Emerson MW8997B 0.9Cu.Ft. 900 Watt Touch-Control Microwave Oven, Black

Comment: I've had this microwave for little over 2 years and I'm pleased with it. It serves it's purpose, isn't too big or small, and is pretty powerful so I don't have to put things on for 5 hours just to get it heated. At first I did find it a little strange that when you press a number it automatically starts for a specific amount of time (i.e. press 1 for 1 minute, 2 for 2 minutes, 3 for 3 minutes, etc.). All you have to do to put in the amount of time you want is press the "POWER" button on the microwave and then enter the desired amount of time. I haven't used all the functions such as defrost but my mom has the same microwave and uses these functions all the time and is pleased with it. I do use the potato function and think it's pretty neat.

Comment: What can I say? I needed something for quickly heating leftovers and thawing, and this certainly does the trick. You won't be able to cook a turkey in this thing, but who would want to? There's not much need to read the manual; just put your goodies in, push a button and watch it go. I probably don't need to say how nice it is to have a turntable in it, since they're pretty standard these days, but after the old one is is so nice to not have to keep turning my food every minute or so. It cleans up easily and is so simple... I was GLAD to dump my old one for this sleek little number. This was one of my better purchases and I'll be glad to have it for years to come.

Comment: I've owned this product for a little over a year and haven't had any problems with it. It's big enough to hold a bag of popcorn or a large dinner plate, although sometimes larger, square items catch on a side and don't rotate due to the smaller size of this unit. The only thing I don't like is that, as another reviewer mentioned, the interface is different than other microwaves -- instead of entering the time and pushing "start" you have to push the "power" button, then enter the time. (To adjust power, you need to keep pressing the power button to get the level you want). The automatic defrost, frozen vegetable, and beverage functions work well also.

Comment: I know I should maybe read the manual, but I kinda refuse to do so for a microwave. Whenever I press a number button, it just starts going immediately. I then think "woah... when I want you to start I'll press START". Then I shrug and figure that it's doing what I want anyway. I just watch it go for the desired amount of time, and then take the food out. Sure, it would be nice if I were able to enter a specific time and then leave the room, secure in the knowledge that the microwave will stop on its own. But figuring out how to do that would take more time than I'm willing to spend. D'oh, I just spent more time writing this review than I was willing to spend too.