TOSHIBA ML-EM45PIT(SS) Countertop Microwave Oven with Inverter Technology, Kitchen Essentials, Smart Sensor, Auto Defrost, 1.6 Cu.ft, 13.6" Removable Turntable, 33lb.&1250W, Stainless Steel

My family started using Microwave ovens in the late 1970's they were enormous back then but they were powerful and did a good job. The first one I purchased for myself was a 1100 watt magic chef in the late 1980's it travelled with me for decades and worked great for something like 20 years and was still working when I gave it to a friend. Then in the 2000's I noticed a shift where it was not common to find 1100 watt microwaves and it has continued till this day where 1000 watts is where most top out. Anyway there have been other microwaves all pretty much disappointing in performance and as of recently I said that's it! I want a high performance microwave with a good interior size no more of these cramped 1.2 CF interiors and purchased this one as the exterior dimensions are not that much greater at 1.6 CF interior room. When I received this one I was at first amazed how light weight it is compared to the one it was replacing and realized it is the inverter technology lightening things up. It is so light weight in fact it will skid across the table opening and closing it. No problem I just put some drawer liners under the feet to keep it from sliding around. When I plugged it in for the first time it made a horrible noise I thought what the heck this is brand new where is this noise coming from?? at first I thought it was a bad gear in the turn table mechanism and tried to turn it with my fingers to feel if there was anything wrong with it but it was tight which it should be. After turning it on and off a few times I zeroed in on the sound and discovered it was a fan hitting something internally so being a technician I took the cowling off being very mindful not to touch any high energy components like capacitors or come in contact with wiring which could be potentially lethal. Note: It does require tamper proof Torx head screw drivers or a very good precision set of Torx drivers to remove the case screws to get into the appliance. Note: I do not recommend or endorse nor encourage that anyone should do as I have done but illustrate an issue with Quality Control on Toshibas part and the actions I took to correct it so others are aware when making this purchase they may encounter the same issue. Note: People who are unfamiliar with electricity, electronics or working with and around High Voltages weather it be DC or AC Circuits should not attempt to open one of these units as it can be lethal. Certain components like capacitor's will carry a lethal charge of electricity that can last for weeks even when unplugged and it can kill you. Note: I myself have been an electronics Technician in many professional work environments including appliance repair for decades and am still learning and always wary of touching anything I do not understand and even more cautious of touching things I do understand. I then discovered a metal duct work for channeling the air over components was not installed correctly (see picture included with this review) and I needed to bend it to get it out of the way of the fan blades, Two screws later and cautiously removing the shroud using insulated magnetic tools then a quick bend with a pair of needle nose plyers replaced the shroud and the problem was solved. After repairing this minor Issue, the Microwave works better than any I have ever used. Coffee & tea perfectly hot within 1 minute and I like mine HOT. Cook times are greatly reduced and the cooking is more even. Defrost by weight works perfectly, amazingly so. The feature to turn off the chimes is priceless no more stupid loud dinging when starting and finishing a cook cycle. When you turn off the noise however the kitchen timer also does not make noise. The microwave is also extremely quiet when running. All in all I am very pleased with this Microwave and hope what I experienced was just a one off, otherwise Toshiba had better get there Quality Control act together or there are going to be allot of returns for a very simple issue that should never have been permitted to leave the factory.

New: I have never experienced this from a company before....Toshiba sent us a new microwave! I did not contact them when our unit died. They must have read my review and took the initiative to replace the broken unit! I am thrilled to have a Toshiba again because I prefer this model to the replacement I purchased from another company. This is above and beyond service. Take this into consideration when choosing your new microwave! Old: We thought this microwave was great until it abruptly stopped working today. 10/24 - 6/26 is too short a lifetime. Conveniently out of warranty, but still feels like a recent purchase. Buy another brand.

