A:AnswerI agree with the OP. Over 95% of the time I do not use the Express Cook feature. It's an extra step I don't need and pressing a single button every time you cook is going to wear that but out before all of the others. My last Panasonic microwave did not have the Express cook feature but after 14 years the start button went bad. I can repair it but being disabled with widespread pain issues I'm not sure that I want to expend the energy a 14-year-old unit.