Panasonic - 2.2 Cu. Ft. 1250 Watt SN97JS Microwave with Cyclonic Inverter and Sensor Cooking - Stainless Steel

My microwave replacement was QUITE a project - i was replacing a built in microwave from GE that was wide / tall, but had REALLY shallow depth - relative to what I could buy to replace it. Bear in mind I was also looking for a microwave with a Trim Kit that would make it look nice - a pretty tall ask. I spent a long time researching and bought several that I hated for one reason or another and returned. They were either WAY to small in the built in hole - or wouldn't fit. Combine that with COVID availability - and it was next to impossible. As luck would have it, i stumbled on this model AND it was available at Best Buy. It is obviously a large 2.2Cu Ft. Model that fit perfectly from a height / width perspective and the Trim Kit was dead on. The challenge of course was the microwave would stick out about 1.5", but nothing else was close and I had to give it a try. I was worried about the aesthetics - but if I could just get it in there who knows! The challenge was the feet had to be far enough back... and i had to cut both the airflow channels and the Trim Kit to make way for the feet. End of the day - it came out great - and I'm extremely happy with the microwave. It looks a TON better than the overly gray picture shown - it's stainless steel and matches my other appliances perfectly. It's cooks about 50% faster / better than my prior microwave - i couldn't be happier really!

This Microwave is great! Its huge and works well. Way better than the super small 700Watt was using before.

Can’t hold a whole pizza in there. Easy to use and easy to clean.

This family size 2.2 Panasonic microwave is all you needed for my home. Great stainless steel design, large microwave size , very light , it looks great on the kitchen counter, cooks all your favorite food efficiently and evenly with its Cyclonic inverter 3D waves technology. Easy to clean. The control panel includes, popcorn pad, coffee/ milk pad, power level pad, turbo defrost pad, frozen food pad, number pads, quick 30(more) pad, stop/reset, start pad and one of my favorite one, a Sensor cook ( reheat) pad. The genius sensor helps you with cooking times so your food will cook perfect using a sensor that detect the level of steam in your food to determine if it’s done, awesome function for a microwave. I really recommend this family microwave , just make sure you have enough space in your kitchen. 1250 W Measure : H-14” W-23 7/8” D-19 7/16”

OK, probably best place to start... This thing is a BOSS, it's huge! Almost beastly, BUT I do not mean that as a pejorative, I mean that as a complete compliment. It is BIG. We went from a 10 year old, .8 cu. ft, 950 watt LG that had been great, to this 2.2 cu. ft, 1250 watt beast and it is by orders of magnitude larger. This is a good thing, but make sure to measure your space to allow for required venting. Really nice. As mentioned, we have used a 950 watt for 10+ years so that is our baseline. This 1250 watt unit certainly cooks more quickly and more even than our old unit. I would say this cooks in 1/3 less total time and offers a better end-delivery. Packaging was to be expected for consumer grade product, finish is really nice. Very attractive unit. Set up was simple. My 13 year old daughter set it up in just a couple minutes. Controls are intuitive (as they should be). The interior is cavernous without being overbearing. The one minor nitpicking bug I might submit is the interior LED light. While it is most certainly serviceable and adequate, it is not quite as bright as our previous units incandescent bulb was, but to be fair, this little LED has 3 times the area to illuminate so this is certainly an acceptable trade off. In all, if you are ready or in need to upgrade your current microwave, I would be hard-pressed to find a reason why this would not be an excellent choice for this price-point. Really nice unit with very good features. In all, I would emphatically recommend it to friend. Disclaimer: This product was provided free, or at reduced cost, for the purpose of reviewing the product. Nevertheless, the above review, be it positive, negative, or anywhere in-between, is a 100% honest review, and the price paid played absolutely no part in my review.