We bought this microwave to replace a microwave we had and used for over 20 years. This looked nice , is right size, we liked features, and good price. At first, this looked very good and I would have given it a good review. First issue is the user manual makes no sense whatsoever. We know how to use a microwave but the manual is clearly written by someone who ahs little to no command of English. It also mentions presets like "S1" but does not explain what they do and how to enter them, so problem #1 - Manual is useless. Problem #2 is far worse. We discovered that the control panel is very small and dim... no back light and almost no contrast. I had no problems with the old microwave but the control panel on this oven is nearly impossible to read even with a light on and reading glasses. Makes using the oven cumbersome and often having to stop it because wrong time controls are entered. Problem #3 is worst yet. We have only had the oven a few months and the control panel is deteriorating... the covering is puckering and blistering up and becoming even more unreadable. I know the return period is up so we cannot send this back, but we need to look into the warranty. One way or another this thing has to go... to Goodwill or the trash.. Update - I contacted Toshiba regards the 1 year warranty with the control panel bubbling up and blistering... After a week, have had no reply. Buyer Beware. I will never buy this brand again. This oven is only 4 months old and already needs to be replaced. Another Update - After no reply from Toshiba I contacted Amazon who called Toshiba. They requested documentation, serial number, photos, etc. Here is the update summary: Purchased this Toshiba Microwave Jan 5, 2022 ($170). Beyond return time but still under mfg warranty. The control panel is bubbling and cracking and getting less responsive to touch. Extremely hard to read. Have contacted the mfg regards the warranty and given them all the info requested (serial number, photos, etc). They promised to review the case and get back. Been over 6 weeks since I provided them with info and have not heard back. Emailed a few days ago asking for an update and have had no reply from them at all. Contacted Amazon again and Amazon has provided a solution not involving Toshhiba. The takeaway: This unit is inferior from the get go and the Toshiba warranty is useless.

This Toshiba microwave oven works just fine, is definitely quieter than some and the size is perfect. It heats foods & liquids up quickly. I have gotten used to how it opens snd have no issue with that. I have taken off 1 star because of how hard you have to push on all the various settings for them to work. I can do it with no real problem, but someone with arthritic fingers would find it uncomfortable. **I would like to mention this to those people who think that at times it won’t quit running & they have to unplug it: when you have something in it for a longer period of time and steam has built-up in it, when the cooking time is up, it will beep and switch to say “cooling.” This simply means (and it is in your directions booklet) that the microwave part has turned off but the fan ONLY is still running to clear-out the excess steam & heat. I just open it up, remove my item with the door wide open and the fan will shut off in 30 seconds or so. No problem and that is actually nice so you don’t shut it with all that moisture inside.

As usual, I did a considerable amount of research before settling on a microwave. Our 30 yr old GE died so it was time. Reviews had Panasonic and Toshiba at the top of the list and my 1st purchase was a Panasonic NN686 inverter 1.2 cu. I got it home, took it out of the bag, put it on the counter and within 5 minutes, I put it back in the box. It was poorly made--it wobbled on the counter, the door was loose, as was the button to open the door. I went back to the Toshiba list and because I wanted an inverter, I settled on this 1.6 cu model. It's surprisingly very light, yet it doesn't feel cheaply made. It was very easy to set up--clock, child lock and sound off...first task was reheating some leftovers using the sensor. It automatically reduced the power and nothing was overcooked, yet everything was hot and evenly cooked. Very impressive. Next task was popcorn. I put it on full power for 2 1/2 minutes but after 1 1/2 minutes, the popcorn was more than done--a full minute ahead of my last microwave! This Toshiba has 1250 watts and they say the more powerful the wattage, the faster things cook. This cooks incredibly fast. It is very quiet. The inside light is very bright and white, which I prefer. The keys are easy to use and you don't need a college degree to figure out how to use it. Instruction booklet for the most part is easy to follow. The door has a handle and you have to push the button on the door handle in order to open it--you can't just pull the door open. Not a big deal and probably a nice safety feature. I think this is a keeper. The price on this was good as I caught it on sale--a lot less $$$ than the smaller 1.2 cu Panasonic. While this is 1.6 cu, it doesn't take up much more space than the 1.2 size but inside it is definitely larger. Since these microwaves with inverter and sensor seem to generate more steam (and therefore water), I'm going to make sure I keep this dry and clean so it doesn't rust. Am hoping this will last a long time. So far, so good! I can recommend.

