Side by Side Comparison of: Panasonic

This is a great product. I especially like the sensor feature. It allows younger members of the family to use the oven without having to know exactly how long to reheat something. It's got a solid feel and a sleek look.

Excellent microwave. Perfect size. Fits standard dinner plate. Heats incredibly well and is the first microwave to defrost without cooking. Only complaint is that there is no light when you open the door. However, if you are in a well lit room this is not an issue at all. Overall excellent product and I would recommend to anyone looking for a small-mid size microwave.

Clean lines powerful heater, simple to use control. Really like it.

Read the reviews beforehand, they were OK. We've been using it for several months now and it is the nicest microwave we have ever had. The sensor reheat works great.

works well, the inverter system takes a little getting used to, certainly can cook things on a lower level

We have a relatively small counter space. This oven was ideal for our needs. The sensor feature is very convenient.

WHAT A GREAT DEVICE!!!!!! I'VE MICROWAVED EVERYTHING I CAN GET MY HANDS ON. I DON'T DO PETS OR SMALL ANIMALS (I'LL BET I COULD THOUGH). RECEIVED IT A DAY AHEAD OF TIME. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. I LOVE THE 1250 watts OF RAW ENERGY. THIS IS THE GREATEST. MY OLD MW GAVE OUT COMPLETELY (11 YEARS OLD). AT DEATH IT WAS GIVING ABOUT 600 watts. IT TOOK 8 MINUTES TO WARM COFFEE. THIS BEAST DOES IT IN 2 MINUTES - MAN IS IT HOT! I AM VERY HAPPY I PURCHASED THIS MW IT'S LIKE DRIVING IN A VOLKSWAGEN IN THE MORNING, AND A 1200 HP FUNNY CAR IN THE AFTERNOON. HOLD ON TIGHT!!!

I just got it and I'm very happy with it. Very easy to use, quiet and very nice looking. I was also scared about the doors breaking, so I bought an Amazon 3-year warranty for $14, which I believe that is a good investment with this microwave. Ha! the microwave I am replacing was a cheap old Goldstar that I had for 21 years ... seriously! (granted, it was in storage in the basement for 8 of those years).5/7/2016 update. The door/power mechanism has in fact broken, as everyone has stated. The power stops working like it is a bad power supply or a loose wire or loose power connection. It triggers when you shut or open the door or tap the oven. You can still get it to work by slamming the door, slapping the microwave on its side, etc. Time heals it more than anything. If it sits long enough, it will always come back on. What also helps more than anything is to open and close the door very gently to not knock the power off. So, I looked up my insurance that I bought and found that it only covers power surges. So, I called them up and told them that it had a power surge. And I'm thinking, how would you know it had a power surge? Anyway, it was no problem with them. They immediately issued the entire price refunded to my Amazon account. Very nice.So, now, I'm going to try the fix offered by an evaluator here.

Wow! This microwave is awesome. It doesn't take long to warm up anything. Be careful though, it gets EVERYTHING HOT! I love the fact that I can warm up meat without it drying out or getting "rubbery". It gets things hot and quickly! I almost never have to put anything back in the microwave. I re-heat a lot of pasta dishes, and it usually takes no more than one minute to get it good and hot. You do have to kind of slam the door to close it, but no big deal there. The size is HUGE!! I haven't tried, but I'm pretty sure you could fit a good sized turkey in there. This microwave actually heats the food and not just your plate! The plates dont' get hot like they have with other microwaves, but the food certainly does! I bought this as a present for my parents, and I'm kinda jealous I didn't get one for myself. I can't wait for my microwave to die, so I can buy one of these for myself! lol True story.

I had had one of these that had the dial for the cooking time, etc. and really missed just being able to put in the time that I was wanting right from the beginning without spinning the dial back and forth because the time you wanted kept slipping by. You, also, couldn't necessarily put in specific times because it would start counting by 5's or 10's quite quickly.This new one with the number buttons alleviates those problems. The only thing I don't like, that I guess the bit more expensive one will do, is show the power bar when you are cooking. It's easy at first to press the buttons in the wrong order when wanting to use the power level settings, and if the power bar showed the level you were cooking at, you would know for sure if you punched it in right. Other than that, I'm easily living without it scrolling instructions and telling you to enjoy your meal.I like this machine a lot and would recommend it to friends and family.

