As a brand, Panasonic countertop microwaves boast solid ratings for owner satisfaction and middling ratings for reliability in our member surveys. The sleek LG NeoChef MSER1590S microwave earns ...

But according to Consumer Reports’ microwave oven ratings, the best countertop microwaves don’t necessarily come with higher prices when you’re comparing models of the same size. Whether you ...

Countertop microwaves also take up a lot of countertop ... Over-the-Range Microwave (Best Buy) to more expensive models like the LG LMHM2237ST (Best Buy), which we ranked 'best overall' in our ...

But most microwave ovens have less usable space than advertised, according to our tests: In fact, both over-the-range (OTR) and countertop microwaves have a usable capacity of about 50 percent of ...