1 cooking technology has changed drastically over the last century. in colonial america, pioneers cooked…

1 cooking technology has changed drastically over the last century. in colonial america, pioneers cooked over a campfire or a fireplace in a log cabin. in the 1800s, wood - burning and coal - burning stoves were used in homes. lighter, compact, and efficient gas ranges became available in the early 1900s. but in - home cooking really took a leap forward with the invention of the microwave in 1945, although they didnt become commonplace in houses until the late 1970s. 2 no longer did popcorn have to be cooked on a stove top in an oil - coated pan. consumers just had to take off the plastic wrapper and toss the bag of kernels into the microwave. a roast that took five hours to cook on the stove top could now be cooked in less than an hour. reheating any dish could be done with the snap of a finger. on a traditional stovetop, reheating would have been time consuming and messy. few advances in food preparation have been as impactful on the american household as the microwave oven. in paragraph 2, the author uses a compare - and - contrast pattern to organize the ideas in the paragraph mainly to — show differences between fireplace cooking and microwave preparation highlight the advantages of owning the newest technology emphasize how a popular invention has helped people cook roasts faster describe the differences regarding the traditional stove and the microwave oven

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