Well, I know I said I'd never get another Panasonic microwave after the last defective one, but after not being satisfied by the much smaller Samsung (which didn't actually sense the moisture although it said it did), we decided on this model. The defective NN-SE982S has a new dial that's touch sensitive, but for some in our house, including me, it didn't work well. But the real problem in the microwave we got was that the sensor wasn't working, so after a very unsatisfactory call to Panasonic support (they wanted us to bring the brand new microwave to a service center), we returned it to Amazon (kudos to Amazon) and bought the Samsung 1.4 cu. ft. The "Auto Cook" in the Samsung isn't automatic at all, it just uses preset times. And the foods heated hot on the outside and cold on the inside. So that got returned too, and we got this one because it has buttons instead of that dial. It's been working perfectly for the past two months, reheating everything completely and evenly. So Pansonic still makes the best microwaves, just hope you never have to call their support.

I've been using this for 1 month now and have to say that it is by far the best microwave oven I've ever used. It is not small in any way and nearly any size dish or pan you can buy that can go into a microwave will easily fit into this oven. It seems solidly built including the door mechanism which is a problem with every other Panasonic microwave I could find a review about. It is made of plastic but it feels good and tight...so far.As far as cooking goes this thing is amazing! It heats things very quickly just like most microwaves do. What makes this microwave so amazing is that it doesn't just cycle from 100% power to warm only to simulate a lower than 100% power level. When you set this oven to 50% power that is exactly what it runs at, all the time. You never hear it kicking on and off like every other microwave I've ever used The food does not start boiling all over and then stop and then boil and stop again. It makes a huge difference when you cook things. Chicken comes out of this microwave just like if you baked it in a conventional or convection oven (minus the brown look of course). It is not rubbery or all dried out on the edges or thin parts. It is delicious and gets done in a quarter of the time. Oh yeah, and I have yet to melt or warp a foam plate in this oven.The sensor reheat is probably my favorite feature of this oven. I make my own pasta sauce and learned many years ago not to reheat it in the microwave. They all dry it out by boiling the heck out of it on the outside edges while the sauce in the center of the dish was still ice cold. With this microwave, I put the sauce in a container, put a piece of Glad Wrap over the top, fold a little corner of the wrap back, put it in the oven, push the sensor reheat button, and push start.The oven figures out what heat setting to use and how long to heat it and it comes out perfect every time. The first time I tried it I sat 6 inches away from the door staring into the oven saying you better not ruin my sauce!!!...waiting and waiting for the sauce to start boiling to dry it all out and ruin it...but it NEVER did. After about 4 minutes it beeped and put on the countdown display the time it was still going to heat it and it came out of the oven perfectly and evenly hot throughout the entire container. I didn't even have to stir it. I was impressed. It also works the same way with everything I have reheated in it. Frozen dinners come out perfect without even setting a time or temperature, just peel back a corner of the wrap, push sensor reheat, and push start..when it beeps 5 times it's done.I have still not done a lot with the sensor cook setting but will be trying it out soon. Will update here when I do a few more things with it. The few things I've already done have been just as impressive as the sensor reheat function.I tried the popcorn button and ended up stopping the oven myself when I heard the popping stop. It might have been about to stop it itself but I wasn't up for ruining a bag of popcorn just to find out. Now when I make popcorn I set it on 1 minute 20 seconds on full power and it is perfect every time.I've used the cook and then keep warm function several times and it works just as advertised. You don't even have to go back and tell it to keep it warm after it cooks. You enter the cooking time and then tell it to keep it warm when it's done. I always tell it to keep it warm for 30 minutes even if I don't think it will take everything else I'm cooking to take that long. Even after 10 or 15 minutes of keeping it warm it hasn't cooked it death or dried it out, it really does stop cooking and just keep it warm.Anyone who has ever had a Sharp will appreciate how easy it is to set the clock on this oven. Push the clock button once, type in the time, push the clock button again and you're done. After having a piece of junk Sharp for a year and half I never did figure out exactly what to do to make it work. Did what the book said and always had to do it again and again before it worked.As hard as I've tried to think of something, I really can not find anything about this oven to complain about. So far I think it is absolutely perfect.After reading reviews about microwaves for several hours here and at other sites it became very clear that pretty much all microwaves are junk anymore (including Panasonic). I bought this one because I absolutely love the Panasonic shaver I bought and because this appears to be a new model from Panasonic. I couldn't find a single review anywhere. Hopefully they have fixed all the bugs in the earlier versions of this oven. We will see. I will update here with anything that goes wrong. I purchased the 4 year extended warranty with this because of all the horrible reviews that all microwaves get. If you buy this I would suggest you do the same. If you think you don't need to, read some more reviews.Update 10/30/2014I have now used the sensor cook feature a few times and while it does work it is not as predictable as the sensor reheat function. The sensor cook is made to cook foods that are around 8 ounces or less. I find it much easier to just cook it regular my self.I've used the turbo defrost several times and it also works perfectly. As long as you turn the meat over when it beeps nothing gets cooked, only thawed.A note about the sensor reheat function. Still my favorite part of this oven. The book says to use plastic wrap to cover and then vent the thing you are cooking. I've tried using a foam plate, still vented at the side, and some microwave safe covers also still vented at the side. The sensor reheat function does NOT work correctly with anything I've tried but plastic wrap. Covering it with anything else does boil the food you are trying to reheat.I have found myself almost never using this at 100% power unless I am boiling water, and I use it a lot. Most of time I am cooking at 50% power or less. Meat does best at 30-40%. I cover it with a thick glass cooking dish and it comes out as juicy as if you cook it in the oven. If you leave it uncovered it is still good but a lot of the meat juice cooks out onto the dish you are using.A handy shortcut that is not in the book that I discovered and use every day. To soften just enough butter for a few pieces of toast from a refrigerated stick of butter. Turn the stick of butter upside down (where you are going to open it facing the bottom of the microwave) and heat on 100% power for 15 seconds. As you use up the stick you can lay it on its side and heat. Once it is 75% or more used up you can leave it upright and only heat it for 10 seconds. If you leave it upright when it is a full stick, the softened part will be on the bottom.The door and everything else on this oven is still working perfectly, just like when it was new. It still closes with just an easy push and the latch still feels very sturdy and tight. The other reviews here that are talking about it worked great until the warranty ran out have to be about another oven. This oven has only been produced for about 5 months. It has a one year manufacturers warranty....if you people have this oven call Panasonic it IS still under warranty. None of these ovens can be out of warranty already, you must have some other oven. Not trying to pick a fight or anything but some of us rely on reviews to decide what to buy and if they are full of reviews for other products made by the same manufacturer, it becomes unhelpful. None of the reviewers that are saying this have the verified purchase statement on their review. I hate Norelco for the piece of junk shaver I bought but I don't think it productive to go post that review on everything they make......although it would probably make me feel better to do so.I will continue to update here. If anything goes wrong with this oven I will post it here immediately. I promise. And I'm into this oven for 4 years with the warranty.July 9, 2015Everything still working perfectly, including the door. Still love it!

