Best Built-in Microwave Ovens — Our’s Top 10 Models

The main indi­ca­tor of devices is pow­er, because the speed of heat­ing and cook­ing food depends on it. We reviewed microwave ovens with rates from 700 W to 1700 W and took into account the cost of devices. Each has its pros and cons, so the rank­ing con­tains the top ten with a vari­ety of para­me­ters.

We also took into account the vol­ume of the cham­ber, because in a small microwave it is impos­si­ble to place bulky dish­es with food for a group of peo­ple, but the cost of the device is much low­er. For exam­ple, 20 liters is enough for a fam­i­ly of 3 peo­ple. The rat­ing presents both afford­able and very expen­sive devices of dif­fer­ent sizes with cus­tomer reviews. At the end of each descrip­tion, the weak­ness­es of the device are giv­en.

Place

Name

Char­ac­ter­is­tic in the rat­ing

one	Sam­sung FW77SR‑B	The best longevi­ty microwave
2	Goren­je BM235CLI	Roomy inner cham­ber
3	Bosch BFL634GS1	Bet­ter func­tion­al­i­ty and usabil­i­ty
four	Siemens BE634LGS1	High-tech automa­tion
5	Elec­trolux EMT 25203 OK	Sim­ple secure mod­el
6	Inde­sit MWI 222.2X	The best ratio of price and qual­i­ty
7	LG MH-6595CIS	most inex­pen­sive microwave
eight	Midea AG925BVW	The largest work­ing cham­ber
9	Asko OM8487S	Lux­u­ry qual­i­ty mod­el
ten	Kaiser EH 6319	Pre­mi­um Qual­i­ty

10. KAISER EH 6319

The top ten is opened by the expen­sive Kaiser EH 6319 built-in microwave. Stan­dard heat­ing pow­er is 1000 W, grill and con­vec­tion reach 1650 and 1500 W, respec­tive­ly. Accord­ing to the man­u­fac­tur­er, the hot air cir­cu­lates around the food and cooks it even­ly. The device allows you to add your own recipes, adjust the pow­er with­out restric­tions and defrost prod­ucts based on their weight. The vol­ume of the cham­ber is 32 liters, the device requires a lot of space for instal­la­tion.

Users note ease of use: just place the prod­ucts, set the weight and the microwave will cal­cu­late the oper­at­ing time. If the food is heavy, the device will beep in the mid­dle of cook­ing: it’s time to turn the food. Recipe selec­tion is avail­able on a large, child-resis­tant touch screen. At the same time, buy­ers note the strange­ness inher­ent in the man­u­fac­tur­er. If the device is set to the wrong time, it will not work. High tem­per­a­tures deform bak­ing sheets, so pas­tries and many oth­er dish­es will have to be placed on met­al racks. And they scratch the sur­face.

9.ASKO OM8487S

Asko OM8487S is the most expen­sive microwave in the rank­ing, which is able to serve large groups of peo­ple. The capac­i­ty of the cham­ber is 51 liters — this is enough even for an office. At the same time, the cost of cook­ing is very small. The device requires about the same amount of ener­gy as the usu­al small microwave ovens. Invert­er con­trol pro­vides uni­form fast heat­ing of food. Despite the large inter­nal cham­ber, it is easy to clean it of dirt with a reg­u­lar cloth and warm water.

Users in the reviews note the vari­ety of func­tions dis­trib­uted in auto­mat­ic and pro­fes­sion­al modes. In the lat­ter, you can add your prod­ucts and cook­ing / warm­ing up time. The sur­face remains cool due to the con­tin­u­ous coat­ing of the device. There are no fin­ger­prints on the microwave, food does not stick to the dish. The coat­ing is made of bio­ce­ram­ic, it is dif­fi­cult to scratch it. But we did not put the device high­er in the rat­ing, and it’s not just about the price. It takes up a lot of space and won’t fit every­where. Despite the inflat­ed cost, there is no grill.

8. MIDEA AG925BVW

Few rat­ings of equip­ment can do with­out Chi­nese man­u­fac­tur­ers, and we could not ignore the Midea AG925BVW. It has the largest work­ing cham­ber in this price cat­e­go­ry at 25 liters and a turntable of 31.5 cm. The coat­ing is stan­dard stain­less steel. The user can switch between 5 pow­er modes, the lim­it is 900W for microwave and 1000W for grill. The set­tings are avail­able on the dig­i­tal dis­play, where 8 pro­grams are already installed with auto­mat­ic selec­tion of cri­te­ria. The oper­at­ing time of the device depends on the weight of the food. The man­u­fac­tur­er gives a 2 year war­ran­ty. The built-in microwave oven has pro­tec­tion against chil­dren and beeps at the end of work.

