Simple and effective. I love the door handle as apposed to the press button other brands have to open the door - it works a lot better.

So far so good! The kitchen is going to be renovated late this summer, and our old GE microwave which came with the house needed to be replaced to match. (The GE was working well and adequate, but was a bit of a fashion faux pas in any environment.) After reading lots of reviews for mid-sized microwaves, I decided to try this Toshiba. The kitchen will feature a black sink and black commercial faucet, with light gray countertop with dark veins/patterns, the floor will be dark grey tile. So the colour and exterior styling of this Toshiba fits right in. More important are a couple of things I’ve noticed in the short period I’ve had this unit. First, it is quiet! At least it is much quieter than the old GE. Second, the various settings seem to work well. I used the sensor reheat yesterday evening for the first time and it worked very well. I have yet to try any of the other auto settings; I’ve never used many such settings in the past. But this little guy has me intrigued for some strange reason. One or more reviews stated they could not get the beeper turned off even when following the instructions. It DOES work; just press the #8 on the keypad long enough. The trick is to hold the key press long enough. The manual states 3 seconds, but I think it is more like 4 seconds. This setting will change back to default if the power goes out and the unit resets, but that’s to be expected. All-in-all I’m very happy so far. As I get more practice with it I will try to remember to update this review. I’ve always been happy with most Toshiba products, including a 39” LED television that I purchased from Amazon a few years ago.

We moved into a new house with no range microwave so I was on the hunt for a countertop. This one fit the bill and after a month of use, we are pretty happy with it. I was looking for: - Quick 30 button that didn’t need an addition button press to start - Quick minute button, bonus for 2-6 quick minute buttons - Handle to open the door - >=1000w power - Bonus points for small footprint due to limited counter space The only thing that really missed the mark was the footprint, but I did a lot of comparisons, and this one’s footprint is pretty much average for a microwave of this capacity. We didn’t need a fancy machine with all the bells and whistles. We really just needed something that would reheat leftovers so we don’t use the presets or other functions on this microwave. I did try the butter melt/soften function once and the butter boiled over, so I don’t think they really work all that well anyway. Overall, we are very happy with this microwave! A countertop microwave with a handle instead of a button for door operation really narrows down the choices, and I’m really happy we chose this one!

Note: Durability rated 5/5 on projected use over time. I'll update the review as necessary should this projection change appreciably. Good unit for the money. Powerful, useful presets, color makes it well-suited for most any placement in any kitchen. Even the clock was easy to set! ;-) Only two gripes, albeit minor. First, delivery kept the unit on the first day because they weren't comfortable leaving it outside. That's understandable, but providing an option to leave it would have been nice, since not everyone can be at home during normal delivery hours. To be clear, the gripe here is not that the delivery company kept the item overnight, it's that there was no option for the delivery company to leave it at the house. Gripe #2: the buttons are loud. Not distractingly so, but I would have preferred a more subdued, muted level of noise. Overall, satisfied with the purchase. At this point, would order this unit again... many years down the road. ;-)

The size is great. Noise is a lot less than my last one. The controls are really convenient for quick cooking. A button for melting or softening button to 1 lbs. button for defrosting. The front is anti smudge. It came quick. I did buy on sale, but it was worth the money. It is quiet, convenient buttons, hardly any cleaning, and looks great. I would buy again.