the stirrer turns (which could be an issue on mid-late seventies Amanas with the white stirrer cover), it's OK for me! 

 

[cadman]

I'm also not a big fan of turntables. A properly designed microwave shouldn't require one, but due to design tradeoffs (and usually cost) they're the most effective way of ensuring even cooking in today's units.

One thing I like to make as a snack is a cheese quesadilla. Just two flour tortillas and shredded cheese. As it turns out, this is a great RR test. Too hot in spots and the flour tortilla gets tough, too cold and you end up with unmelted cheese that falls all over. 60 seconds gets the job done, but I usually turn the plate half way through in my RR-8A. This RR-2, on the other hand, does an amazing job without turning, and beats the Panasonics I use at work. Now just why this is superior to the air-driven stirrer model, I haven't yet figured out.