From: "ameijers" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Microwave Oven Opinions ?
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Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 01:57:56 GMT


"Robert11"  wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Guess it's time to get a new microwave, table top, 1.6 cubic foot, oven.
> Had a Panasonic for a number of yrs (9), which worked quite well.
>
> Can't find another new model Panasonic that will fit in our available
space.
>
> Anyone care to offer any opinions on a good,reliable brand in the 1.6 size
?
>
> How's Kenmore these days ?
>
> Hard to understand CR ratings, and all of the model numbers they list
don't
> seem to exist.
>
Did the old one die, or are you just tired of it? (My 25 year old Samsung is
chugging along just fine.)

Table-top models are basically semi-disposable at this point, so not worth
paying for repair. But having said that, I'd still skin it for laughs before
I threw it out. Quite often, just cleaning all the push-on connectors and
microswitches brings them back to life. Set up several broke relatives and
quasi-relatives with recycled curbside machines that way.

But if it is indeed dead, and you don't feel comfortable working on the
guts, just take your dimensions to the local big-box stores, and any local
appliance stores that still exist, and start measuring. If it is a brand
name you have heard of before, the quality will be 'good enough', if it has
the features you want. Stay away from the made-up brand names the importers
use for the loss leaders. I wouldn't pay over $120, max.

aem sends...