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GE JES0736SPSS 0.7 cu. ft. Countertop Microwave Oven with 700 Watts - Stainless Steel

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[[ASIN:B002X7669C GE JES0736SPSS Stainless Steel Countertop Microwave Oven]
Quick review: Totally satisfied after 8 months of moderate use. Excellent value.

My wife and I looked at every small (-1 cubic ft) microwave at all prices before choosing this one. We have a very small kitchen in our condo and counter space is at a premium. We've had this unit for 8 months and it has performed flawlessly with daily moderate use. We use it mostly for baked potatoes, leftovers, popcorn, defrosting, etc, so we haven't subjected it to heavy use. Although it's only 700 watts, it gets the job done in a reasonable amount of time (2 medium potatoes in 9 minutes). The black/stainless steel casing and classic styling appealled to us also. Our dinner plates fit on the turntable with just a little room to spare.

At this point, I don't think we could be more satisfied with our purchase ($69.95 at Lowes), especially since we considered models 3X the price. Our previous microwave was a space-hogging Montgomery Ward monster we got as a wedding present 25 years ago (thank Gods it finally died) We'll see how this diminutive new GE holds up. I will update this review if we have any issues with it as time goes by.

This General Electric microwave works fine as far as cooking things or heating up water; but my menu display has never worked. I can see the menu on the machine; but what the microwave is actually doing does not show up. It is a low powered microwave; so it takes a while to cook with it. I use it daily for cooking food and heating up water for tea or soup.

Underneath the rotating plate rusted as water from boiling water dripped down onto the inside of the microwave. So the plastic or polymer covering came off the bottom; but it works fine still spins around as it works. The light comes on when I open the door more than a year and a half later since I got it. It does not take up much space.

We recently needed to replace our microwave. We chose this smaller, less powerful model and we are only somewhat satisfied. It takes significantly longer than anticipated to defrost, heast frozen items; i.e., frozen vegetables. We do not use our microwave for significant cooking tasks so we thought for the price this would be a good fit. It is okay. Not sure I would buy it again; but we aren't taking it back at this point either.GE JES0736SPSS Stainless Steel Countertop Microwave Oven

We purchased ours about 6 months ago and we find it to work as about as well as we assumed it would given it's low power and lower price. Expect longer heating times than a larger microwave oven. If you are an impatient person you may want to pass on this model.
The Hot Water presets work fine for reheating coffee.

Our one real complaint is that the turntable is all too easily dislodged from the spindle if a heavy item is not carefully placed near the center of the surface. We find this design defect really annoying and would not choose this model again for this reason alone.

I bought this microwave less than two months ago. It seemed to be working fine, and was a nice small size.

So I threw away the box. Big mistake. Now I can't return it and it is totally broken. It operates completely at random, with no connection at all to what I enter on the key pad.

I got this microwave at Best Buy when my Sharp R-230 died. I had let the Sharp run for about 3 1/2 minutes with no food inside. That was all it took to melt the plastic on the door and the door seal, creating smoke, a burning smell and a nice hole in the door. I decided I wanted to replace it with another brand.

The GE is very similar but it's a bit heavier, feels more sturdy, and more stable on the counter. It's also a bit quieter and smoother in operation. I've had it for two weeks and so far, I like it a lot. The Sharp allowed you to enter two cooktimes, so, for example, you could heat at full power for three minutes, and then at half power for another five. The GE doesn't mention this capability anywhere in the instructions, but you can do it -- just enter the first time and then hit "cook time" again to enter the second.

It sometimes takes a couple of more button presses to make this device do what I want than the Sharp, but otherwise, I prefer the sense of sturdiness and quiet operation of the GE.

I had the REAL undercabinet microwave oven made by GE. It lasted 20+ years and then broke down. We wanted to buy again the same. No way! This made in China imitation works but is smaller, confusing and not too convenient. It is a far cry from the original. It looks like the GE quality is going down.

Wonderfully small microwave.
We use it to re-heat coffee, left overs, and to thaw frozen food and pop popcorn.
Had it for over a month, use it every day.

this sleek size and design fits well the decor, rare for the specific space that I needed to use it. The controls require more force than the weight of the oven, so it moves when the buttons are pressed, but this is a reasonable compromise for the intended use.

The box was somehow very light, and right then, I knew we had made a mistake.

This microwave is almost like a toy. It is very tiny and underpowered. We unpacked it and put in a pack of popcorn. Well, it spun around on top strength for over two minutes without a single pop. After 3-4 minutes about half of the popcorn was popped. Forget it. It must have been broken, or maybe just for making things warm, not hot.

We returned it right away. Speedy return system!