PanasonicNN-SB438S Compact Microwave Oven, 0.9 cft, Black Stainless Steel

Wonderful, and powerful!

I've been using this microwave for several months before rating.It cooks as expected, easy to clean, easy to set the time and set amount of time for cooking.Not a problem for me but the buttons are not lit so you will need some light to push the right ones.The only thing that I might change is that the interior is gray so I don't see the food splashes as easily as my old microwave with the white interior.

It functions fine out of the box as a no-frills microwave oven so on to the peeves. Peeves include: 1) being unable to silence beeps (checked manual and online) from keypad presses and after the timer ends; and 2) the lack of a handle bar to open/close the door. So you will get the full metal-box microwave oven audio experience that your family members and neighbors may or may not enjoy. Future concern is about life of the oven considering UPS delivered it to the wrong address (UPS even sent me a photo of the box at someone else's house). It got delivered to me a couple of days later. Who knows how much more additional bouncing around in transit it incurred.

I hate express cook and was looking for a microwave that did not have it and finally found this one.This one is straightforward times....you want 45 seconds, you push 4, 5, then start. You need 90 seconds, you push the 9, 0, start. LOVE THAT! (you can't do that with Express Cook...every button is minutes so as soon as you press 4 it starts cooking for 4 minutes).And there is a 30 second button which is also a time saver.It's quiet, no issues there.It's perfect for me. I cook a lot of those bagged rices or Indian foods that need 90 seconds and Express Cook buttons don't allow that unless you push other buttons to override it. How other manufacturers thought giving us nothing but full minutes would save time when almost everything I cook is 30, 45 or 90 seconds is beyond me.Not a single complaint with this one.

Keep the box! i purchased this item on may 7th 2020 and received it on may 13th 20. not thinking i set it up and put the packaging into the recycle bin, small apartment, no place for an extra box. it's been used probably once a day since i set it up. about a week ago it stopped heating anything. my first thought was to return it but i no longer had the original packaging. i decided to try unplugging it then plugging it back in and to my surprise, it started working again. of course, that was short-lived and tonight i put my food in, turned it on, waited for the buzzer and got a plate of ice-cold food for my trouble. i tried the plug thing again, it took four attempts to get it to heat. that worked once and now the microwave is no longer functional. the light goes on, the food takes a ride but nothing gets heated. in short, the microwave is garbage, if you purchase it you will need to send it back in roughly a month or risk being out the money you spent along with what it will cost to replace it. if you're smart you'll just pass this microwave up all together it's not worth the money or the aggravation.follow-up:lesson learned when looking at the reviews always start with the lowest first. those are the ones that tell you what it's like to deal with all those involved when something goes wrong. it took an hour and 3 service reps, 2 just disappeared during the process, multiple attempts at securing a refund. first, they suggested have you tried plugging it in on another circuit. all my outlets in the kitchen are the same, which i explained. they have circuit breakers on the socket. well, the 1 and 2-star reviews mentioned they don't work well when plugged into those. i don't know which aggravated me more that they sell a product that won't work on plugs routinely installed in kitchens for safety reasons or the thinly veiled implication that i should rearrange my kitchen to accommodate an overpriced poorly designed microwave. next came we'll hand you over to Panasonic, well those 1 and 2-star reviews tell you how effective that is. yeah, i want to take however long to get a lemon fixed that will probably stop working just like it did before the repair. while I was writing my emphatic "no" reply serv. rep #1 took a permanent powder. Serv. Rep #2 came on after I signaled I was still there and proceeded to ask the questions I just answered because obviously he hadn't read the conversation. i explained I wanted a refund and suggested he read the thread. he basically told me to hold on then disappeared just like serv. rep #1. enter serv. rep #3. yet again i state what i want and the reason i want it. he informed me that the 1-month return window had closed and i informed him i had the product just over a month, "READ THE THREAD!", and it stopped working all after the window had closed. not that that really matters, you should get more than a month out of a microwave. after much discussion, the rep said it was resolved and i would get a refund. to make sure it wasn't credit i said you do realize i will not be getting a replacement through amazon? he said that was fine then they told me they would send out a replacement that would take a week to arrive. hello! I've repeatedly asked for a refund, you said you were giving me a refund! why now would i agree to have a piece of crap replaced by another piece of crap? why after repeatedly telling you i needed to be able to get a microwave as soon as possible would they suggest that? why when you should be offering to overnight it are you showing me that you're opting for the cheapest possible shipping method? Rep #3 told me to hold on. he finally got back to me, though, at this point, i was waiting for the entrance of rep #4. a one-time exception was being made and they were giving me a refund did i want it on an amazon card.?. you have to be kidding me! didn't i just say i would not be purchasing a replacement on amazon? of course, i want it refunded to my original payment method! now to get my refund i have to find a box and packing material to mail back a piece of crap that belongs in the dump not refurbished for resale and labeled not in its original packaging. do i sound jaded?there really is only one way to handle a situation like this amazon llc. a refund with no further inconvenience to the customer. multi-billion dollar corporations can afford to eat the wholesale cost of faulty products that they shouldn't be selling because well, they're faulty. it shouldn't take an hour, 3 reps, and multiple attempts on your part to mitigate potential losses, before the requested solution is finally agreed to, provided you are willing to be inconvenienced even further. all i can say is there's only one thing here that sucks worse than that microwave and that's how you chose to handle what should have been a simple refund.

This small microwave is just as good as its bigger brothers.. It works just as good and takes up much less space... I so love it!!! If your space is limited this is the microwave you want to get ... Easy to operate and looks great... So do not be afraid to get it ... I am sure you will be as pleased as I am. !!! i have had many microwaves over the years AND THIS LITTLE GUY IS THE BEST

My old microwave (a 3 yo Toshiba that’s no longer made) died, and I had to make a quick selection to replace it ASAP. This microwave is the same size and has the same power as my old oven.I like that the lighted display (clock/time left) is bright. The microwave is easy to use and meets my basic needs just fine. I like that there’s a button to open the door. My old microwave had a handle, and liquids often spilled because it created movement every time the door was opened. I doubt I will ever I use most of the preset options. I use the microwave to heat water for tea, reheat food, and defrost. I don’t do any actual cooking in it.I dislike that it doesn’t have express cooking buttons. Every microwave I’ve owned has had them. It’s convenient to simply hit the 1 or 2 to cook at 100% power for a minute or two. But, with this oven you have to put in the full time and then hit start. Same thing for adding 30 seconds - have to hit start after that too. It’s minor, but I would not have purchased this oven if I’d realized the feature was missing (my bad for not reading the description thoroughly). The interior light in the oven is extremely dim, made worse by the fact that the interior is dark grey. The exterior buttons are not easy to see. And, the black exterior REALLY shows fingerprints. (My old oven was black as well, and didn’t.)So, this microwave is fine. But, I would do more research and make a different purchase if I had to buy again. There are many options in this size and price range.