TOSHIBA EM131A5C-SS Countertop Microwave Ovens 1.2 Cu Ft with 12.4" Removable Turntable Smart Humidity Sensor, 12 Auto Menus Mute Function ECO Mode Easy Clean Interior, 1000W, Silver

Allow me to paint you a story of our time before this microwave.My husband and I have gone through exactly 2 microwaves in our 11 year relationship before landing on this one. Our first was a tiny thing made in 2004 that could barely manage cup o' noodle. It finally died sounding like the cries of a thousand whales back in late 2017. It had a good long life of burnt popcorn and cold reheated food.We went without a microwave because we were dirt broke at the time from finally becoming homeowners (oof our savings), and then my in-laws graced us with their microwave that *they* had gotten as a wedding gift in Canada in.. 1988. I used to say that the microwave was almost as old as I was until we found the manufacturing date was April 1988. Dang, the microwave was now officially one month older than me. Still had to deal with uneven cooking, burnt popcorn or half popped bags, and a defrost function that only seemed to work half the time and literally cook the food the other half. This beast of a microwave is an enigma in the fact that it has somehow survived all these years without even needing anything replaced. Honestly the microwave still "works". I can relate heavily to this microwave.After the last few years of me completely swearing off of trying to make microwave popcorn, my husband complaining about even more burnt popcorn and unpopped kernels at the same time, I finally asked if we could manage to scrape some money together to get an actual working microwave. After much debating, I was tasked with researching a good microwave that was big enough and mostly inexpensive enough. I had heard a bit about this microwave and a few others and ultimately decided on this one. The price was right, the size was perfect, the functionality was great, being able to turn off literally all the beeping was fantastic. Unfortunately the first one we got was mostly DOA and it was really disappointing, especially since I had to move a microwave that I'm sure weighed about 50lbs, I wish I was joking. Amazon took care of the return and replacement real easy and quick, and the new-new microwave came today.The first test was popcorn. Oh boy. Since everyone says "don't use the popcorn button", I definitely didn't. Unfortunately the microwave did burn the bag of popcorn at full power. So, I decided to actually use the popcorn button. I hit the popcorn button twice (setting for a 3oz bag) just to make sure it would have enough time to heat up and pop. Oh boy. I was not prepared for what happened. The popcorn actually popped! And it only took maybe a minute and a half! No burnt popcorn *and* most of the kernels were popped. Our toddler rejoiced that mommy had actually popped a bag of popcorn, "Yay! You did it mommy!"Second, I defrosted a 1lb package of frozen ground beef. Woo, that was a breeze. Set the defrost for the weight and let it go, though it did warm the edges a bit too much but it was quick and didn't cook it like our last microwaves.Third and most terrifying. Before this microwave, I had gotten used to putting a mug of coffee/tea/water/whatever to heat/reheat for a minute or more and it not even being hot-hot. I stuck a mug of water (with a few tapioca pearls in it) in the microwave to test and set it for one minute, after a short time I glanced into the microwave and discovered it was actually boiling. A very loud proclamation of "Oh my god!" rang from myself in the kitchen. I promptly called my husband over to also observe what the mug of water was doing. He also loudly proclaimed "Oh my god!"In short: I can't believe what I used to consider "normal" for a microwave. This one is more than leaps and bounds better than what we "had to just deal with" in a time of penny pinching and saving money. We're finally mostly comfortable and were in desperate need of a good quality microwave.In very short: I love this microwave.

