Cuisinart 1.0 cu.ft. Stainless Steel Microwave

The Cuisinart CMW-100 is a 1000-watt microwave that heats food somewhat slowly. Some 900-watt models heat food faster, like the Toshiba EM925A5A-BS.

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  Lots of quick-start programs.

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  Heats food somewhat slowly., No steam sensor or mute function.

Fair at best. I expected much better from a good brand like Cuisinart and knowingly paid more for this unit compared to competitors due to their reputation for good products. Popper pops well but as the heat hopper fills with popped popcorn it jams at the top of the hopper and the popcorn remaining...

I really did not care for this microwave. It works fine, but it's huge and clunky. It sounds hollow. and kind of cheap, even though Cuisinart is a good name. If you want something that isn't bulky, this likely isn't for you.

We purchased the microwave a month ago and have been very pleased with it with one exception. This exception is not Cuisinart's problem. Our old microwave was 1100 watts. The New stainless steel Cuisinart is 1000 watts... only 100 watts difference but a world of cook time difference.

Owned many microwaves. This one is extremely simple to operate even without reading directions. Stainless interior a dream to clean. Would recommend to anyone needing mid sized microwave.

Stainless steel is easy to clean. It is so quiet. It really makes a difference. The cheaper brands I got before only lasted an average of 3 years. The door opener always breaks, but the tray always rattled when it rotated. No rattling at all and handle opens differently.

The manual that comes with this is small and very basic, and also doesn't explain a lot! Cooking is very good especially the presets with beverages and popcorn which I have to say is the best feature and i use those often.

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  Stainless steel front-finish, steel inside too, a lot of easy cleaning.Runs very quiet compared to my last 3 or 4 microwaves, I look sometimes to make sure its still running.

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  I took away 1 egg because you cannot enter times under 30sec. For ex: I like warm bagles in the AM w/coffee-I used to just put in for 10-20 sec in old microwaves....this is the 1st one i ever saw that has a minimum time of 30-sec ( and thats only by hitting the start button).

Sharp appearance, decent performance, compact size, easy to use, easy to clean interior.

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  Good appearance, cooks evenly, multi-stage timer, smaller size.

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  "Look at me" appearance of logo, faux stainless on top and sides.

Fair at best. I expected much better from a good brand like Cuisinart and knowingly paid more for this unit compared to competitors due to their reputation for good products. Popper pops well but as the heat hopper fills with popped popcorn it jams at the top of the hopper and the popcorn remaining...

So far, so good. Works well , simple control panel. Food cooks as thoroughly and as quickly as in our other microwave which we love(sharp) and the size is great for our countertop.

Bought over a month ago and has been living up to my expectations thus far. All features have not been used yet but is great for reheating foods and defrosting. Only issue that a family member has noticed was condensation inbetween the glass in the door when reheating frozen vegetables.