Great Microwave Oven. Only disappointment was the poorly back lit display, which is unreadable due to glare and low brightness. Wish I could see the time.

Machine looks good, works well. Price competitive.So far so good. This is the third microwave I've purchased in the last year.. A low end Sharp machine and a low end Kenmore machine both failed within three months of purchase. The first Panasonic I owned was given to me used, by a friend. It lasted about 20 years. Maybe I shoulda stuck with Panasonic.So far so good.

Works as expected, but the sensor reheat function is a bit hard to understand-- always takes everything up to sizzling/boiling. Also, it seems louder than my last one (which was a similar model but without the sensor features). Not "it's broken" loud but just... louder than I expected.

I've had this microwave for 6 months. I don't mind that light is not on when the door is open, it encourages me just to leave the door cracked until I need to use again to reduce wear and tear on the door latch mechanism.The numeric keypad seems to give problems once in a while, like the numbers 1-6 won't work and the 7-9 will. Since we normally just use the "+30 seconds" button anyways, this is not a deal-breaker, but after a few cycles, all the buttons will start working again. I just like things to either work or remain broken in a consistent manner ... hard to understand when sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.I like the looks of it, and it seems to have a deceptively large amount of capacity on the inside. It's not the Tardis, but our old microwave was roughly the same size and shape and this one seems to have a lot more volume.

Great microwave. Weird that the light doesn't come on when the door is open...only when the oven is on!

