Ask anyone to imagine a microwave oven, and I bet no one would picture a skulking behemoth the size of a fridge—only heavier. But that was exactly what the very first microwaves looked like. The first ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Here’s a little case of don’t hurt the messenger: When microwave ovens first went on sale back in 1955, they were marketed toward women. Because, you know, the women did the ...

Today, microwave ovens are found everywhere there is food preparation, from restaurants, convenience stores and gas stations to hotel lobbies and the home kitchen. A vast majority of American ...

We take microwaves for granted nowadays, but they are still a relatively new technology that didn’t get popularized until the 1970s. They allow us to cook food with the press of a button and often ...