Maybe they're specifying the outside volume?

Harold

> Hi all,
>
> recently I had to get a new microwave oven. I measured my old
> dead oven so I could get one of similar size, to fit various cooking
> containers
>
> It was 305 x 310 x 195mm, or 18.4 litres
>
> So I go shopping, armed with a ruler
>
> A local retailer had one advertised as 20 litres for $65. Sweet.
>
> But when I measure it in-store, I find it's barely 11 litres, and
> not even big enough to get a dinner plate in. Eh ?
>
> Long story short, I finally decide on one which is the same size
> internally as the dead one, 19 litres. But the box et al says it's 23.
> Similarly with every single other oven I looked at - all are stated
> to be much bigger than they actually are. If I'd not measured
> them I could have easily gone by the boxes and had to go back
> to swap for another
>
> I have the uneasy feeling I'm missing something stupidly simple
> but the maths is pretty straightforward. 30.6 x 30.4 x 20.8cm
> is not 23 litres, it's 19
>
> Do I have it right ? Surely it's right. If so, why the discrepancy ?
> It wasn't just this particular store either, or even the store's doing,
> the manufacturers write the capacity
>
> Joe
>
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