PanasonicNE-1025F Compact Light-Duty Countertop Commercial Microwave Oven with 6-Minute Electronic Dial Control Timer, Bottom Energy Feed, 1000W, 0.8 Cu. Ft. Capacity Silver

>> Received it on 06/10/2014>> Initially rating was 5 starsDon't have the time to write a full review yet, will do so when I have some free time and have been using it for a little while. But, so far it's great.Some of the features are a little confusing to figure out and use, will re-read the manual again.>> UPDATE 06/23/2014Pros:- Easy to use, but difficult enough to stop my father from using it. My father used to microwave his tea in the previous unit(a different Panasonic non commercial grade model)without covering it, letting it steam inside the oven, which may cause it to overheat and we have told him over and over to cover the DAMN thing, he just won't do it. Even though this unit is easy to use like a typical microwave, to set custom time, just hit Power once, which will be on high with the first press, then enter the time and hit Start, simple. However, my father is technologically ignorant and has OCD(e.g. he has to use a permanent market and draw symbols on wall switches, to remember which is the light, fan, on and off, etc.), he doesn't know how to use it and now has stopped microwaving his tea, finally stopped him. I was hoping that this had a child proof password feature, in case I need to stop my father from using it, but no need for that now. He's the type of person that you will need to lock everything up, otherwise, he'll mess with things in ways that will irk the hell out of ya, like leaving the microwave door opened after each use, etc.(too many things to list).- No pull or push button to open door, door is easy to open and not too tight to close, the unit will not move from closing. Unlike our previous microwave, which was pretty tight to close, each time you close it, it would make a loud sound and the whole unit would move backward a little.- No spinning tray, makes it easy to clean.- 1000 watts, .8 cubic feet is more than enough for typical users.It's an easy to use microwave, well built, so I don't have any more pros to add at this time.Cons:- By default, when it's done, it lets out 4-5 loud annoying beeps, which I have to read the manual on how to turn it off.Conclusion:- So far, am glad I decided to get this, instead of some cheaper stuff.>> UPDATE 7/5/2014Tried turning the annoying 4-5 beeps off when cooking is done. I released the Program Lock, it shows a "P", so that's confirmed. Then opened door, pressed Prog, pressed 0, the display shows the Prog and Stage 1 lights on and the number 10 right below, which should be showing "bE EP", instead of 10, pressed 0 again, NOTHING happens, unable to toggle between Stage 1 and Stage 2 to turn off the Beep. Not sure if there is something wrong with this part of the feature. Calling Panasonic support soon.>> UPDATE 7/7/2013Regarding turning the beep off that I was having trouble with on 7/5/2014. Spoke with Panasonic and then I realized that I misread the instructions. The first step says "Open the door", each time I tried, I opened and CLOSED the door, when I was supposed to leave the door OPENED, until the programming is completely finished. My bad :) My main issue was with the 4-5 annoying loud beeps when done cooking, however, once the Beep is turned off, there is no beep sound at all for ALL other functions, which I like, so I turned the Beep back on.

I bought this microwave in December of 2018. It replaced a residential microwave that lasted only 2 years.So far it's been a great little microwave with zero issues, and we use it many times a day. One of my most favorite things about it is that it's so very easy to clean. It's great not having a turntable. Another favorite feature is that it has the absolute best defrost cycle of any microwave I've ever owned, and there were a lot of them. It defrosts slowly and doesn't cook the edges of the food as some microwaves do. I also like to use the defrost cycle to re-heat food gently.The power on this microwave is 200 watts less than my last one, and I was worried that it wouldn't be powerful enough for my liking, but I actually like the lower watts better because it doesn't destroy things on the high setting.It is simple to operate and it's pretty intuitive once you have some experience with it. It's quite a bit different than a residential microwave, but we got the hang of how it operates fairly quickly. There are no pre-set buttons for specific foods.I love that you can program it so the beep goes away. We can hear it go off, so we don't need an annoying beep.I would buy this microwave over again when it finally dies. So far it has proven to be a real workhorse and the quality is great. I can honestly say that it's the most favorite microwave I've ever owned. I'm a happy customer.

This microwave oven is great. I bought it some time in 2020 and am writing this in Jan of 2025, so close to 5 years now. I haven't had any trouble with it. I love how easy it is to clean since it uses a bottom feed zapper rather than using a mechanical food rotation platter. It's easy to get pre-set times with the push buttons, or hit the double time + pre-set to get up to 7 min without having to think about much.To get odd times that aren't a direct multiple you first wake it up (open the door so the panel is lit, you can close it if you want after, just need to 'wake' it), then hit Power, type in the number of min/sec you need, then hit start. THANK YOU to the other reviewer to posted that. The pre-sets were so easy to use I never actually learned that until my mom wanted to microwave an egg for an un-even multiple of time.The beeps when the timer is done are quite loud, as expected of a commercial unit. However as stated in other reviews you can turn off the sounds entirely if needed, say if you have this in a shared living environment like a dorm or apartment and use it for those 3rd shift meals.