The Deed is Done!

Buying our microwave oven was NOT an easy decision. We checked Consumer Reports and asked all of you. I asked friends and checked what was available at the stores. I measured the space on the countertop (incorrectly it turns out). Art thought it was too big. Even our guest, Paul weighed in. They had a GE, too.

We(I) decided to just go ahead and buy it! Both our daughter and we have had the GE Profile before in Illinois and they've been working nicely so we hoped it would be OK. However, just in case (since Brit' Gal Sarah in Oklahoma had a terrible time with her GEs)...we bought the extended warranty which we usually don't do. It's got two years to konk out!

When we set it up on the countertop, it looked rather ummmm...large. Art could barely contain his, "I told you so." Then my brother walked in the kitchen and said, "Whoa...that's huge! Are you planning to cook a turkey in there?"

Sigh... OK so it might be a bit too large but what the heck! It works....for now.

I don't care. At least that's one decision over with. Now.... there's still that bed and car to decide on.....arrrrggghhhhhh!

Which Microwave Oven to Buy???

Sarah of Brit Gal in the USA had a lot of trouble with her microwave ovens breaking and got lots of good advice from fellow bloggers on which microwave to buy next.

We have a Sharp microwave oven that's too small for our needs. Larger casserole dishes can't turn on the carousel. However, the Sharp oven seems to be going strong after about a year and a half. The older microwave died with the sudden surge after a power outage.

We went to the library and checked out the Consumer Reports ratings, looked on the web at other reviews and asked my daughter how she liked her GE Profile. She said her first Profile was defective and was recalled but the second one was OK. We then visited several appliance stores to see what's available and I think we've finally made our choice unless somebody tells me I shouldn't get it. We're going to go with the GE Profile counter top, 2.1 cubic feet. I sure hope it's a good decision. Consumer Reports recommends it. Somebody on the web said you can bake cookies in it. Hmmm? I wonder. I'll believe it when I see it.