Best 700-Watt Microwaves

Six dedicated preset buttons handle popcorn, potato, pizza, frozen vegetables, beverages, and a full dinner plate - more food-specific presets than most picks in this comparison, so there's less guessing at time and power for common meals. The 10-inch turntable is also fully removable for easier cleaning after a spill.

It's the most expensive pick here, and the extra presets and cavity size (0.7 cu. ft., tied for the largest in this lineup) are what that premium buys - not a wattage advantage over the cheaper picks.

Two-step child lock and a three-second mute hold are the two features that stand out for anyone microwaving late at night or early morning without disturbing the rest of the house. One-touch express cooking covers 1 to 6 minutes plus a +30-second add without setting a custom time.

Two separate defrost modes - by weight or by time - give more control than a single generic defrost button, useful if you're used to checking package weight before thawing.

The same Comfee unit as the pick above, right down to the mute function and two-step child lock, just finished in pearl white rather than the standard color and currently listed at a different price.

If color isn't a priority, compare both listings directly since the hardware and features are otherwise identical.

Multi-stage cooking chains two power settings into a single run, useful for a defrost-then-cook sequence without restarting partway through. At 0.7 cu. ft. it matches the largest cavity size in this comparison without the premium price of the BLACK+DECKER above.

The LED display doubles as a kitchen timer and clock, worth knowing if this would be the only visible clock near your cooking area.

Six presets are labeled for specific foods - popcorn, pizza, beverages, veggies, potatoes, leftovers - so there's less time spent guessing a manual power level and duration. The child safety lock is integrated into the door handle itself rather than a separate button, so it can't be triggered by an accidental bump.

At 0.7 cu. ft. this ties for the largest cavity in this comparison, useful if a wide dinner plate needs to fit without turning sideways.

A pared-down sibling of the Chefman above, with three presets instead of six - popcorn, beverages, and leftovers - covering the most common daily tasks without the extra menu options. Two defrost settings and the same handle-integrated child lock carry over from the larger Chefman lineup.

The trimmed preset list keeps the interface simpler if extra menu options just mean more scrolling you never use.

The digital panel bundles express cooking, power-level adjustment, a delayed start timer, and stop/cancel into one control scheme - useful if you want to queue a cook cycle to start later rather than only starting it immediately. Two separate defrost timers give more control than a single generic defrost setting.

At 0.7 cu. ft. it also matches the largest cavity size in this comparison, without the premium price of the BLACK+DECKER.

At 23.1 lbs and with fully mechanical dial controls, this is the simplest interface in the entire lineup - no digital menu, no presets to learn, just a twist-dial power level and a mechanical timer. That simplicity is also part of why it's the least expensive pick in this comparison.

The tradeoff for that low price and simple mechanism is the smallest cavity here at 0.6 cu. ft. and no food-specific presets at all.