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Letter: At the third bleep…

Published 17 July 2013

From Geoff Thomas

The Feedback article on the zero per cent power-setting on a microwave oven chimed with me (18 May). My manual specifically refers to this as a way of using the oven as a kitchen timer.

Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan, UK

Issue no. 2926 published 20 July 2013

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