Panasonic - 1.2 Cu. Ft. Mid-Size Microwave - White

This microwave is a great size. Is very powerful and cooks both solids and liquids thoroughly. Also, very quiet. I like the quick minute feature. The only thing missing is an internal light...but not that important of a feature for me personally. This is my second black microwave and this one doesn't show the dust and dirty prints as much as my previous model.

This microwave oven heats evenly and does everything it's supposed to do.

So far we have been satisfied with the performance of this microwave. Beyond the basic timer mode, we have used the sensor cooking feature and that has worked very well. Although this microwave has the same internal capacity as our previous microwave, the external dimensions are significantly smaller, giving us some much needed counter space. Because the interior light only works when the oven is operating and the display screen can sometimes be difficult to read, I have given this oven a 4 instead of a 5.

Normally I review products before I buy them, but this was a replacement for a microwave oven that was still under extended warranty (less than a month left), so I was not prepared when Customer Service told me to go pick out a new one. My last one was a GE with many features I really liked. This one is better in some ways: door-open button much easier to push (compared to actually moving the oven on the counter), and you don't need to push a button before entering time and start. I will have to double-check the wattage--I thought it was less than my old model, and it does seem slower. It has, of all things, a dedicated popcorn feature (I am not very interested in popcorn). The sensor cooking is more flexible, but it was easier to use sensor cooking/reheating on my old oven. And my old oven let me sensor-reheat beverages, and this one says not to do that . Sensor-heating beverages was probably the feature I used most often on my old oven. For some reason, the light does not come on when you open the door--just when it's running. And then, it's hard to see inside unless the room is dark. So when it's finished and you open the door to take your food out, it's dark again. Also, it beeps 5 times when food is done, and opening the door does not stop the beeping. On the other hand, if you don't get to it right away, it does not annoy you with a beep every 60 seconds forever, as my old oven did. Anyway, it seems to work fine, and it is plenty big enough for my needs (looks the same size as my old one, which was 1.4 cubic ft.). Oh, and it uses this fancy inverter technology, which is supposed to provide more even cooking than traditional cycling. I did get another extended warranty on it, but I hope this works without trouble for several years.

I have had this Micro for a couple months and have been very pleased. It warms up food very quick and the sensor mode doesn't allow the food to be overcooked resulting in food that tastes just like you made it the first time. It has everything you want in a micro and yes you don't have to worry about uneven temp with this micro which is a major plus. I don't have anything bad to say so far about this micro but I will address the two complaints that I heard before I purchased this micro. First it is a little louder than the normal micro but why does this matter unless you plan on taking a nap in the kitchen. The other was that there is no light inside to see your food. I find this rather silly since unless you are in the dark why do you need to see your food inside the micro? I know what it looks like going in and unless there is some sort of magic going on inside the micro I am pretty sure my food will look the same coming out lol