General GEW1000E

Countertop Microwave Ovens / Midsized Countertop Microwaves

This General 1.0 cubic-foot 1000-watt microwave oven:

has touchpad controls
is a commercial-style model: lacks auto defrost, auto popcorn setting, and auto reheat settings.

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CR Expert Take

How did it perform in our owner surveys and expert lab testing?

Overall Score

The Overall Score for this model incorporates our expert lab test results, as well as ratings for that brand’s reliability and owner satisfaction from our annual product owner survey of members.

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What goes into the Overall Score?

OWNER SURVEYS

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Heating evenness

/ 5

Defrosting evenness

/ 5

Speed of heating

/ 5

Microwaving noise

/ 5

Ease of use

/ 5

Color

/ 5

Claimed capacity (cu. ft.)

/ 5

Usable capacity (cu. ft.)

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Heating Evenness: This model performed excellent in our heat evenness test consisting of reheating a bowl of mashed potatoes.

About

The General GEW1000E is part of the Microwave Ovens test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Countertop Microwave Ovens models like the GEW1000E are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Heating evenness: This reflects how evenly a model reheated a dish of cold mashed potatoes.

Defrosting evenness: This is based on how well the automatic-defrost program defrosted one pound of frozen ground chuck.

Speed of heating: This score is based on the temperature rise of water heated in the microwave.

Brand Reliability & Satisfaction

This brand has insufficient data to rank.

Did the brand perform consistently well over time?

PREDICTED RELIABILITY SCORE

/ 100

Insufficient survey data to receive a brand-level rating. Brand gets a weighted category average for this attribute.

Would our members recommend this brand?

OWNER SATISFACTION SCORE

/ 100

Insufficient survey data to receive a brand-level rating. Brand gets a weighted category average for this attribute.

Source: Consumer Reports' 2022, 2023, and 2024 Spring Surveys

Features & Specs

Style

Countertop Microwave Ovens

Exterior Dimensions

12 in. high , 20 in. wide

16 in. deep

Features

Convection mode

Sensor

Stainless/SS-look option

Yes

Speed-cook mode

Grill

Racks for bi-level cooking

Specs

Watts

1000

Detailed prompts

Type

Midsized countertop microwave

Door-Open Method

Handle

Touchpad/Dial

Touchpad

Control type

Power level display/recall

Yes

Turntable size (in.)

Turntable diameter (in.)

Exterior height (in.)

Exterior width (in.)

Exterior depth (in.)

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