LG OTR 1.8 CF 1100-Watt Microwave, SS

My 5 year old GE Profile Spacemaker 2 microwave turned out to be junk and I replaced it with an LG. The LG unit was approximately the same size and I had only to change the wall mounting bracket. The mounting holes for the under cabinet type mount matched the GE unit. Within 15 to 20 minutes I had the LG unit installed and working. The LG unit does everything the GE unit did and does so much quieter and at about one-third the price. I expect to get more than 5 years out of this unit; but, if not, I'm still ahead money-wise. The unit was purchased on-line from Amazon which I recommend highly! Great price and I had the unit in a few days.

Its a microwave and it works. Installation was simple, although the instructions suggested drilling holes that are far larger than necessary. Not wanting to chew up my new cabinets too much, I made holes the size that was actually required and didn't have any issues. If you're a spaz and can't follow the template they include, then perhaps you should reconsider doing this yourself. You will definitely need two people to mount it, but other than that its no big deal.

The buttons are not hard to press as someone else complained. All expected features are there as well, if not explicitly named what I expected them to be. If reading the owners manual isn't your thing, at least experiment before complaining.

Only one gripe which cost it a star, the top portion where the vent is was covered in fine scratches. We contacted LG and they're supposedly sending a replacement part. Its clear that it was that way from the factory as the protective film over top wasn't...Read more

We replaced our GE microwave with LG during a kitchen remodel. We chose LG b/c we love our LG french-door fridge. Here are the issues we have with the LG microwave you may want to consider.
1. "touch" selection must be pressed very hard to start selections.
2. "beeps" 7 times when food/timer is done. If you are out of the kitchen at the time the microwave beeps, you aren't "reminded" with another beep and you might over-cook something. This has happens many times and is really a problem.
3.Does not have the express 1-4 minute auto cook setting or a "30 second" cook button. Instead, the LG has a "9 second" button along with a "+" (plus) which adds an additional 9 seconds.
4. The "super" fan is not as super as advertised-very disappointing when you are cooking fish- and in addition is noisy.