Only real complaint is that it is noisy. I honestly haven't taken the time to learn how to use the sensor feature.

ok - controls could be designed better

We've had eight months heavy use from this. It's easy to clean, heats up well and can handle all-day usage with ease. Sometimes, the interior seems to overheat, so when we're heating up something, we do it in stages to avoid blowing the internal fuse or damaging the magnetron. We really love the defrost feature, which works amazingly well to reheat items slowly, also.

Mind you we have only had this three months, but we love it. I usually notice the differences in appliances, and my wife goes along, but she is telling everyone how much she loves her microwave. We thought we really enjoyed our last one, but this one is really nice. My wife uses the sensor for everything. The having to push the button 6 or 7 times to tell it what modes you want seems cumbersome, but it is not all that bad when you get used to it. Ours rocks a little until I put a quarter under the left foot. The cooking is the most even cooking I have ever seen of the many microwaves I have used. No little hot spots on the edges like most of them. Thawing proves to be the same.

It's working, and is no better or worse than other microwaves I've used. The only feature I miss is the ability to add a minute at a time while food is cooking. Here you have to stop it and change the time or wait till the timer is finished and do a few more minutes. Not a huge problem though. The only odd thing I've noticed is that after I've cooked something, even if for just a few minutes, when I open the door I hear a whine/whistle for a minute that eventually goes away. Not sure if this is normal or not, but it doesn't see to affect anything.

This is the second unit that we have bought and it works just fine. So glad that they improved the door closure, it is now very easy to close the door. .

As an upgrade of a 7 year old 1100 watt Panasonic microwave this works very well. The sensor reheat function gets a lot of use and I can shave off a minute on the typical time to heat things from the last one.Plenty of space in the oven, even large casserole dishes fit in this thing with no problem. It has been used for several months now and seems to be very reliable. Only minor complaint is that I wish the oven door or the oven itself weighed a bit more as with nothing in the oven it is difficult to get the door to latch unless you brace the oven.

So far so good for the past three months.

nice microwave, but it claims to not cook food during inverter turbo defrost. not true in my case. heats quick tho..

I only just received this and it does seem to do an excellent job of being a microwave. However, it does NOT have the keep warm feature advertised. Also the one touch buttons are totally misleading. This has the dumbest set of control features I ever came across. That's why I deducted two stars. If you want the lowest power setting (range 10 down to 1) instead of pressing Power 1, you have to press the power button 9 times. Similarly, if you want to use the sensor program to cook potatoes (option 7) you don't press Sensor 7, you have to press the Sensor button 7 times. As a professional software designer myself, I would fire the person who created this nonsense.Now I have to see how durable it proves to be. Some worrying reviews here of early demises.

Works well, does not have the warming feature that was stated on website.

I knocked two stars off for the display, The viewing angle on this thing is just awful at anything other than a head-on right angle. Even in pitch darkness, the display's own illumination manages to scatter enough to make the display look like all bars are fully illuminated. Imagine an alarm clock that looked like it reads 88:88. I'm 6 feet tall, and have to bend in half to read it on my countertop. My 5 foot tall roommate still has to hunch over to read it. I can read it just fine if I'm sitting at the table, though - I guess that's alright, since I can keep an eye on it while I wait.The awfulness of the display can't be overstated - Unless you have this microwave directly at eye level where you install it, it may as well not be there.This microwave is louder than I expected, and seems to vibrate considerably - It's enough to make my toaster on the opposite side of the counter (and opposite side of the kitchen sink) vibrate and rattle audibly.Aside from the noise profile and display, I'm very happy with this microwave. I'm on a diet, and eat a 100 calorie tiny bag of popcorn daily. My previous microwave would manage to burn the bag, nevermind the popcorn inside, before most of the kernels popped. This microwave hasn't burnt the popcorn yet, which is impressive if you've ever dealt with the single-serving bags before.

ONLY SHORTFALL IS THAT THE INSIDE ONLY TURNS ON WHEN YOU ARE USING THE ITEM. MY OTHER PANASONIC MICROWAVE ALWAYS LIT UP UPON OPENING THE DOOR. ASIDE FROM THAT IT WORKS WELL!

Bigger than I'd expected. Luckily it fits in the built in space. Works well except when making rice. The window fogs up inside the glass. Previous microwave never did that. Also the button to open the door occasionally gets stuck but eventually releases. Otherwise it works fine.

I've bought five of these in the last 6 years. They work great til they don't . Usually lasts one to two years till it fails.

