Customer Reviews

Oster OGG61403 1-2/5-Cubic-Feet Microwave Oven, Stainless Steel

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Currently this Amazon page is lacking in some details about this unit, most notably that it is a 1200 WATT unit, not 1100 WATTs like most 1.4 cu.ft. units. So that's pretty sweet, right?

Other specs from other sources:

The Oster digital microwave oven has 1200 watts of total cooking power and 10 variable power levels for customized cooking. The digital microwave oven even comes with a programmable child lock that prevents unsupervised use.
* 10 variable power levels for customized cooking
* 9 convenient cooking functions for easy, one touch cooking
* Programmable child lock prevents unsupervised operation
* 1200 watts
* Model OGG61403

Note that this model does not have a "sensor" feature like some more expensive models have. Nevertheless, this is actually a slight better-than-normal feature-set for this price range/class (sub-$100) of microwave. What impresses me is the extra wattage, and that I like the idea of having a handle. Many times people complain that they get units with those big buttons that you have to press to open the door, but don't work well. Our GE could be like that sometimes - the button would stick.

It does bug me a little that there isn't more information about this unit on the web, but maybe that is because it is new-ish? Time will tell. Oster has usually been good for us - reliable and straight-forward appliances at a reasonable price.

Purchased as a gift. First one came with glass door broken in many pieces. Returned, and like everything else and every other time Amazon makes it easy to replace. The family I gave it to loves it and very happy with the products features and performance.

Overall the microwave looks great and has worked perfectly so far. I think that some of the buttons are arranged a bit counter-intuitively, but maybe I was just really used to my old microwave.

After looking for several weeks for a microwave that would fit in a small space under a counter, I found a GE microwave that had pretty okay reviews. It arrived, and we realized immediately that the strength was so poor that it took 5 minute to partially pop a bag of popcorn. I sent it back to Amazon the next day.

So I saw this one, and it was essentially the same size outside, but while the other one was .7, this one 1.2 inside. And the power level was much stronger. We tried it out the first night, and it worked very well and very quickly. The keyboard is easy to use, and there are many other function buttons that work well too. Made perfect baked potatos, reheated lasagna in 2 minutes.

We are very happy with this purchase. I would highly recommend it.

This is exactly what I was looking for in a microwave. It is large and has enough power to quickly cook or warm up food. Our only problem was learning the keypad system. It took several trys before we realised we had to open the door if we wanted to reset what we had just entered. There may be another way but this works.

My wife loves this item except for one thing. If you cook with items that give off a lot of moisture it doesn't seem to let that moisture escape. So when you get through, you have to wipe down the inside which is coated with water. Also that promotes rust which you can see in a thin line around the inside at the front and also at the bottom of the back panel.

I did not want another microwave with a push button to open it. So I found this one with a handle. It works just fine and the window on the front allows us to see in better than any microwave that we had before. We are happy with it and it looks nicer than are other GE microwave ever did. They all cook about the same in my opinion.

Delivered promptly in good shape. Easy to learn controls. Handy 30 second button. Looks good. Good size for everything I want to do. Had it one month. Priced right.

I had been looking for a microwave, came across this one (excellent price on Amazon, also had good reviews) with free s & h. Ordered it a week or so before Christmas, I did not think it would arrive in time but it did (very pleased with the fast shipping).
Microwave buttons are self explanatory, easy to operate. I essentially only use it to warm/heat food (it's GREAT for those steam/cook in the bag vegetables and microwave popcorn).
Have had it a little over a month and absolutely love it.

This microwave is perfect size for our office. It is very efficient and has a nic appearance. We purchased a different brand from somewhere else and it quit working on day 2. I have been very pleased with this product.