Breville BMO850BSS1BUC1 the Easy Wave countertop Microwave Oven, Brushed Stainless Metal

soft-close door is genius
Works great, simple, and not only is the door a quiet-close, it is soft-close too, meaning you can swing the door closed at various speeds and it stops and slowly closes it the last inch or so with hardly any noise. The beeps have a nice tone and are adjustable. We needed simple knobs and operation with competent power and this fit the bill great. The display screen is nice looking in operation. The engineering is impressive on the aspects a user sees and feels. Time will tell for longevity.

Started breaking down 12 months in, fully bricked 18 months in, out of warranty
This is an attractive microwave, gives a higher-end feel to one of the typically less attractive appliances in your kitchen. Functions are nice, I especially liked how easy it was to fidget with the power to accomplish whatever job you needed to. Presets were OK, but never found them to be the one-button solutions that they promised to be (for instance, the soften butter and popcorn functions never quite left me with soft butter or fully popped popcorn).But one star because this $400 microwave, maybe the most expensive microwave money can buy in modern America, had minor flaws from day one and then major flaws starting a year in.The minor flaws were things like the soft close door not working, which meant the door wouldn’t close at all, which meant I couldn’t use the microwave. Had to unplug the unit and reset some sort of internal electronics to get the door to function again. Annoying, but rare enough that we lived with it.The major flaw was that starting around a year in, we would sometimes pull the food out and it was cold. This started as an intermittent problem that was definitely annoying and enough to swear me off of buying this microwave ever again, but we learned to live with it. Fast forward another six months and we’d gone from cold food once/week grew to once/day and then 90% of the time that we tried to use it. In essence, we now have a microwave that will turn food in a circle for as long as you ask it to, but not cook it.An appliance breaking down a year into owning it is frustrating enough, but sadly somewhat accepted in an era of mass produced cheap consumer goods. But when you buy the top-of-the line, you expect it to be an exception to that rule. Or you at least expect the company to stand by its product and offer a replacement so early into its life. Unfortunately, neither were the case here. I’m already outside of the paltry 1-year limited warranty, so customer service gave me the options to A. send it in and pay for a repair myself or B. buy a new one. I’ll be buying a new one and it won’t be a Breville.

My wife really likes this microwave. Nicely built and well thought out features.

Ce n’est pas pour rien que ce four s’appelle “Smooth Wave”: le programme de réchauffement automatique avec senseur fonctionne très bien. J’ai possédé plusieurs microondes, et c’est le premier qui réchauffe sans brûler; il chauffe juste à la bonne température. Parfois, vous aurez à ajouter quelques secondes. Il est très facile d’emploi, grâce à son écran et ses boutons, qui remplacent les pavés numériques souvent dysfonctionnels. Le seul point faible que j’ai noté jusqu’ici, c’est qu’il faut surélever (avec un ramequin par exemple) le contenant de pop corn pour que les grains éclatent bien, comme si les ondes voyageaient mal au ras du four.Je n’ai ce four que depuis quelques jours. Si je note des défauts plus tard, je reviendrai faire une mise à jour ici.

I have had it for a week and am very pleased. Great for exact defrost and cooking – not to much heat, not too little. Lots of smart features. Bright and sparkling and easy to keep clean.Only minor improvement to recommend is to back light the clock for use in the dark.