Best CounterTop Microwave Review – Top 5 Hottest List for Jan. 2019

When microwave ovens were first introduced into the consumer marketplace, they were a novelty – and they were large and expensive.

An oven that can cook or heat things up in seconds rather than half-an-hour or more? Amazing – as long as you were willing to pay more than a thousand dollars for a huge microwave that seemingly took up a quarter of the kitchen and did little more than turn on and off.

Today, of course, it would be hard to find many homes, apartments or college dorms without a microwave. You can pick one up at almost any drugstore for $25, and it will do a lot more than those rudimentary ovens. If you want to spend more than a thousand dollars, naturally, you still can; those models will be built-in ones, though, and will do everything but walk the dog and empty the garbage.

Please find our detailed analysis, buying guide and test results of all the best countertop microwave ovens after the summary table.

IMAGE	PRODUCT	FEATURES
	BEST FOR LARGE FAMILIESGE JES2051SNSS Stainless Steel	Large Size & Lots of Power 2 Cubic Feet, Turntable 16 inches 1200 Watts, Multiple Presets, Simple to Use	CHECK PRICE ON AMAZON→
	BEST FOR MOST PEOPLEPanasonic NN-SD681S Stainless Steel	Reasonably Sized & Fully Featured 1.2 Cubic Feet, Turntable 13.5 inches 1200 Watts, Innovative Inverter Technology	CHECK PRICE ON AMAZON →
	BEST BUDGET MODELKenmore 0.9 cu. Ft. Microwave	Compact & Great Value 0.9 Cubic Feet, Turntable 10.5 inches 900 Watts, 6 Presets	CHECK PRICE ON AMAZON →
	PREMIUM MODELSamsung MC11H6033CT Microwave	Convection Microwave with Grill 1.1 Cubic Feet, Turntable 13.5 inches 1000 Watts, Fully Featured	CHECK PRICE ON AMAZON →