The best microwave/airfryer/toaster oven! I live in an apartment where counter space is limited, but I love having a toaster oven for quick reheats or quick cooking. I decided to replace my microwave and my toaster oven, and found this one that literally has both options. I was able to save space and I love that there’s so many functions included. Definitely convenient for an apartment. Works great, food gets super hot, love that there’s an odor feature too. A bit tricky to understand at first, but after a while the features become easy to use. It is large so we have it sitting on our bar where our microwave used to be rather than on our counter, but it fits the space nicely. I use it to bake things more than my old oven tbh. I’ve had it for about 2 months now, and once i graduate and hopefully own a home in the future this will definitely come with me (if it lasts lol)

Great product: control panel has several short cut options that are handy. The unit is extremely quiet.; the fan is thermally controlled, only works when needed to cool magnetron. readout is bright and very clearNote: original review was mistakenly written for a different microwave that I returned

I was replacing a tiny 0.7 cu ft GE microwave and needed something a bit bigger as the interior opening of the GE was chipping off due to 10.5" dinner plates barely being able to fit through the opening. I liked this because it was stainless steel and had a larger turntable (12.4", enough to fit our dinner plates easily), BUT the actual footprint of the microwave is still in the midsize range (20"x17") to fit on our small portable island cart. We are musicians with a home recording studio, so a mute function is essential. We were actually shocked at how few microwave models have a mute function--at least one that is advertised. I saw some videos saying that there are some "secret" codes you can push to force the mute, but I didn't want to take a chance on ordering a $200 microwave only to discover that it can't be muted! Even higher-end models of GE, the same brand as our tiny 0.7 cu ft model, don't come with a mute function (had to comb through tons of Q&A to find out), which is bizarre. So we were looking at other brands and saw this Toshiba on Amazon. I recognize that most microwaves are made by the same parent company now (Midea), but even so, Toshiba seems like a solid name, versus some very low-end brand like Insignia. Even though I prefer the push-button door opening mechanism to a pull handle (so the handle doesn't stick out) like this Toshiba has, if it had a mute, I was ok with it. Plus, we only really use the microwave to reheat foods, so we didn't need fancy cooking functions. The size was perfect, it was sleek and stainless, the price was decent, and it had a mute, so I ordered it. it arrived in pristine condition in just a couple days (Prime), but we quickly discovered the kicker: the kitchen countdown timer CANNOT work with the microwave being on!! At first we thought something was broken or that we had not turned the timer on correctly, as we could not get the microwave to turn on once the timer was engaged, but then I read in the manual that indeed, the microwave MUST BE OFF for the kitchen timer to work. That's ridiculous--surely if the tiny GE microwave is capable of maintaining a separate countdown timer from the microwave timer, that this larger and more expensive Toshiba should be able to do the same? Ah well. As a result, we are now having to buy a separate kitchen timer for cooking on the stove or oven, but it definitely would have been more convenient to have this function integrated into the microwave and still be able to use the microwave to reheat while we are cooking other things in the kitchen! Otherwise, the microwave is great--it has a cool white LED light inside instead of the typical warm yellow, and the internal capacity is definitely spacious enough to fit dinner plates or medium-sized Pyrex dishes, and the advertised 1100 W really does reheat food a lot faster than our old microwave, which I think was only 700 W. The sensor reheat on setting #1 seems to work flawlessly so far--cold food comes out steaming hot, but not overcooked. We haven't tried the defrost yet. The only other thing i miss on the tiny microwave is that it had a dedicated "beverage" reheat button. It's possible that this one has it in the menu somewhere that we haven't found yet, but considering that we reheat beverages all the time and never popcorn or potatoes, I would have greatly preferred a dedicated beverage button on the keypad. So far, we're using the sensor reheat on beverages and it's working fine, so I guess it doesn't really matter. This would definitely have 5 stars from me if it wasn't for the kitchen timer! I wish they had put in the listing that the kitchen timer does not work with the microwave--we most likely would not have purchased it, if so, but we are still going to keep it as it remains the best microwave at our price point (<$200) in the needed size (<20x17) that is stainless with a mute function.

This microwave is fantastic! The speed at which it heats food is impressive, making meal prep quick and easy. The door opening mechanism is smooth and convenient, with no issues so far.The quality of the build feels sturdy, and the size is perfect for my kitchen. It fits well without taking up too much counter space. There was no strange smell when first using it, which is always a plus. The wattage is just right for evenly heating food without any cold spots.Overall, I’m really happy with this purchase and would definitely recommend it!