Users in the reviews note a pleas­ant design and dura­bil­i­ty, there are prac­ti­cal­ly no com­plaints about the qual­i­ty of the device. The grill oper­ates at a pow­er of 1000 watts, but it is quite noisy. The nor­mal mode is almost inaudi­ble, only the pal­let crack­les a lit­tle. How­ev­er, the microwave oven does not have 2 impor­tant func­tions: an invert­er and the abil­i­ty to store recipes in mem­o­ry. It heats and defrosts well, but is not suit­able for cook­ing.

7. LG MH-6595CIS

LG MH-6595CIS is the most inex­pen­sive, but at the same time one of the most pow­er­ful microwaves in the rank­ing. It is able to heat and defrost food even­ly in a large 25 liter cham­ber and a 29.2 cm turntable. Microwave pow­er is 1000 W in stan­dard mode and 1450 W in com­bined mode (grill + microwave). The com­pa­ny has devel­oped Easy­Clean with antibac­te­r­i­al prop­er­ties that are easy to clean. The device has sev­er­al defrost modes and 8 recipes for pop­u­lar prod­ucts. They are divid­ed into melt­ing, fry­ing and bak­ing. A unique fea­ture is the low tem­per­a­tures for mak­ing yogurt.

Buy­ers in the reviews note the eas­i­est use. No need to waste time choos­ing the right tem­per­a­ture and pow­er. The coat­ing is resis­tant to dam­age, it is allowed to wash it with hard sponges. How­ev­er, buy­ers warn that the “grill” mode does not work as it should: the device auto­mat­i­cal­ly changes the pow­er to low, the crust does not work. There is no con­vec­tion, so it is impos­si­ble to bake food.

6. INDESIT MWI 222.2 X

The Inde­sit MWI 222.2 X is a unique com­bi­na­tion of val­ue for mon­ey and ver­sa­til­i­ty. The built-in microwave has all the cri­te­ria for the best device: there is a grill, a cam­era back­light, an audi­ble sig­nal at the end of work and sim­ple oper­a­tion. Pow­er is 900 watts — not bad for a small device. A plus for those who like to pre­pare food for the future is the quick defrost func­tion. The door opens to the left to make it eas­i­er to unload and load food with your right hand.

Users like the silent oper­a­tion of the device. There is a quick start in 30 sec­onds and sev­er­al pre-pro­grammed recipes. Before buy­ing, you need to con­sid­er a short wire with­out a plug. The microwave comes in one gray col­or and fits most room designs. How­ev­er, the main weak­ness of the device is the inabil­i­ty to block the door, there is no child pro­tec­tion. You can­not add your own recipes and set­tings, as well as change the pow­er to a con­ve­nient one.

5. ELECTROLUX EMT 25203 OK

Elec­trolux EMT 25203 OK is a sim­ple device with a pow­er of 700 W and a cham­ber vol­ume of 25 liters. In total, 8 warm-up and defrost set­tings are avail­able to the user; you can­not set your own cri­te­ria. A unique fea­ture is the auto­mat­ic shut­down — when the device sens­es that the prod­uct has reached the cor­rect tem­per­a­ture, it stops. To run this func­tion, the user spec­i­fies the name of the food and its weight. This is espe­cial­ly effec­tive dur­ing defrost­ing, as no time or pow­er cal­cu­la­tions are required.

Users in the reviews note a secu­ri­ty sys­tem that stops the device when the door is opened. If you turn on the lock, the microwave will stop respond­ing to but­ton press­es. In the grill mode, the dish­es are cooked on the out­side and get a crispy crust. If you adjust it and the microwave at the same time, then the food will cook even­ly. At the end of the work, the device emits a sound sig­nal. The LCD dis­play is large enough to read the sym­bols com­fort­ably. The only rea­son why we did not put the device in the top three is the over­priced price. The device has very lit­tle pow­er and few func­tions, the cost is due to the pop­u­lar­i­ty of the brand.

