Emerson MW8999RD 900 Watt Microwave Oven - Red

I previously had a 1300 watt panasonic microwave that was larger than this one. It went bad and I decided I wanted a red one. I came across this one on sale at Target and wasn't sure I wanted it because it was quite a bit smaller than my old one and less powerful. But I liked the way it looked and went ahead and bought it, and I'm so glad I did. I love everything about this microwave. Emerson put a lot of thought into how the buttons work. I love the one-touch buttons. Just press the "1" and you get one minute; you don't have to press the start button. If you want an extra 30 seconds, just press the start button. I can't say enough about this product. And the smaller size works just fine for me. I don't really notice that it's less powerful than my old one, except maybe when I'm making popcorn. If you're thinking about buying this, go ahead... You won't be disappointed.

UPDATE: I've had this microwave for three years now and still love it!

Target's own website had 77 reviews of this microwave and it received an overall TWO rating. Emerson's website reviews were poor also. I give it a one rating. It turned on but did not heat.

This Emerson microwave was a gift and within a year it died. If you google this microwave, it has a lot of reliability issues. Since it was a gift, I did not have the receipt but after going up the chain, I was given an authorization to send this microwave back. Emerson's policy on faulty microwaves such as the Emerson 900 watt is to make customers pay to ship it back (cost $32) AND enclose a $15 check inside the box. So much for standing up for their product.

Don't buy this microwave if you care about reliability as this is the Yugo of microwaves.



GOOGLE "Emerson 900 RED microwave unsafe or hazardous" or something to that effect. I forgot to mention this microwave blew my electrical circuit or whatever so that the outlet it was...Read more

This is a decent microwave, with the added bonus of being red. It's got a disconcerting keypad -- pressing numbers 1 to 6 starts it cooking that number of minutes -- but after RTFM, it's not hard to figure out how to deal with that piece of poor design.

It cooks well, doesn't overheat like some microwaves and it doesn't take up much real estate. I like it.