Microwave ..do you need the plastic turn thing?
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Bernice H
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Inlaws microwave does not have the plastic turn thingy, but does have the glass plate.Can we use it without the plastic turn thingy anyway?
14 answers
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Sure the turning think helps cook some dishes more even then simply keeping it in one place.
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Feb 15, 2014
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I've never had a plastic insert. Everything sits on the glass.
Linda Stone
on Feb 15, 2014
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I am talking about the plastic wheel thing that is UNDER the glass? that turns the glass.
Bernice H
on Feb 15, 2014
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Was there one to begin with? Some have them some do not. Most kitchen and bath stores carry microwave plates with built in turners. You use them instead of the glass plate that comes with the micro or place it on top.
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Feb 15, 2014
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yes, I just want to know do I NEED it or can I use the mic without it?
Bernice H
on Feb 15, 2014
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no you do not. It just helps micro more even. If your cooking something larger, you may need to turn it partway through so it cooks even. :)
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Feb 16, 2014
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ohh good! They dont use it, afraid of it, but we would if we needed to while there.ha Actually, they use it as a a bread and cookie box!
Bernice H
on Feb 16, 2014
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I would use it if you still had it. @Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com is correct about cooking evenly. I have seen items like popcorn not cook very well without the rotating device. It really depends on what you are cooking.
SawHorse Design Build
on Feb 16, 2014
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they sell the round "thingy" in ALL kitchen gadget stores. Under $10
Chris Anderson-Montgomery
on Feb 16, 2014
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I got my first microwave back in the 70s and it was almost as big as the oven...and it did not have a turning ring or a tray! Those things are just convenience items!
Jeanette S
on Feb 17, 2014
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In 2005 we bought a house that was built in 1992. It has an over-the-stove microwave, which is original to the house. It not only does not have a turn table, it doesn't even have a glass tray in the bottom. My guess is that the former owners broke it at some point. I had used it for several years before I even noticed that there should be a tray. BUT. . . it works fine! I keep hoping it will die so I can get a new one, but I won't spend money for something I do not need.
Sherrill Pulley Mulkearns
on Jul 23, 2015
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Cheap at the thrift store here. I think the turntable helps cook evenly.
Em Hooper
on Jul 23, 2015
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Mine does not work without the middle plastic Y-shaped plug which turns the glass. It does work without the bigger plastic ring on wheels. I found a new glass turntable at a thrift store, and they had some plastic rings.
B. Enne
on Jul 23, 2015
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I would think using it without the under carriage wheel would quickly strip the gears that make it turn. It would be added stress.
Inetia
on Jul 25, 2015
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