GE - 0.7 Cu. Ft. Compact Microwave - Stainless steel

We purchased this microwave after we had our first baby 3 years ago. I wanted a small reliable microwave that would fit on a narrow buffet in our kitchen; one that had one-touch function for at least 1-minute heating; and most importantly, a MUTE option. Most microwaves have annoying beeps that are loud enough to wake a baby (at least mine). This GE appliance fit the bill, and it was simple. We didn’t care for special buttons for “pasta” or “vegetable” or “turkey dinner” (ha, I wonder if that really exists?) because we just don’t use buttons like those. This microwave does have “popcorn“ and “potato“ buttons which I don’t use; we mainly use the defrost buttons and the one-touch 30 second and 1 minute buttons, truthfully. You can change power level, which is useful for softening butter. The potential drawbacks to this microwave are that (1) it has a lower wattage than the bigger ones, so heating up food takes longer and it may not be suitable for cooking a large mass of raw meat (um, like a turkey?); (2) the physical dimensions are small which means it barely accommodates one of our dinner plates— definitely check the diameter of your plates; (3) being a little guy, this microwave is also lightweight, so sometimes closing the door on it will slide it backward a little; and (4) the latch on the door is a bit robust for such a lightweight oven, so one does have to push harder on it than on some ovens, and the sound of the door opening and closing is a bit jarring — test this in the store if you are sensitive to these things. Overall, it’s a great little oven, works fine so far, and the drawbacks don’t really affect us that much since we are moderate users (mostly leftovers and cups of coffee and tea... we don’t cook meals in it). GE makes a larger version of this microwave if you want a bigger oven - my parents have that one and it works great for them.

Was looking for a small microwave to replace the one we have on our countertop. Tried the Panasonic NN-SD372S Stainless 950W 0.8 Cu. Ft from amazon. Loved the power, but the fan cooling the inverter runs a full 60 seconds after every use which I did not like at all. Tried the LG - 0.7 Cu. Ft. Microwave - Stainless-Steel from Best Buy but it was way too loud, had black sides, and seemed kinda cheap. So, finally tried this GE microwave. Pros -- Stainless front with gray sides looks nice. -- One touch buttons. Push the 30 sec button or the 1 thru 6 numbers and the microwave starts cooking. So simple. -- When running, it is quieter than our old counter top microwave and quieter than the other two microwaves I tried. -- You can turn off the beeps!!! Since I am up early, that is a huge plus in our small house. -- The button to open the door feels solid not flimsy like some small microwaves. -- very compact. -- only $79.99 Cons -- Heats better than our old small microwave. But when I heated six ounces of water for 90 seconds, the LG water was five degrees warmer. Overall, I really like this microwave. I do not do anything fancy with my microwave, just use it to reheat food, warm up a tortilla for a wrap, or pop popcorn. This microwave meets my needs while looking nice, being relatively quiet, and taking up little space.

After an extensive search for a microwave that would fit in my 13.5 inch deep cabinet, this was all I came up with. Despite being deeper than my old microwave, also a GE that just stopped working after 5 years, the interior is actually smaller; last night I tried to pop a regular bag of popcorn, and it got stuck as soon as it was full size, stopped spinning, only half cooked but burnt. What kind of microwave won't even fit a full-size bag of popcorn! On top of that, this was the third (!) one we tried; the first one I picked up had no power at all, the second had the power button falling off. The power button on this one is loose and crooked, but it was the last one they had in stock. Looking for a replacement.

Pros: Dimensions and power are ideal for people like me who want a small footprint and only to heat up food and beverages. The oven offers a wide range of features, including the option of muting the beep. It has the look and feel of a quality product, and I’m very pleased with how well it works. Cons: The overly short power cord is located on the oven's right. This is good for a wall socket on the right but if it's on the left (as is my case), 17 inches of the cord is used up just stretching it from the right to the left. This makes the cord undesirably shorter. Also, the instructions for changing the power level in the JES1072 Owner’s Manual didn’t work. I thought the oven was defective until I experimented and discovered how to change the power level.

We were looking for a smaller microwave due to our very limited counter space. We're quite happy with the result. This model is ever so slightly smaller than the model from a few years ago, so we have a bit more counter space now than we had before the upgrade to this model. That's important in a small kitchen. If you have larger dinner plates (we do), they may not fit through the door opening (ours don't). But we have large bowls that fit just fine, so we use those instead to reheat meals or leftovers, etc. our dinner plates did fit through the door of the older model, but other than that minor inconvenience, we have nothing but positive experiences from our upgrade to this model. One touch cooking, reheat options, etc. all serve our needs quite well.

We had this microwave for at least 7 months. 2 issues with it so far (as I am writing this review I am prepping it for a return), 1st issue is that the grips underneath are slippery and every time we push the open latch the microwave would slide back to the wall. The 2nd thing is the latch or button that opens the microwave doesn't do its job by popping the door open. We fight by pushing over and over to get the door to open. It is a hassle and lost our patience with it that we are returning for another one but not the same.

This is a great compact microwave for my small kitchen. It takes up very little room and ideal size, design, and color that suits my workspace. I have never used a microwave for much more that heating and defrosting and this one does the trick and more. I left off one star ... while a dinner plate fits on the carousel, it does not fit through the doorway of the microwave unless you tilt the plate on the side. So, either use a smaller plate or bowl or heat/defrost/cook something that's not going to slide off the plate :-)

We had to do some searching, but we finally found a microwave that was affordable AND had the option of turning off the sound. (We returned the last one we tried because the beeping was so loud.) This unit has less power than others we've had in the past, sometimes individual frozen meals need an extra minute or two to cook completely. This would be great for a dorm or single person, it's perfect for heating up things and light use. If you're looking to actually "cook" in a microwave you may want a bigger/more powerful model. Personally I think it looks great and love the smaller size.