Magic Chef New1.1- Cu. ft. 1000W Countertop Microwave Oven with Stylish Door Handle, Stainless Steel

when i first got it i was shocked by how large the box was i was worried it would be to big since i live in a small duplex. It looks great works great i love the features easy to clean. but it took me atleast a week to get used to the size. It works great and i love it soooooooooooo much! i would recommend to anyone price was fair for a 1.1 cubic ft!!!

I've only had this microwave for about a week now, and I'm very happy I purchased it instead of any other. It arrived on time, in perfect condition, and works great for my needs. It's a little bigger than I expected, but no problem there. It works really great, better than any other microwave I've ever had before. Heats food, and drinks really well. So far, I would so recommend to others. I'm really hoping it will lasts me a while.

Most people are unaware that Magic Chef products are made by the Maytag Corporation, a subsidiary of Whirlpool products. The manufacturing is completed in the USA, but some imported parts are used. Previously we had a Magic Chef stove and refrigerator that lasted 17 years, still going strong when we moved away. We purchased this microwave based on features that come standard and price value compared to others. So far we are pleased with how well the unit reheats, thaws and functions. The eight pre-programmed button features are: Popcorn - With a feature to select different timing based on how many ounces within the bag. However, be advised that even with the largest setting, it's still not enough to sufficiently pop a bag of popcorn. Potato - With the option of choosing how many potatoes you are intending to cook. Pizza- With the option to chose a time based on how many slices you are reheating. Beverage - With the option to choose either how many mugs or ounces your heating. Soup - With the option of how many ounces your heating. 4-16oz. Fresh Vegetable - With the option to choose how many ounces will be heated. 4-16oz. Dinner Plate - With the option of how many ounces each plate is. 9-16oz. Frozen Vegetable - With the option to choose how many ounces will be heated. 4-16oz. There is a Memory button that gives you the choice to preset up to 5 different reheating times specific to your needs. I seem to really like this feature, and will be using it a lot. Great for finding that magic number for perfectly popped popcorn etc... The ability to multi-section cook. By feature of thawing followed by cooking, or needing 2 different cook times for the same product. Simply set your microwave one time with what you need it to do and walk away. It will complete the first step and immediately begin the second phase after alerting you the first step is complete. The ability to use the kitchen timer while also cooking with microwave. Defrost by weight or time. The weight feature actually allows you to enter the ounces 4-100. Hitting the start button for quick 30 second cooking. Each button 1-9 can be hit once for respective time amount cooking. 1= 1 minute and so on. The microwave starts right away without the need to hit start. Cons: This unit is a bit loud. I'm not sure if that will calm once it's been used for a couple of months. One thing I know won't change is the buzzer, it's really loud. Great for when your busy elsewhere. Not so great for someone midnight snack reheating. Inside there is a small metallic colored piece of cardboard. This is supposed to be a waveguide cover. I potentially see this becoming soiled very easily and breaking downing rather quickly. From research it seems more and more microwaves are incorporating this piece into them. Several places provide replacements parts for this piece. However, I personally feel manufactures should find an alternative or revert back to designing them with the small screen hole design. **My camera is not the greatest in the world, but I'll attach a photo of this piece with this review.** The outer sides are not stainless steel. The only stainless steel pieces are around the door, and 2 small side strips surrounding the key pad. Corporations should not be aloud to mislead the public naming it a stainless steel product, because it's not. The sides are metallic silver painted. The description did mention this, and it really wasn't a deal breaker for me. Just be advised there is only about 5% percent stainless steel on the unit. The child safety feature - The door itself does not lock, but the key pad functions are your lock feature. When holding the stop button for 3 seconds it engages the safety feature. Be advised when this feature is in use, your digital time display will no longer be seen. It removes the time and replaces it with digital squares until the feature is disengaged.

Just had it for a few days but just tried popping corn in my Presto Power- Pop Microwave Popper (which you put inside your microwave) and it did great. Only had 3 or 4 old maids when I got done. My bigger older unit was about 1350 watts and it didn't do as good. Only took a bit over 2 min. and it was done. Only thing I can see that would be an improvement would have background lights on the display figures so you could operate it in a semi-dark room without turning on bright lights or using a flashlight to see the display. I also like the one touch power buttons 1 thru 6 as long as you want full power. Have reheated my coffee a few times also with it and it works great. Oh by the way the popcorn I am using is 2,3 or longer yrs. old because my old microwave wouldn't pop right anymore without just about burning and leaving a ton of old maids. perhaps the old one was losing power and wearing out but this smaller one is doing the job as of now. Ratzaz

My kitchen is fairly well lit but the numbers and lettering and numbers on the control panel are hard to read and don't stand out. They should have done better and I've never had this problem before. Now I just keep a small flashlight next to the unit to use. Also, something else I've not had to do before is first hit the Power button, then put in the heating time you desire and then hit start. All my previous units I just punched in the time and hit start without having to bother with the power level (keep hitting it and it goes from 10 down to a then back to 10 or 100% power). This is just another minor annoyance but otherwise the unit seems to run fine and at this value I decided to keep the unit (and my flashlight handy.)

The control panel buttons are unreadable.

My Walmart site-to-store experience was terrific. The product was very much a disappointment, however. It arrived with damaged housing and not from shipping, warehousing, or other conveyances / storage but rather it left the factory in that condition. I contacted Magic Chef; there has been no response. It would seem their customer service is on the same par as their quality control. The unit has since been returned to Walmart with the charges reversed and with the professional courtesy I expected.

It just arrived today and has a huge dent on the left side when facing the microwave.

I purchased this microwave online and, to be fair, it arrived in a beat up and torn box, so could have been damaged in transit. I set it up and attempted to heat milk for hot chocolate. I put that milk through over 2 minutes in the microwave in 20 - 30 second increments. No luck. I finally got a little bit of warmth, but this was definitely not HOT chocolate. I returned it and got a Hamilton Beach that I am very happy with.

Right out of the box it didn't work. I was horrified and when I called customer service they gave me a big old list of stuff to send them so that they could give me a referral to a repair site. I told them that I would just return it to Walmart and get another brand all together. I won't be buying anything from Magic Chef ever again.