Turns itself off randomly, hopefully the replacement will work ! I would think after 40 years they would have a clock that does not need setting after brief power outage !!!!!!!!!! Door has a lot of slop in it, pretty sure that this unit leaks microwaves !On the plus side I do like the inverter technology.

Had to return it, since it generated so much interference it would kill our wireless network.

Purchased this microwave Aug, 2014 and it quit working Feb, 2015. The code on the display says we need to call a repairman. It should last must longer than 6 months.

Pretty good unit for the price. My only complaints are that the door feels flimsy and that the beep to indicate that it is finished doing something is not very loud. Otherwise it works fine.

My main complaint about this otherwise decent oven is it's hugely noisy fan. That's a disappointment because such a powerful fan is both unnecessary and intrusive.I will add a comment about "Inverter Technology", which uses electronics instead of a transformer to generate the high voltage needed for its magnetron. When a transformer technology oven is set for half power it cycles on and off, whereas inverter oven runs continuously at half power. Inverter technology saves weight, but makes zero difference in cooking or thawing. It shameful marketing hype for Panasonic to claim that inverter technology "delivers delicious flavor, and defrosts faster".for even cooking and delivering delicious flavor and Inverter Turbo Defrost for quick defrosting

I have only had this a couple months and the light in the display does not work.

What microwave doesn't have a light that comes on when you open the door? It lights up when it cooks, but when the door opens is apparently asking too much. Our POS Hamilton Beach that we paid about $60 for that this replaces had no trouble with what I would have assumed would be as standard as having a door. Or a plug. And at a hundred and seventy dollars? I thought this was such a basic feature that the idea of checking the specs to see if it was a function never even entered my mind.Oh, and the digital display is hilariously awful. From any angle other than straight on, all you see are eights. Our microwave sits on our kitchen counter, a fairly typical location for a microwave one might think. If you want to be able to read the display, you have to either back way up or bend down to the point of being almost eye-level with the display.At this point, I don't even care how well it prepares food. These two stupid issues are enough to make me hate it. But the cost of returning it makes it not worth it.Panasonic makes good products by and large so I'm not letting this turn me off from the company but this particular product is just plain stupid.

When I purchased this 13 months ago, I noticed the negative comments about the functionality of the door, and it's magical tendency to malfunction pretty much as soon as the warranty expired. But most of the comments were quite positive, and the price was right, so I gambled. I'm sure glad I bought the extended warranty.First, the door has been a problem with this model for years and years (check out the other reviews, even those that are positive). Panasonic knows that, yet they keep selling it without addressing the problem. That tells us a lot about how the view their customers, and their products. If they cared, or if we consumers forced the issue, they could have addressed the problem years ago.Second, almost on cue, once the one-year warranty expired it started malfunctioning. It only works sporadically, and while I can eventually coax it to function as it should, I shouldn't have to coax it. And this is not an appliance that gets heavy-duty use. Mainly, we use it warm stuff up. I would estimate that it is used an average of five minutes or less a day, so it's not like we're putting a heavy strain on it.I suppose the "glass half full" view is that when it worked, it worked well enough (except from the get-go the door was clunky and funky) - but we really don't ask it to do very much, just take stuff that's cold and make it hot.

2 months out of warranty, a "pop", and smoke is coming out of it. Looks like a cheap capacitor on the power supply, but the noxious smoke has contaminated this too much to bother repairing.Looks like GE has a very similar product that is American made. What a pleasant surprise! Will give that unit a shot.

Stopped working after 9 months.

We loved this microwave while it worked. Bought it in June 2015, just died this morning. No lights, no LCD display. Thought it was the breaker, but that wasn't it. Have to take it 60 miles to a service center to see what they can do about it.

We must have gotten a bad one. The microwave worked o.k., but after only a little over 3 months it up and quit on us. Looks like the wiring went awry, because the clock quit working and then it all went. We're going to give it to Viet Nam Veterans to fix and re-sell in their thrift store.

Bought this based on reviews. We don't like it. Not user friendly

Stopped working correctly. Shuts down after a few seconds. Its two months old!

Buyer beware. This microwave worked perfectly for the first six months. Then the bottom of the key pad (including the buttons for the power level, timer/clock, 0, 7, 8, and 9) stopped working. Eight months in, the "Quick 30" button no longer works. It's only a matter of time until the Start button quits, too, and then we'll have to get a new one (and try to find some way to dispose of this hunk of junk).

