GE - 1.1 Cu. Ft. Microwave - White

I'm typically pretty binary in my feelings regarding microwaves...I mean they're microwaves and seriously, I'd rather do literally anything else like drinking Nattie Light (yuck) or watch The Notebook (ok maybe not that). The exceptions to this "rule" is when the heating isn't even, I get pretty irritated. Like many other people, I heat up leftovers or sometimes frozen foods if need be. With refrigerated items and with reasonable portions (ie not a hill of noodles with a 60 degree slope), the microwave does a really good job of keeping the heat evenly distributed (yay radiation). Moreover, there is a ton of space in the unit. Mind you, I was in graduate school before so the microwave we had was small and always questionable...as in can I fit this slice of pizza in there and even if I can, will it explode? Now remember, as opposed to conventional belief, microwave radiation does not cook from the inside out and why should it logically? Its a wave that hits and tried to penetrate your food and a byproduct is cooking. Ok I can rant about physics all day but you get the idea (seriously though stuff like running your microwave on empty is a really bad idea since there's nothing to absorb the waves...you can fry the magnetron --WWII tech by the way -- in your unit). Anyway, if you are worried about the "frozen or cold center", no microwave can help with that because science. The defrost function is an actual thing and not some "stupid button that doesn't do anything" as my former girlfriend used to say. Ok this review has strayed. In summary, buy this if you are fine with the size of the unit. More than worrying that a larger microwave oven may or may not cook your food "better" than a smaller one (hint: it won't), my advice is to worry about the cubic feet for aesthetics and fit. Regardless, its a fine microwave.

Bought this countertop microwave in January 2018 and was pleased with it's looks and operation. In April after heating a meal, the unit did not shut off completely. The wave unit finished heating but the fan continued running and the Cancel button would not work. The door would not open. Unplugged to stop the cycle. The unit worked fine for several more months then repeated the same run-on situation again several more times. Without a Best Buy service contract, I called the manufacturer, GE, and they sent a repairman. I had hoped he was going to replace a board, but no, they don't have parts to do a field replacement. He just verifies the unit is faulty. I needed to call GE Service to request a warranty replacement. The process required me to cut the plug off the cord and send a photo of the plug and my original receipt to the GE Claims group. They said not to purchase a replacement until my claim was approved. Within a week I had my approval to purchase any model of GE microwave I wished and they later mailed a reimbursement certificate. I chose the .7 cubic model hoping it would be more reliable. It took six weeks to get my check after mailing in the new receipt and certificate. A cumbersome process for certain, but the GE service help desk people were exceptionally nice to deal with. They all seemed to be American speakers. With the short product life of the first microwave I did not want to buy another but the experience with GE help desk has me willing to stick with the brand.

This GE model was not what I had intended to buy, but was cheap, stainless steel all around, and unlike nearly every other brand I looked into, features a light that comes on when the door is open, and when on. Granted, you can't see it super well when on, but enough to tell if something's overflowing. The light on when the door is open is important, I think, for cleaning purposes - and it just makes sense. I also really like the quick start 1-6 minute feature, which is way more useful than I thought it would be, and the presets seem to be pretty accurate for the things I've used them for (beverages and potatoes). The unit seems to heat things evenly and fast, and when done, doesn't have an ear piercingly loud set of beeps and boops. It beeps four or five times when done, and that's it. It's also a fairly quiet unit. It buzzes a bit at the start, but throughout its noise is low. The only niggles are that the top seems to scuff easily (of course, you aren't supposed to put things on the tops of microwaves...), and you can't use the kitchen timer feature and use the microwave for cooking at the same time. However, when using the timer, the countdown takes the place of the clock, which is nice. Overall, for the price, this really is the perfect microwave for my needs. It looks very nice, great size for most applications, cooks fast and evenly, isn't loud when on, the beeps aren't obnoxious, the light comes on when open and on, and it's cheap. To note, I've had the unit for about four months now, and use it daily. No issues to report.