4. SIEMENS BE634LGS1

Siemens BE634LGS1 con­tains all the func­tions that are pos­si­ble with a built-in microwave. It is equipped with a 99-minute timer, auto­mat­ic shut­down, warm-up and pause mech­a­nism. The user has access to 10 pro­grams and 2 basic recipes stored in mem­o­ry. It is pos­si­ble to add your prod­ucts to the set­tings. At the end, the device emits a beep. The built-in oven has a 2.8 inch touch screen with keys and a rotary switch. The pow­er of the device is 900 W, the user choos­es among 5 set­tings. The grill oper­ates on 1300 W and allows you to quick­ly get a crisp.

Buy­ers in a pos­i­tive way note 3 heat­ing options for dif­fer­ent prod­ucts and a 21-liter cham­ber. The built-in microwave is one of the best in terms of capac­i­ty and com­pact­ness. The inner sur­face is made of stain­less steel, you can turn on the LED light­ing. A nice fea­ture is the absence of a rotat­ing turntable, the device works very qui­et­ly. The door is made of glass and looks styl­ish. How­ev­er, some users have ques­tions to the man­u­fac­tur­er, because it is incon­ve­nient to open the device. There are always spots on the glass, and the mount does not seem to be durable.

3. BOSCH BFL634GS1

Bosch BFL634GS1 is in the top three thanks to a large num­ber of set­tings and clear touch con­trols. The user selects the pow­er from 5 offered, the max­i­mum val­ue is 900 watts. In addi­tion to the text col­or dis­play, there is a ring switch that con­trols 7 auto­mat­ic pro­grams. It is pos­si­ble to make your own set­tings. The device is made in Great Britain, qual­i­ty does not raise ques­tions. Heat resis­tant glass tray includ­ed. The microwave is avail­able in 3 col­ors: stain­less steel, black and white.

Users in the reviews note the speed of heat­ing, on aver­age, the process takes 40 sec­onds. The device takes 3 sec­onds to turn on. The man­u­fac­tur­er has worked on child pro­tec­tion, the sen­sor can be eas­i­ly turned off. The capac­i­ty is 21 liters, the device is designed for a fam­i­ly of 4 peo­ple. Of course, you will have to get used to such a num­ber of func­tions. Each cri­te­ri­on adds to the cost, if they are not used, the price will seem very high.

2. GORENJE BM235CLI

Goren­je BM235CLI dif­fers from com­peti­tors in this price seg­ment with a capa­cious inter­nal cham­ber — as much as 23 liters, which is enough for a large fam­i­ly. It attract­ed our atten­tion not only by its dimen­sions, but also by its inter­est­ing appear­ance: the man­u­fac­tur­er styl­ized the built-in microwave in antique style, the con­tours of the pan­el and switch­es are made in the col­or of rusty met­al. The price for the brand is a lit­tle high, which is jus­ti­fied by addi­tion­al fea­tures: a grill and sev­er­al cook­ing modes. The device has mechan­i­cal con­trol, which the com­pa­ny calls more reli­able than touch. Users say that the waves spread even­ly, the food heats up quick­ly.

One of the fea­tures of the device is a quartz-style grill, which cooks more effi­cient­ly than heat­ing ele­ments. The man­u­fac­tur­er made sure that the buy­er makes the most of the space inside. There is no plate, no pal­let required. The device is easy to clean, just wipe the enam­el coat­ing with a cloth and soap. The only thing that is often found in reviews is the pow­er of 800 watts. This is not enough for grilling, it is impos­si­ble to get a crispy crust. Warm­ing up and defrost­ing take a long time.

1. SAMSUNG FW77SR‑B

The first place in the list of the best was tak­en by Sam­sung FW77SR‑B, which out­per­forms oth­ers in terms of ser­vice life. The man­u­fac­tur­er is so con­fi­dent in its dura­bil­i­ty that it gives a ten-year war­ran­ty. The mod­el has clear set­tings and wor­thy char­ac­ter­is­tics for the price. The microwave oven does not make noise dur­ing oper­a­tion. Con­ve­nient con­trol and touch screen dis­play allow you to use the device with max­i­mum com­fort. The pow­er is 850 W — the food is not heat­ed very quick­ly, but even­ly.

In reviews, users often note a high-qual­i­ty child pro­tec­tion mech­a­nism: when it is turned on, the but­tons do not work. When fin­ished, the microwave will beep and turn off. Togeth­er with the device there is a con­tain­er for steam­ing, made of high-qual­i­ty plas­tic. The device has prac­ti­cal­ly no dis­ad­van­tages, we have iden­ti­fied only 2 small fea­tures: the grill and con­vec­tor are not installed, stan­dard func­tions are avail­able. There are rather small sym­bols on the indi­ca­tor, you can only see them up close.