After a year of subpar performance (kept shutting off - no fault of home wiring), it finally gave up yesterday.

It worked fine for one year, but after owning for 13 months, the inside lit up and side panel fried while heating up some mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving day. We weren't using metal or any questionable materials. Very disappointed in the short life of this microwave. No support from Panasonic after 12 months.

I had this product 45 days when it stopped working. It was too late to return through Amazon so I went directly to Panasonic. First of all it was difficult to navigate Panasonic to find out what or how to get it fixed. When I did finally get to an operator (who was less than friendly), she said the local servicer is a company named Colortronics located about 50 miles away. I sent Colortronics an e-mail and left a voice message. It has been 7 days and I still haven't heard back from them at all. We decided to take the defective microwave to our local electronics recycle center and have it trashed. In the meantime, after being without my microwave for more than a week, we bought a new one from a local store. I am very disappointed in Panasonic for not providing adequate warranty coverage and just won't make that mistake again.

Bought two of these, and only one is left working, the other broke within 3 months...ridiculous... It's powerful but if one doesn't last then it's not worth it. I would not purchase again and would advise you not to. Even a cheap one would be better than this one!!!!

I bought this microwave in December 2014. By September 2015, it stopped microwaving; as in I would set the time and press start and nothing would happen. Panasonic asked me to take it to a local repair shop. Given the hassle involved, I thought I'd try my luck again and bought the same model again in September 2015. By November 2016, the same problem showed up.At this point, I am done with this microwave and any Panasonic products.Microwaves are not the cutting edge of technology; they should just work. It is unfortunate that Panasonic's quality has gone down this much.

We bought this june 2nd of 2015 it is now Feb 24 2016 and the microwave that WAS great now has no power or will not tun on.

If I could give this less than one star, I would. It functioned for 3 months and then completely died. While it functioned, it was odd and counter-intuitive. The timer was utterly useless. Panasonic was cold and uncaring when I approached them to replace the unit. Thank goodness for Amazon! Do yourself a favor and DO NOT BUY this product!

Amazon was excellent in handling a problem. Panasonic was terrible. The unit stopped working in less than 30 days from my receiving it. Panasonic would not guarantee the problem since the 30 days had expired from the date ordered. I contacted Amazon, they were great and replaced the unit. The door on the unit does not line up properly but I can live with that.

Update: Less than two weeks out of warranty and the unit is dead. No display, over light etc. I would not recommend this appliance.old review:There are quite a few features that I like about this appliance but there are a few things that are a bit annoying. The door latch takes quite a bit of noisy shoving to close which is a detriment while others are sleeping. There is no indication that you have properly set the "Keep Warm" or the "Power Levels" functions. The display is the same as if you do a normal 'Time Cooking" function. I guess I just have to trust that I am in those modes and that my food does not over cook. It is still a good microwave at reasonable price.

Loved it, the best microwave I've ever had.However, as most, I was experiencing the dreaded door latch failure and was looking at Amazon to purchase a new/different model, thinking that a more expensive one might be better.I found out that it is indeed a design defect which affect ALL Panasonic models :-(The door latch mechanism with the microswitches is mounted onto flimsy, easily bent, very thin sheet metal tabs.After a while, these tabs will bend, and with them the entire door latch mechanism will move and be misaligned such that the hooks on the door will no longer activate the microswitches.Slamming the door might help for a while, but it actually contributes to more bending and more misalignment :-(Fortunately I found a fix on Youtube: [...]It takes about five minutes to fix (probably temporarily, as the sheet metal tabs might eventually bend out of alignment again):1- remove the cover (five screws on back, two on side), need special screw bit2- remove the door latch mechanism (two screws)3- bend the flimsy sheet metal tabs toward the microwave cavity (i.e. inwards) in order to re-align the door latch mechanism4- reassemble.Note that I also added two wires to support the door latch mechanism, one ties the top of the latch to a hole on the top of the microwave cavity, and the other ties the bottom of the latch to one of the circular vent holes at the bottom of the microwave.Now that the latch mechanism is all tied up, hopefully the sheet metal tabs won't bend as easily as before, or at least will take longer to get out of alignment.Works like a charm (at least for now), and much better than throwing a perfectly good microwave to the dumpster.