We purchased a new microwave oven the other day. It has 50% more power than our old one so it cooks much faster. Plus, it is bigger.

It basically operates like our old one but there are some differences. For one, there is no door handle. Instead, it has a button that we push to open the door. We were kind of used to the handle but we will get by.

Another thing is that our old microwave had a temperature probe. By using the probe, we could bring our food up to a set temperature and hold it there for hours. This was great for slowing cooking stuff like spaghetti sauce or chile.

When our old microwave finished cooking, it would beep at us every minute to remind us that our food was done. With the new one, it beeps four times and then continuously scrolls “enjoy your meal” across the display until we remove the food.

So, if we happen to be looking at the microwave and see the display, we are reminded that we have food in there. If not, the food stays in there until the next time we need to use it.

We will adjust.