You might need to go back in time. Microwaves peaked in the late '90 when they had humidity and temperature sensors to detect when the food was property cooked/warmed.
Things went downhill after that as the cost cutting race to the bottom happened.
The industry never communicated to people those features were worth anything. That is, people saw all the buttons like "Potato", "Microwave Popcorn", "Healthy Eating" and figured it was a lot of marketing BS, something right out of
The industry never communicated that there was a gas sensor, that you'd actually get good results by using those buttons. It just seemed like another attempt to confuse you when the only UI element you needed was some ability to put another 10 seconds on the time.
Things went downhill after that as the cost cutting race to the bottom happened.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiS27feX8o0