need advice on new microwave

Is GE American?

You won't find an American made. We have a GE only because it is the only one my wife liked to match the stove. Been god for about 7 years now, but that does not mean new ones are good or bad.

I don't have the foggiest idea. Aren't Hotpoint and GE connected? Consumer Reports top three rated models are GE though.

GE Profile PVM9215SFSS $550 Rating 80 GE JVM3160RFSS $250 Rating 75 GE JVM7195SFSS $400 Rating 75

The middle one is rated a Best Buy due to price and points rating.

Good luck with that. I think they are all made in Chinese prison factories.

I would look for a Whirlpool Accuwave or a Panasonic inverter model as they cook food more evenly.

Wellllllll....I hate to say it, but my Kenmore "assembled" in China, is one I recommend. What initially caught my eye was the one piece, rounded (inside) cabinet, which is a cinch to clean. Model 721- is not over the stove, but the features might be transferrable :o) Mine is about 3 y/o, about $120-130, and I've given two more as gifts. The soften and defrost features are great, and I use them a lot. Sometimes the "soften butter" shoots a hole in a stick of butter, but if I move it during the cycle it turns out great. Defrost works great for meat without cooking/burning edges. I'm not very pleased with appliances these days, but these are great. Doesn't seem to be any household/home repair stuff these days that doesn't come from China. The newer versions of the same model have built-in codes for packaged foods/baking mixes.

Corporate GE is in the USA, but microwaves are not US made. I'm 98% sure they are made in Korea. The instructions are printed in Korea.

I read a few years back that all MW are built by three manufacturers, Sharp being one of them. Don't recall the others.

Hi, I know for sure Hotpoint(part of GE) was made by LG in Korea. Soon there will be something to replace MW cooking.

I have had a "Sharp" microwave for forty years. Only needed a couple of lamps.

Nope.

Got a Panasonic inverter model a couple of weeks ago. We like it but don't know how long it might last.

We bought a new inverter model too - to replace the old (28 years) one my wife was always afraid was going to fail. I told her the old one would quite likely still be working by the time the new one gave up, but you know women ----. Couldn't give the old one away because everyone thought the same as she did - so I scrapped it.

Just checked mine. It is a GE made in Korea in 2001. It is also a convection oven, very handy to have that capability at times. It has been good so far.

I'm surprised the Advantium with halogen has not taken off more by now. Allegedly much faster than MW alone.

My Litton Meal in One 500 is still working. I think it's from about 1978. It needed a fuse once but has been trouble free other than that. No worries here about possible failure. I did a bit of snooping about microwaves. We can thank Percy Spencer from Raytheon for them. He was working around radar and noticed his Mr. Goodbar melted in his pocket. An experimenter quickly learned cooking an egg in its shell wasn't a good plan. I wonder what the percentage of inventions created by accident is compared to the deliberately invented ones. Inspiration is there in either case probably.

The only REAL advantage to the addition of the Hologen is it allows one to BROWN things as they bake

I'd say likey about 3:1. Looking for one thing and stumble accross something totally different. A failure becomes a huge success.

Back when Archie Bunker was driving cab, it probably was. As to Todd and the microwave, a second hand shop might have one. Calls to the store are likely to get met with blank looks. Wonder if there is a web page out there, Google might find?

Didn't Japan just have a tsunami and nuclear plant accident? They will be in pain for a long time.

Hey, Archie was a great role model. :-)

With the strive for cheap, might not be any good units for sale, new, in stores. I despair of ever getting quality anything again. Wonder if you can get Amish made microwaves?

Life with a microwave. Started out in 1970 with my Heathkit. I did not have a microwave in the late 70's living alone. I didn't seem to mind.

Around 1979 I acquired two used norelco boxes. One sort of worked. The seller could not get I working without grounded outlet. I found that out. I never fully used the box. I was unique in it had a browning element and temperature probe. I broke down and converted to a mechanical 10 minute timer. My father loved that box. It was just like the Heathkit control.

In current house, I have a over the stove combo unit. I don't use the turbo function because preheat takes too long. It's a sears/ge unit, but the microwave is only about 900 watts. It's good though. The controls are very fancy, dial for selections. You can add subtract time in real time.

On the side I have Panasonic inverter being used or 8 years. It's great for speed, higher power. This old unit does NOT turn on the light when you open the door, bitch. It's also got true power control, which can be handy.

Greg