Sanyo 1.0 Cubic Foot Capacity Microwave

by Sanyo

Product Features

• 1000-watt microwave oven with 1-cubic-foot interior and 10 power levels
• 12-3/8-inch glass turntable to help ensure even heating; multi-stage cooking
• Electronic keypad; 2-color digital display; 8 direct-access menu keys
• Defrost frozen food by weight or time; handy clock and timer; safety child lockout
• Measures 17-3/8 by 20-3/16 by 12 inches; 1-year parts-and-labor warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 20.2 x 12 inches ; 38 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 39 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001E9D9G8
• Item model number: EM-S6588S
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,183 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #49 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Microwave Ovens > Countertop Microwave Ovens

Product Description

Color: Stainless Steel

Amazon.com Product Description

Equipped with 1000 watts of power and 10 power levels, this stylish microwave oven provides quick and easy meal preparation. The unit's large 1-cubic-foot interior offers ample space for cooking large dishes, while its 12-3/8-inch glass turntable ensures even heating and can accommodate a full-size dinner plate. The microwave also supplies a user-friendly electronic keypad with eight direct-access menu keys for one-touch programming of popular items. In addition, its multi-stage cooking function allows for programming different times and power levels to cook meals in sequences. Other highlights include the ability to defrost frozen food by weight or time, a two-color digital display, a kitchen timer, a time-of-day clock, and a child-lockout safety function. To clean, simply wipe the inside and outside with a soft cloth and mild detergent solution, then rinse and wipe dry. The microwave oven measures 17-3/8 by 20-3/16 by 12 inches and carries a one-year parts-and-labor warranty.

Product Description

This solid performer is complimented with stylish looks and strong features. 1.0 cubic feet of interior space allows ample space for cooking along with the large 12 3/8-inch glass turntable. 1000 Watts of power is plenty to quickly and efficiently heat your meals. Easily access your favorite foods and beverages with the 8 direct access keys. The simple design of the keypad is easy to use and the digital display visibly gives the time of day when not in use. A stainless steel door and handle with black cabinet wrap match with the designs of the times. Defrost foods by weight or time keys. Multi-stage cooking, child lockout and kitchen timer round out this full featured unit.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

289 of 301 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lovely but the interface is awful, January 16, 2010

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Buff Crone (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sanyo EM-S6588S 1-Cubic-Foot Microwave Oven, Stainless Steel (Kitchen)

I bought this after doing a ridiculous amount of research on microwaves. I'd had a GE Spacesaver microwave for 12 years and when it died, I first checked out Consumer Reports. It gave good ratings to GE, Panasonic, Sears, and Sanyo. I went to look at all but the Sanyo (there were none in my town.) And then I checked out the reviews here, on the Sears and BestBuy sites, and elsewhere. It seems the Consumer Reports doesn't consider service records in any category but automobiles, so its recommendations are of limited value.

EVERYONE complained about the GEs, and the salesperson at BestBuy said that they get a lot of returns and repairs. He said GE sold their small appliance division and the stuff isn't that good anymore. I really wanted to buy such a large item locally to avoid problems getting a repair. But the reviews of the GE, Panasonic, and Sears models I was interested in were just awful (go look for yourself.)

So I bought the Sanyo. It had the least bad reviews. The delivery from Amazon was a breeze and it is a beautiful appliance. It is much quieter than my old oven. It seems to work well (but it's just a day old!) It is small, but so was my old one (although with the turntable, this will hold less, I think.)

But the user interface/keypad is just ridiculous. That seems like such a stupid mistake to make. My old oven went on for 1 to 6 minutes if you just pressed one of those numbers. That was very convenient. This oven won't do that. You have to press the full time and then start. Also, if you want to change the power, you have to scroll through ALL the power levels from 10 down. That is ridiculous! Why not let you enter the level on the key pad?? So far I have used two of the automatic settings: beverage (which wasn't hot enough to make tea) and Plate, to reheat lunch, which seemed fine. It seems sturdy and as I mentioned, it is quiet. I'll come back and report if I have any problems, but SANYO: IF YOU READ THESE REVIEWS, get a better, more versatile user interface!

UPDATE: OK, now I've owned the microwave for two weeks. I have to agree that it is a little underpowered. I have to use more time than I did in my tiny, ancient GE to heat soup, beverages. Also the defrost function takes way too long. Finally, I've learned the hard way that you cannot use the timer at the same time you use the oven. This is a big problem when you are cooking dinner, and again, it is something that my old microwave could do. Also, if you want seconds instead of minutes on the timer, you have to start with 00 since it assumes minutes.

It still seems solidly constructed and it is nice to look at.

UPDATE #2: I've now had the product for over a month. Although I still think it's a little underpowered, I had an appliance repairman here for something else and he tested it for me. The test is that a microwave should be able to increase the temperature of exactly a quart of water 30 degrees in two minutes. This raised it 26 degrees, which he said is within range.

I'm still happy with the looks and the quiet operation. Still very unhappy with the user interface and the fact that you cannot use the timer and microwave at the same time. Also, when the timer or microwave goes off, it only beeps once. So if you are absent-minded (as I tend to be) you can forget. My old microwave beeped every 30 seconds until you opened it, or turned off the timer. I liked that feature and miss it.

One last concern: last week, for no reason (there was no power outage) the clock just went off. I was able to reset it but that concerns me, as others have commented that it doesn't last. I will update if further problems arise.

UPDATE #3: Well, I am a year into owning this now. It's still underpowered. The controls still drive me batty (particularly the power set problem) and now it has a noticeable bubble in the keypad over the 2. I don't have long fingernails, I don't use abrasives. It's just worn after light usage (1-2 times a day) for 11 months. Really disappointed in this product over all.

UPDATE #4: Now it's almost two years old and it's still working fine. As noted below, the "bubble" was a thin film that I removed and the keypad looks fine, no problems. All the other complaints about the power level and control remain the same, but overall I have found it to be a useful microwave at a good price. And still nice looking.

70 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good size, good power, nice looks, some annoying features, March 22, 2010

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MicrowaveUser (MA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sanyo EM-S6588S 1-Cubic-Foot Microwave Oven, Stainless Steel (Kitchen)

Bought this microwave to sit on the kitchen counter. Wanted stainless steel finish, wanted mid-size unit, wanted turntable, wanted enough interior volume to hold a dinner plate. This fits the bill on all counts and we like it. Be aware, there are some annoying features: (a) to adjust the power level, you have to hit the power-level button over and over again to "dial down" to the power level that you want. (b) When the cook time is complete the unit beeps INCREDIBLY LOUDLY and repeatedly for several seconds and there isn't any way to adjust the volume. (c) The weirdest thing is that it doesn't stop beeping, even after you open the door to take out your food! It will beep for the pre-set number of beeps before it stops. Poor design, especially if you are heating a baby bottle at 3:00am and don't want to wake the whole house. Every other microwave that I have owned has stopped beeping once I open the door to remove the food.

35 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First Glance, Good Stuff, January 17, 2009

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R. S. McDonald - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sanyo EM-S6588S 1-Cubic-Foot Microwave Oven, Stainless Steel (Kitchen)

Just bought this microwave at a local vendor. Its design seems very sturdy
relative to some of the new Sharp microwaves which as another reviewer stated, have their front "windows" covered by a plastic that brings to mind plastic not dissimilar from plastic water bottles. The SANYO has a glass front.
It also seems to heat relatively evenly (relative to our last two microwaves, which died, and the ones I use at work). It's fast and seems to work well.

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