He was screaming at my daughter, who is 35, lied to Whirlpool and his company and just ordered a new rack. The new technician told my daughter and I that the cavity whirlpool low profile microwave should be replaced. Keep food warm and ready to serve for up to 90 minutes while you wrap up the rest of your meal using the low-heat Keep Warm setting.
The GE JVM6175 has all of the most popular express-cooking buttons (such as Add 30 Seconds), a mute option, and a warm night-light setting for its cooktop light—none of which you’re guaranteed to find on lower-end models. It’s also one of the few models we’ve seen at any price that has an option to turn off the turntable to help fit extra-large dishes. Installation is a little easier than with most of the other models we tested, and the GE JVM6175 should have no trouble sliding into an existing OTR slot, if you’re replacing an old model. It also comes in more finishes than any other microwave we looked at. In our recent side-by-side Lab test, we tested 12 new countertop microwave models, conducting over 10 tests and collecting more than 500 data points.
So when you set your microwave to Power Level 5, or 50%, there are waves bouncing around inside only 50% of the time, allowing the food to cook more gently. Sensor Cooking takes out the guesswork by tracking whirlpool side by side refrigerator cooking progress and automatically adjusting cook times. Get quick cooking in the microwave with 1,200-Watt Cooking Power. Microwave Presets let you get just the right amount of heat and time.
My research indicates these microwaves die quickly if you use the convection option very often… Get just the right amount of heat and time, whether you’re cooking or defrosting, with specific preset options. Quickly set the microwave timer to 30 seconds or add it to already in-progress cooking time with the touch of a button.
After only having the microwave installed 4 months, it started sparking, not just once, but on 2 separate occasions. Home Depot would not warranty it, they said it had to be handled through Whirlpool. The first company Whirlpool whirlpool side by side refrigerator sent out, they sent out a technician who told us we were not suppose to cook with the “rack” in it. My daughter told him that is why we bought one with a rack, and if we are cooking 2 items, that is when you use the rack!
Something to note is that you have to press hard to open up the microwave while pushing the large external button and the user’s manual is very brief and doesn’t explain all functions as much as other microwaves we’ve tested. Thankfully this was an intuitive microwave to operate with all presets and settings listed on the front of the model. In contrast, direct heat can burn the surface while the inside is still cold.
All of the models we tested could vent three different ways, and if it’s not set to the correct mode, the microwave can easily overheat and burn itself out. Manufacturers recommend that you remove and clean the grease filters under the microwave monthly, and if it has a charcoal filter, every six months. Most of the brands we’ve covered have higher-end models that we didn’t test—GE Profile models are a notable example. Some premium appliance brands have microwaves, too, often included as a toss-in with a larger kitchen-appliance package deal. Based on what we know about how microwaves are built, these are all built in the same few factories as the cheaper models, most likely around the same core components.
Nicole Papantoniou is the director of the Good Housekeeping Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab where she oversees all of Good Housekeeping’s content and testing related to kitchen appliances, tools, gadgets and gear. She’s been testing kitchen appliances professionally since 2013 and has worked at kitchen appliance companies where she helped develop microwaves as well as many recipes for them. She is trained in classic culinary arts and is a professional recipe developer. Before joining Good Housekeeping in 2022, Nik worked in the labs of MIT and Regeneron, working on projects ranging from chemical inventory and reporting to the development of bioassays.