Frozen items follow, with similar temperature recording and notes about doneness. Then, we take the temperature and record the doneness of the potato.įor Popcorn, we popped three bags of 3.2-ounce popcorn in each microwave, recording the number of unpopped and burnt kernels.
Testing the Potato preset requires three rounds of cooking pierced baking potatoes in each microwave using that function.
Special functionsįor each microwave, we tested Potato, Frozen Entree, Frozen Pizza, Beverage, Popcorn and Reheat when those options were present. Microwaves come with dozens of special functions and adjustment levels that can turn them into truly helpful tools in the kitchen. It did have an easy to clean interior and plenty of special functions, but didn’t do well when it came to reheating leftover pizza or cooking small frozen entrees.įinding the best microwave is about more than just the 30-second express button we use to heat up lunch.
Toshiba EM131A5C-BS: This $120 Toshiba microwave oven produced mediocre results. Hamilton Beach EM031M2ZC-X3: The $73 Hamilton Beach black stainless steel microwave offers 1.1 cubic feet and 1,000 watts of power, but poor cooking results, especially when it came to fully baking potatoes. Twinkly sounds and pretty design weren’t enough to woo us. It’s also the only inverter microwave we tested that interfered with our Wi-Fi signal. LG LMC0975ST: This $160 LG microwave model has a small interior capacity of just 0.9 cubic feet. It’s also the most expensive model we tested at $280. Reheating beverages, boiling water and cooking frozen meals went well. GE JES2051SNSS: This stainless steel GE microwave is a strong contender, but fell short when it came to popcorn, and we were left with a few undercooked potatoes. Here are the other models that didn’t quite make the cut. The four microwaves above performed at the top of the class, but we tested a total of nine machines to find the best microwave. However, if space is an issue, Magic Chef’s microwave will get the job done with a minimal footprint. Totally capable, yet unexceptional in design or results. It feels a bit like a Jack of all trades, master of none microwave. It performed satisfactorily in all of our tests, passing thresholds for temperature and doneness in most scenarios. You’ll still get plenty of preset cooking options, including Dinner Plate, Frozen Vegetable, Beverage, Popcorn, Baked Potato, Pizza, Time Defrost and Weight Defrost. Measuring 20.3 by 12 by 15.6 inches, this small microwave won’t take up tons of counter space. At a small, but practical 1.1 cubic feet, this 1,000-watt model is more than capable of handling most tasks. A lot of people simply don’t have the space and need a compact microwave option. The only downside to this model is the lack of a dedicated Beverage function for reheating coffee or warming water for tea.Īt $170, it certainly isn’t the most affordable microwave on our list (see below for our budget pick), but this Farberware model is probably the best option when you’re looking for a microwave oven that’s good-sized, powerful and smart. Potatoes as large as 11.76 ounces came out fully cooked, too. It cooked frozen food dinners and personal pizzas well in each of our tests. Special functions also include popcorn, sensor reheat, frozen pizza, meat, fish, frozen vegetable, fresh vegetable, frozen entree and weight defrost. It includes sensor cooking technology, so it won’t microwave every dish for a flat amount of time, instead it uses a genius sensor to detect when something is done. I was able to boil water in under three minutes and Popcorn mode left an average of just 26 kernels of popcorn unpopped, it handled our tests with ease.Īt 1.6 cubic feet its microwave oven capacity is big enough for most anything you’d want to microwave and powerful enough, too. In all our testing, this 1.6-cubic-foot, 1,100-watt Farberware model was the best microwave in terms of performance.
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