Amazon Basics Microwave, Small, 0.7 Cu. Ft, 700W, Works with Alexa

So far this has been a fun little Microwave Oven to have. The family is learning the Alexa to Microwave voice commands. One of the most important commands to use it "Alexa STOP Microwave". You cannot say Alexa "turn off", "off", "quit" or "cancel" microwave. I wouldn't waste my time pushing the Alexa button on the microwave if your trying to turn it off as the cancel/stop button is to the left of that button and your just wasting your breath.My wife originally did not want a "Smart Home" and now she is growing into the convenience of the system. My favorite is the light controls and audio quality with the Echo Plus. We have a Echo Dot in the kitchen to play music, set the timers and to control the microwave but honestly the Echo devices anywhere can do most of that and they are very sound sensitive.The microwave has a very efficient foot space and seems to be designed well. So far as I know it is only available in the color black and it is the only size available within the Amazon Basics label. This microwave was very affordable. We got it for $41.00 shipped and the packaging was OUTSTANDING! They even put a plastic three sided corner part to keep the weakest part of the box from splitting during shipping. The box is so good that we can use it like a file storage box. Its a heavy cardboard with side handles.The microwave's power seems to be just fine and with the help of Alexa the cooking times are accurate for each item. For example, you can say "Alexa microwave a potato" and she asks "how many?" and I say "one" and she replies "microwaving one potato for six minutes and fifteen seconds". Easy Peezy.....The instruction manual is well explained and even better it comes with a small cheat sheet of commands and the other side has the setup instructions.You can watch a video on how simple the setup is and a basic demonstration on how the unit works. There is a child lockout function simply by depressing the "pause/stop" button once and the "0" button twice. The "wifi" indicator on the timer display will turn off and to reset that just repeat the process and it is back on.The power indicator is five little rectangle LEDS at the top of the clock area. You can say "Alexa Microwave Power 5 (or level 5) and she will ask "For how long" and I say "one minute" and she replies "ok, Microwave Power 5 for 1 minute". Easy and it works great!The Alexa button on front means you can just push it and without mentioning her name just tell it what your cooking.The microwave does not have any fancy build in scale or volume measuring so its very "basic" ... pun intended.Now to get one in a .9 cu ft model / brushed nickel and I am very happy! If this helped you please give me a tumbs up and have a great day!

The media could not be loaded. Situation: Live in a small apartment with husband, two cats. We work opposite schedules so we rarely have time to cook large meals and/or have to eat on the go a lot due to our busy schedules (husband and I not the cats). When we do have have off we sometimes have a few friends come over for game night (the cats not us), but rarely have large groups over. There are two Dots and an Echo that we get tons of use out of and have fully integrated it into our lives.Need: A new microwave to replace the 30yr old one his parents gave us; very large, loose door, barely worked half the time and was known to flip the breaker (YIKES!)Thoughts (Positive):-Perfect fit for our on the go and busy lifestyle.-If you're someone concerned with portion size (like us) I think this will be one of many solutions.-Couldn't believe how much power (700) this little guy had! We thought we would have to add additional minutes to cook certain items in as compared to our older machine (1100), but it cooked in the same amount of time.-Our kitchen Echo connected seamlessly with the microwave and was actually convenient to use when doing multiple things in the kitchen.-We have a VERY small kitchen with barely any counter space so I was very pleased with how compact it is.-Nice modern design with clean lines that will make up clean up fast and easy.-Still works without internetThoughts (Negative):-There is a learning curve with the Alexa commands. We found that giving Alexa simple commands like, "Alexa, cook for 10min." was by far the easiest way to use her instead. When we asked "Alexa, cook popcorn" or any other specific food item she asked the weight or volume and then wouldn't turn on the microwave. In my opinion it's just easier to tell her how long.-You will not be able to fit dinner plates or large tupperware in this appliance...safely.Who/What is this product for?The Amazon Basics Microwave is great for bachelors, bacehlorettes, college students, urban city dwellers, young couples, man caves, lady dens, harry potters cupboard, work shops, office kitchen, smart home enthusiasts, tiny home fans, garage, kitchenettes, millenials, tech savy baby boomers, doomsdayers etc.

We got this for my sister in law who is blind, when her last microwave oven died. What first attracted us to this compact microwave was that Amazon offers a braille overlay for the control pad. For years we have been sticking dots on her microwave key pads which inevitably fall off. *While the overlay fits perfectly, the flat non-embossed keypad is still not ideal for someone who is visually impaired - the only reason that I took 1 star off, and for someone who is not visually impaired a non-factor. On the other hand, the integration with Alexa is done very, very well! With the Alexa dot located in her kitchen, operating this microwave is quick and simple for her (Her voice commands are easily picked up regardless of which way she is facing). The oven itself is nicely designed with a good handle, compact and will fit in nicely with apartment sized counters. With it's smaller dimensions and lower power (700 watts) it's best suited to re-heat food and mcirowave-designed meals. It appears a good choice for anyone who just needs a compact microwave oven, but it is especially ideal for those who either have a visual impairment or difficulty using a keypad controller due to the Alexa integration. The Amazon Basics Microwave is aptly named: A no-nonsense basic microwave at an attractive price. It is gratifying that the available braille overly (at all of $0.99) and Alexa integration did not add much to the price. NOTE: Amazon also offers this microwave oven packaged with the Alexa Dot for those desiring this feature who don't have an Alexa device.