First off, i'm a repeat panasonic microwave person and after the 3rd death, I decided to break the curse and go with Toshiba. After a ton of research, this came out to be more powerful and only slightly larger than my existing microwave. The looks are pretty standard, it's not ugly, it's not beautiful, but it is really good at what it does. I've never popped popcorn so perfectliy in my life and I've also never set a bag on fire before. lol Just make sure you punch in the right time before walking away! I've also noticed that cold dishes warm up about 4x faster than my old 1K watt Panasonic and more evenly. So far, i don't use any of the special modes since I never really do anything but warm stuff up but on a whim I did try the defrost on a big block of bacon ends. It performed beautfifully. It defrosted without cooking and it was such a nice surprise that it actually worked! The other part I really like about it (and don't like) is that it's just so darn quiet. I keep yelling at my kids to start the microwave because I literally can't hear it from a few feet away. I thought they just put it in the microwave and left it there like they usually do. Sorry kids... It's actually even quieter than my fridge. It's amazing. The door handle actually opens up the door without any stupid buttons or latches, too. A huge improvement over my panasonice and that dumb button that always breaks. Overall, am I happy with this? I'm beyond happy. I will never go back to Panasonic! Oh, I guess the only real complaint (a minor one) is that the buttons can be a little hard to push sometimes and the clock is unreadable at my height (5'11 if that matters). The top of the numbers are cut off when I'm standing next to it unless I stoop down a little to see the full display.

We were content enough with this microwave, but for the price I expected to get a bit more use out of it. We bought it because it had a silent mode, but that was a pain in the behind to turn on (seriously- it’s a multi-step process that we had to look up online, like hold down two buttons while you push another, do the Hokey Pokey and turn yourself about, so the microwave doesn’t shout) , and as soon as the power blinks or the breaker trips, it resets. So, we gave up on that pretty quickly. It interferes with all the Bluetooth in a 30 foot radius, but we kind of got used to that. I think that might be a feature of the inverter. More on that in a sec. We would have preferred one with push-to-start beyond 3 minutes, but we thought we *really* wanted that silent mode. Looking back, that was pretty silly. I don’t know what we were thinking. We don’t even have any small children in the house to be bothered by the beeping. Apparently we just got hung up on that for some reason. Things were weird in 2022. It said in giant letters on the box “INVERTER MATTERS.” Now, I don’t know what the inverter is supposed to do, but I have a suspicion that it’s the reason for the breakdown. Last night it made the noise that I tentatively identified as the inverter kicking on (again, I’m just guessing; this just worked like a normal microwave, but noisier), then it stopped heating, but kept the fan running. Or, I think it was the fan. It definitely wasn’t cooking! The screen gave me an E-6 error, and according to the interwebs, that pretty much means she’s a goner. I didn’t notice at first, because it was still making the fan sound, and still interfering with Bluetooth. I was highly disappointed when I opened it, the fan kept running, and my poor potatoes were still hard and cold. So sad. Oh yeah, that’s another thing it does. It has cooling cycles, during which it keeps running even when you open the door. I was terrified at first, but it didn’t seem to cook my hand when I reached in there, so I guess it’s supposed to do that. Or maybe I’ll get hand cancer. Who knows? Good thing I held onto my old dinosaur of a microwave from before I got this extra fancy new one. The spinny thing doesn’t turn anymore- I mean, that thing is at least 15 years old- but at least we got to eat, right?

This microwave finally a solid device with great features for home use. Forced into using Panasonic for prior microwave ovens and they were terrible and sounded like a tin can with a jet engine inside and they would ultimately fail if you tried to cook something in them beyond 4 minutes. This Toshiba is like a Lexus compared to a cheap compact car. Even the door shuts nicely just like a higher end car. When it is running at times I have to confirm it is actually on because it is so quiet. I have never seen a microwave that is that quiet. The controls are fairly intuitive although there is always a learning curve on new devices like these. But other brands build in user logic that makes no sense and just gets in the way. Not this one. And the power of it is amazing. We had to relearn what times to use for various foods because this device will turn things to molten lava on the settings from prior microwaves with the same output wattage. A good problem to have after some minor adjustments. Maybe we got lucky but it seems that someone put some thought and brainpower into this design and manufacturing. I have no idea what the competitors are doing except applying simple formulas to come up with the lowest priced, counter intuitive, flimsily built, and short lived device. I would be embarrassed if I were them. This one is a keeper.

Love the microwave. Easy to use, quiet and large capacity.

Bonito microondas de acuerdo con la descripción publicada excelente calidad lo recomiendo

El horno es en el contador al nivel de la cintura. No puedo ver las etiquetas de los botones. Son casi del mismo color como el fondo. Amazon negó esta calificación en inglés.

The most expensive microwave that I ever bought. It is worth the money. For sure. 100%

Ai retourné ce produit, trop gros.