Was very happy with the appearance, functions and size of this microwave. Aside from the noisy door latch which is the case with most microwaves in this price range, and a screw missing to hold the stainless steel cover on one corner, we were very pleased with the unit. Four months into use, the unit would not shut off at the end of the allotted time. The fan continued to run, the door would not open, and the control panel functions were unresponsive, so we pulled the plug. After a few minutes, re-plugged in, reset the clock and everything was working fine again. For five months all was well until another run-on occurred. The GE Service people were surprisingly pleasant and helpful with information on warranty replacement. The replacement process was a bit of hassle sending proof of cut off plug end; and it was inconvenient being without a microwave until we received the approval to purchase a new GE replacement a week later. Overall, the microwave looked and ran nice but lacked quality internally. Luckily it failed before the year was up. Replaced it with another GE, different model.

We waited 3 months after purchase to write review. Overall, it works well, and it was reasonably priced. 1. Like a lot of others, we don't like the black keypad. Very difficult to see. With the last GE of this size, you just punched in a time & hit Start. With this one, you have to bend over, squint, & figure it out. 2. At 950 watts, it is a little weak. A cup of water heated for 60 sec is not as hot as our previous 1000 watt. You will need to use the higher end of recommended cooking times. 3. It has a ridiculous logic feature the should have been left off. If you open the door, put a dish of food inside, and close the door, it thinks you are ready to cook right now. But if you wait a while before starting, it forgets the food is in there! So after a few minutes you start to enter something on the keypad, it gives you an error message "Food". That means it thinks there is no food inside when actually there is. So you have to open the door again & shut it again just to tell the stupid robot that there is food inside. Will someone please stop this artificial intelligence nonsense before its too late?

Our built-in microwave quit right before the holidays and there was no time or money to call someone to come in and do the whole dance to get it going or replace it. We decided to find the least expensive counter-top model we could find to get us through. We depend on the Microwave, as my wife is severely disabled. Research and my Best Buy Card made this unit the obvious choice. It is larger than we had expected to be able to get for the price and the results when using it are always just amazing! The controls are a little funky and the labels a little hard to see in the light where we have it located, but the controls are like the new units now and we are just not used to them yet. In fact they are the only reason I did not rate it 5 stars.They do not provide a manual with the product but they have a website where it can be downloaded (free) and they will snail mail you a complete manual at no cost. It works great and we thought we would donate it or give it away after we replace the built in, but this unit is not going anywhere. We are in no hurry to replace the old one that died. Great buy for 79 bucks!

This microwave was originally purchased for my daughter's college apartment. Turns out a microwave was already there so we replaced our ancient microwave that worked -- sometimes, with the proper um, encouragement. This unit fits the cabinet space perfectly (the old one hung over the lip of the shelf tray) and looks like a million bucks. It's far quieter and is very intuitive to use (who needs a stinkin' manual?). The only quibbles are that it heats food at perhaps 75% the rate of the old one. The timer is nice enough (and you can use it simultaneously with the oven -- yes!) but when it goes off, it keeps beeping until you find the timer-off button. This is an adventure in a dark kitchen and is not in an intuitive location (second button from the top on the far right). It's easy to keep clean and, sheesh, for the price, there's little about which to complain. I used the significant savings to buy the four-year warranty.

When you read other reviews about the sound of this microwave believe them, the magnetron in this thing, you can tell when it is running, it is somewhat loud, I have had 2 previous ge microwaves and all you could hear was the fan running, you could not hear the magnetron, it is kind of annoying but maybe I will get used to it < it sounds like a humming or buzzing noise when it is running and is very annoying when using it, it’s not a deal breaker cause I like the features it has and it is a very good looking appliance, but come on ge, you didn’t hear that when you designed this appliance??? Thought about returning it, but it is good looking, and again I like the features, and I hope I can get used to the new sound. Just FYI it’s probably louder than your previous microwaves. Or should I say it is different than the quiet you heard before.