PanasonicOven with Cyclonic Wave Inverter Technology, 1250W, 2.2 cu.ft. Countertop Microwave with Genius Sensor One-Touch Cooking – NN-SD975S (Stainless Steel/Silver), Stainless

Cooks very well, doesnt create hotspots, cooks evenly and well.Features: I am not sure what it is about this - maybe the Genius sensor or the Cyclonic wave? BUT it works phenomenally well. Well worth the cost.read the instructions and it will show you how to cook so many things well.The negatives I see are: you have to press the sensor button to cycle through the different settings. It would be so much easier to hit "Sensor, 4, start" rather than hit sensor 8 times then start. however the defaulted "6" sensor setting reheats everything perfectly. the ability to add a little or take a little away with one button (the ones next to zero) make it easy to tweak to your preference/need each time. The door opening press button/lever is a bit wonky and feels fragile. You have to hit it right, and 85% you do first try.Noise level is low and the beep is audible but not loud or shocking. Color is grand, I thought it would be stainless steel, but he stainless paint color is hard to tell even from an arms length.The child door lock reset when power is removed. I understand why they did that, and the child lock is a a nice feature but having to look up the three key code to turn it off is a hassle. (its only one key to unlock the door after cooking)Power and size - this is well endowed. It cooks better and faster than my previous MW, which had more power and less features. It will fit large bowls easily as well as medium size pans for larger items.

I hate the membrane keypads most microwaves use even though as a long time engineer, I've designed a bunch of them into various stuff. They are hard to beat from a cost-performance perspective, but they tend to look tired and tattered after a while and they often are the first thing to fail. Admittedly, the spinner knob scheme this thing uses can be a bit slower to use, but I'm finding it has gotten very natural and quick after some experience with it and it just looks so much classier. As for performance, this thing beats the many others I've purchassed over the years. I often do stupid things in a microwave when working long hours at the office since I have no other way to heat anything there. One thing dumb thing I do is cook scrambled eggs in a small ramiken. I heat them for a minute, mix them up and then give them additional 30 second blasts mixing again each time till they are cooked through. I wasn't sure this thing's cyclonic heating was anything more than a gimmick or one of those marginal features that has so little effect it means almost nothing. But I decided to go for it anyway. Well I'm convinced now that it does heat more evenly than all the other microwaves I've used. In my other microwaves, the eggs cook only at the extreme edges of the ramiken. This thing does better. Although the eggs don't cook through, the cooked area is considerably thicker and less harshly cooked after the first minute. Also, this thing defrosts more evenly than any other I've used. Is the difference massive? No. But I'm satisfied it was worth a few extra bucks. I like it.

I was skeptical about their claims on how much better this oven worked with its cyclonic technology, yet I have to admit that it really does work well. Say goodbye to cold centers and crispy edges and say hello to evenly heated food every single time! No, really!I was honestly amazed, I didn't realize just how much of a difference thie cyclonic technology in this thing would make in terms of using a microwave, yet it's really noticeable. Cook times are actually down, heat is uniform, food isn't over or under done if you follow cooking instructions, it's a real game changer! That alone would have been enough to call this thing the best microwave oven I've ever used or owned, yet there's more that makes it even better!It's genius sensor is so handy, you need to make sure the steam can get out, but gosh does it work well! I've never had it undercook anything I've used it for and only in the making of oatmeal did it have any issues, it made the oatmeal rise, but I have a feeling that's because I used milk instead of water and milk has a different steaming point.Its sensor cook and sensor reheat functions work like a champ, yet its other features, such as preset features for frozen entrees or thawing work remarkably well, too. I don't know if it uses the genius sensor to help in the preset cooking or not, but it does somehow seem to be able to tell just the right amount of cooking time for most things even if there ends up being a little more in terms of weight than the instruction manual says to have.I am truly blown away by this, its surfaces are easy to clean, it's easy to use, it works remarkably well, I really don't think I could have asked for a better microwave oven!

First off, this is a very handsome machine. I really like the sleek stainless-steel front and "real" buttons. It is large capacity and function wise, works GREAT. Though I was hesitant about the dial control feature, I have found this works well, easy to use. The interior is a medium gray which is pleasing, BUT the biggest con of this microwave the wimpy interior light (so dark inside), hence the one star off. (Panasonic, please add brighter interior lighting to your design!!!!)