TOSHIBAEM131A5C-BS Countertop Microwave Ovens 1.2 Cu Ft, 12.4" Removable Turntable Smart Humidity Sensor 12 Auto Menus Mute Function ECO Mode Easy Clean Interior Black Color 1000W

Allow me to paint you a story of our time before this microwave.My husband and I have gone through exactly 2 microwaves in our 11 year relationship before landing on this one. Our first was a tiny thing made in 2004 that could barely manage cup o' noodle. It finally died sounding like the cries of a thousand whales back in late 2017. It had a good long life of burnt popcorn and cold reheated food.We went without a microwave because we were dirt broke at the time from finally becoming homeowners (oof our savings), and then my in-laws graced us with their microwave that *they* had gotten as a wedding gift in Canada in.. 1988. I used to say that the microwave was almost as old as I was until we found the manufacturing date was April 1988. Dang, the microwave was now officially one month older than me. Still had to deal with uneven cooking, burnt popcorn or half popped bags, and a defrost function that only seemed to work half the time and literally cook the food the other half. This beast of a microwave is an enigma in the fact that it has somehow survived all these years without even needing anything replaced. Honestly the microwave still "works". I can relate heavily to this microwave.After the last few years of me completely swearing off of trying to make microwave popcorn, my husband complaining about even more burnt popcorn and unpopped kernels at the same time, I finally asked if we could manage to scrape some money together to get an actual working microwave. After much debating, I was tasked with researching a good microwave that was big enough and mostly inexpensive enough. I had heard a bit about this microwave and a few others and ultimately decided on this one. The price was right, the size was perfect, the functionality was great, being able to turn off literally all the beeping was fantastic. Unfortunately the first one we got was mostly DOA and it was really disappointing, especially since I had to move a microwave that I'm sure weighed about 50lbs, I wish I was joking. Amazon took care of the return and replacement real easy and quick, and the new-new microwave came today.The first test was popcorn. Oh boy. Since everyone says "don't use the popcorn button", I definitely didn't. Unfortunately the microwave did burn the bag of popcorn at full power. So, I decided to actually use the popcorn button. I hit the popcorn button twice (setting for a 3oz bag) just to make sure it would have enough time to heat up and pop. Oh boy. I was not prepared for what happened. The popcorn actually popped! And it only took maybe a minute and a half! No burnt popcorn *and* most of the kernels were popped. Our toddler rejoiced that mommy had actually popped a bag of popcorn, "Yay! You did it mommy!"Second, I defrosted a 1lb package of frozen ground beef. Woo, that was a breeze. Set the defrost for the weight and let it go, though it did warm the edges a bit too much but it was quick and didn't cook it like our last microwaves.Third and most terrifying. Before this microwave, I had gotten used to putting a mug of coffee/tea/water/whatever to heat/reheat for a minute or more and it not even being hot-hot. I stuck a mug of water (with a few tapioca pearls in it) in the microwave to test and set it for one minute, after a short time I glanced into the microwave and discovered it was actually boiling. A very loud proclamation of "Oh my god!" rang from myself in the kitchen. I promptly called my husband over to also observe what the mug of water was doing. He also loudly proclaimed "Oh my god!"In short: I can't believe what I used to consider "normal" for a microwave. This one is more than leaps and bounds better than what we "had to just deal with" in a time of penny pinching and saving money. We're finally mostly comfortable and were in desperate need of a good quality microwave.In very short: I love this microwave.

We just unboxed it a couple of days ago. So far, I'm thrilled. We replaced our cute 500 watt microwave with a Panasonic from Costco which had "inverter technology" that was supposed to heat the food more evenly. We have no idea if it does heat evenly, the smell inside it was just too awful. It smelled like mold and mildew; the owner's manual recommended "steaming" the unit by heating a cup of water and vinegar for 2-5 minutes. We did that and wipe it out, as recommended. That helped the smell some the first day, but the smell was so bad we could smell it when we walked into the house. Also, the door lock didn't open the door when you pressed it, it merely disengaged the lock and you had to open it by pulling out the bottom edge, also, it was loud with no 30 sec. option. No one-button minute, 2 min. 3 min. optionsThis Toshiba microwave is great. No impossible child lock, no bad smell, 30 sec, 1,2,3 minute one-button, nice handle, 1250 watts, so is much faster. It's really easy to use, I couldn't be happier. It's also very quiet. The only thing I don't like about it is the buttons are solenoid, they will eventually wear out. Touch screen buttons work better and last longer.

My 20 year old microwave oven started showing an error code, unfixable. I scanned all the microwaves available and settled on this one. It does the job well. I must admit that the automatic defrost cycle is a bit weird, in that it starts out with full power, then cycles to zero power for a minute or so, and back to full power. (I monitor the energy usage with a P4400 Kill a Watt usage monitor). Not what I expected, but it does an admirable job of defrosting without cooking. It's a bit more compact than my old microwave, but I'm not cooking a turkey in the microwave, so not a problem.

I mostly use it for microwave warming, mostly coffee. But although use of the air fry option requires some figuring out, it seems a bit under par. I am not going to use it much, nor do I plan on using the oven feature or dehydrate, as I have a commercial dehydrator and a perfectly good oven already. But it's nice to know I can use it to bake. I will be using the air fryer more and will update if I like it better, but my air fried fries just did not ever get crispy, so I might be the one at fault, might not. (Fries, hash browns, frozen fish are all a bit disappointing so far in the air fry dept.) Also, do not buy this unless you have more than the recommended room for safety. It gets HOT on the non-mocrowave functions! I have mine on a table and pull it away from the wall when air frying. You do not want small kids near this. I like the child proof latch, and the instructions are pretty clear for actual use. I would buy this again for the reasonablr price.

This is a great microwave. It heats consistently and quickly. It has many features that I'm still needing to learn, and it's very capable. It's not the type of microwave that you just quickly heat something up, so there are a couple button presses required, for example setting the power, turning a dial and then pressing start, but it performs solidly. I like that it provides the capability of an oven, air fryer, and microwave, all in a small footprint. The microwave is durable, yet modern in appearance. A great value given the performance and capability of this product.

Costs a little more than a typical microwave, but well worth it. You need a microwave. This lets you add a few more kitchen tools in the same size space. Microwave capabilities are top notch, cooks fast. Size is nice. Only downside is that to use the microwave you have to hit power level. Hit center of knob, then rotate for time. It's going too confuse anyone who doesn't know how to use it.