COMMERCIAL CHEF Rotary Dial Microwave with 6 Power Levels, Small Microwave with Pull Handle, 900W Countertop Microwave with Kitchen Timer, Microwave 0.9 Cu Ft with Rotary Dial Controls, Black

This microwave has what I was looking for. Let me explain why. My parents bought me a Sharp Half-Pint Microwave Oven back in the mid 80s. 400 watts output ; 860 watts input Only one control - A timer up to 15 minutes. Simple, quick. Loved it. Best of all, @ 860 watts input I could run it off of my Yamaha 1000 watt generator on my little cabin cruiser. So that's where I kept it. But, I needed one for home so I picked up another used one on Ebay. This one was the updated model with touch keypad. Otherwise, same oven. Hated it. Compared to the simple dial I was used to it was too much trouble to push all of those buttons. Thankfully, it soon died and I needed a replacement. So, I bought another old school Half-Pint w/dial. Happy again. Then, last month IT died. 30 year old microwave ! Not bad. So, needed a new dial microwave that would accept my 11 5/8" plates. More power would be nice. Found this Westinghouse. Only had it 3 days but I love it. To the folks who are reading this and wondering about the simple controls let me say that they are wonderful timesaver. Combined with the power-setting dial and 900 watt output this oven offers all that I was looking for. I could NEVER go back to a keypad.

I purchased my original microwave back in 1979, when they didn't have all that digital stuff. It finally died. I wanted a replacement that had dials for heat setting and time. I don't like the digital options. This was the only one I could find that wasn't digital. I love it. It is so simple. Select the heat level, set the timer, shut the door. It runs. It dings when done. Plain Jane, but just what us oldtimers need. My only complaint is that if the door is shut before you set the timer, it starts up immediately before you set your time.

This microwave is a dream to use. It's compact enough to fit in our smallish kitchen, but the nicest part is it has two knobs. No digital buttons to push. No glasses needed to see what I'm pushing. One knob controls the power and the other the minutes. Plus the door has a large handle to pull it open instead of trying to find a magic place to push.

LOVE it. Didn't have to set clock because there isn't one! Yay. Really like the ease of use, just turn the dial. Nothing to figure out, no lights blinking. First time I have EVER been able to use the defrost on a microwave! Works really well. Arrived promptly, well packaged. No fuss, no muss.

Bought in 2017, ran fine, and it just died now, 4 years later. Actually, it won't heat food very much anymore. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to get it again as the control is simple enough for elderly relative who doesn't like digital push buttons. The many negative reviews about poor quality and early failure are making me want another brand but the old style rotary controlsare hard to find so I may have buy this one again. Fingers crossed.

Great for most uses With my previous microwaves, the various buttons I had to push would eventually stop working, so I appreciated the old fashioned simplicity of one dial for power setting, the other dial for time. If I wanted to stop cooking sooner than the time I set, I simply turned the time dial to the left. I also appreciate no annoying "reminder" beeping. The only thing I don't like is no seconds setting. It's often not easy guessing "halfway" gradations between one and two minutes, for example. Since I use the microwave mainly for heating up frozen dinners and leftovers, this flaw is not too much of a problem. Also, the microwave is a bit smaller than most other countertop models, but it's a good size for what I use it for.

Works fine but after a month the door came loose. I had to tighten hinge which involved removing the casing. Not real happy about the purchase.

I'm very glad I got this Westinghouse microwave. The other one that we had, that just bit the dust, exactly two years from date of purchase, was a West Bend. What a junker. Pieces were starting to fall off and it was starting to do crazy stuff like continue to cook when the door was opened. I called West Bend..they took a "report". They don't care.. It was kind of a "sucks to be you" attitude. I felt like they wanted to say, yes old lady, that is awful, but how can we make money if your appliances last longer than two years.. Business is business! Regarding this Westinghouse model WCMH900B, it has two round knobs. The upper one is for low to high and defrost. The bottom one is how many minutes, 1 to 30.. Yay, that's all I want. I am in my 60s. I have vision problems and arthritis in my right hand. All I have to do is turn knobs, just like in the olden days. No programming of things, with flat pads that I can't see without my glasses and don't need or understand how to use. It also had digital red numerals, I'm not a fan.. I just want to heat water and maybe a plate of food. The only tiny thing I would even say that I wish was on it would be that the knobs could have handles that can be grabbed like an old kitchen timer, like they have on the white version of this, but I didnt want white. The light doesnt stay on inside when the door is opened and there is no clock.. if anybody cares about that..I don't care.. The microwave is so light, that if I dont hold it steady when pulling the door open, the whole thing moves forward a little bit.. I can find some rubber feet..I don't care.. These are so minor that I suppose they aren't even worth mentioning, but someone might like to know.. So far, so good ...Received item October 17, 2017