Suggestions on buying an over-the-range microwave?

wardnine

Hey, so my Samsung SMH2117S over-the-range microwave died last month and I'm looking for a replacement (and not looking to spend more than $500). Any suggestions? Would need something roughly the same size. I don't know much about microwave functionality honestly - I'm a fairly simple and straightforward microwave user and use microwaves nearly entirely just to heat food up quickly at just a couple of different power levels. I don't have an interest in a microwave with a bunch of extra features as I'd likely never use them anyway. I found the following microwave models interesting: Farberware FMR17BLK Samsung ME17R7021ES GE JVM6175SKSS Whirlpool WMH31017HB If anyone has feedback about any of the above or any other suggestions that would be much appreciated, thanks!

DullGreyGuy

This is a UK forum and looks like you are based in the US so probably best looking elsewhere as brands, models and pricing are substantially different

FreeBear

Add to the above - One would normally have an extractor hood over a range/cooker/hob to push all the smells out of the kitchen. Putting anything else above the range is generally a bad idea. The elevated temperature would shorten the working life.

BarelySentientAI

FreeBear said:

Add to the above - One would normally have an extractor hood over a range/cooker/hob to push all the smells out of the kitchen. Putting anything else above the range is generally a bad idea. The elevated temperature would shorten the working life.

OTR microwaves are designed to incorporate extraction for that reason.  It's a very common position to find a microwave in the USA.

FreeBear

BarelySentientAI said:

FreeBear said:

Add to the above - One would normally have an extractor hood over a range/cooker/hob to push all the smells out of the kitchen. Putting anything else above the range is generally a bad idea. The elevated temperature would shorten the working life.

OTR microwaves are designed to incorporate extraction for that reason.  It's a very common position to find a microwave in the USA.

But the British Isles have never been part of the USA (even although we did lord over them for a time before they revolted).

DullGreyGuy

FreeBear said:

BarelySentientAI said:

FreeBear said:

Add to the above - One would normally have an extractor hood over a range/cooker/hob to push all the smells out of the kitchen. Putting anything else above the range is generally a bad idea. The elevated temperature would shorten the working life.

OTR microwaves are designed to incorporate extraction for that reason.  It's a very common position to find a microwave in the USA.

But the British Isles have never been part of the USA (even although we did lord over them for a time before they revolted).

But the person asking is in the USA given they set a budget in dollars, are looking at brands only in the US and are talking about a setup that is common there but almost unheard of here. 

In the US there also seems to be a trend of having a cold water tap on a flexible arm over the hob, can see more purpose for doing that than filling a pot from the sink and carrying it across the kitchen etc. No idea if allowable with UK regs and if you aren't using it often its not great in my mind that you cannot run it off before topping up a pot etc (or you create the reserve problem of filling a spare container then having to carry that to the sink to dispose.

coffeehound

They should use the .co.uk for this forum