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Multiple Inconveniences
I have been using this microwave for about a year. I will say the microwave works well as far as successfully heating items as a microwave should. Other than that, I find it to be an awkward design in the following ways:
- The button for the light is directly under the "Start" button. If you hit the "Start" button, it automatically starts microwaving for 30 seconds. However, in a dimly-lit room, I often accidentally hit the "Start" button when I'm just trying to turn the light on. I can' tell you how many times I have started a 30-second microwave cycle on an empty microwave.
- Speaking of the lights there are two light bulbs underneath, which is fine. However, in the one year we've been using this microwave, the same bulb has burned out twice, while the other has yet to burn out at all. The first time, we had to scour the internet for a replacement bulb only to find that the specific wattage of the bulb that came in the microwave is pretty much unavailable. Anywhere. So we did some reading and learned to use a slightly lower wattage bulb. This took entirely too much research and hunting for what should have been a simple light bulb.
- The beeping at the end of the cooking (or timer) is quite obnoxious. It's 3 long, loud beeps, and, unlike every other microwave I've ever used, it does NOT stop when you open the microwave door! I have young children and often stand directly in front of the microwave, waiting for the timer to hit 1 second so I can stop it before it beeps so it doesn't wake up anyone sleeping/napping.
- There are lots of "convenience" setting (quick buttons), but I have never used a single one of them. Seems like a bit of a waste of space and features. It has a "reheat" button, but, unlike some other microwaves on the market, it is NOT a "sensor"/automatic reheat, so I'm not sure what the purpose of it is when you could just as easily enter the amount of time and hit start like normal.
Overall, it looks nice enough and works as far as microwaving is concerned, but I personally think it comes with many flaws.