Many years I had been using a conventional oven with heating coils! Finally when it gave-up I decided to upgrade to the latest technology that is a microwave oven. But since I was not aware on the qualities what I will get in my budget, I spent hours in researching a best microwave oven, going through all the top brands in India. Updated for 2021.

And today out of other smart applications in my kitchen, the all new microwave oven has become the glory of my  kitchen. In short time I am able to use it for quick reheating, grill or even baking. So easy.

I am able to use it for variety of cooking like popcorn, chicken grills, kebabs, pizza, muffins, even reheat the frozen food. In fact watching movie has became more interesting with preparation of popcorn’s in minutes that too without any attention 🙂

Not only it cooks in minutes, but also saves time and electricity, I could see it immediately in monthly electricity bill.

What makes an ideal microwave oven?

Household appliances should be small enough to be comfortable in your kitchen counter-top. Its an ideal helper, to have a microwave oven which can handle cooking quickly and quietly occupying a corner of your kitchen.

So I sorted out the top 10 microwave ovens after lot of research on internet as well as visiting family and friends to see the actual working microwave ovens and to know the performance.

At the end of post I have also added a Microwave Ovens Buyer’s Guide, plz take a look if you have some free time.

Best Microwave Ovens in India 2021 – Top 10 Machines Reviewed

Do you know if you buy Grill type microwave oven then you cannot use it for baking!!!

1. Morphy Richards 20MBG 20-Litre Microwave Grill

Morphy Richards MWO 20 MBG (20 Litre) Microwave Oven has 8 Auto Cook options facilitating cooking with a breeze, no attention needed at all.

Additionally, it offers 5 power levels to suit different cooking needs. Bake cup cakes and potato chips, toast nuts, preserve fresh herbs by evaporating their moisture, make popcorn, cook plain rice, pulao, pasta, sweet corn kernels, upma, carrot halwa, chocolate fudge, dhokla, and paneer tikka, and steam broccoli and other vegetables.

8 Auto Cook functions : You can simply preset the desired temperature and timing as per the cooking requirement without having to figure it out and set them manually

5 power levels: Allows to control the temperature as per the cooking requirement

Child lock: Extremely helpful feature for those having kids at home, it automatically freezes the control panel, and prevents any unintended alteration of the chosen settings.

Overheat sensory protection: Another safety feature which activates in case of overheating and automatically shuts off the microwave operation.

Features:

• 8 different Auto Cook options to choose from
• 5 power levels to customize the temperature as per the cooking requirement
• Manual defrost feature
• Microwave and Grill functions
• Mirror glass door
• Powder coated cavity
• Child lock freezes the control panel preventing unintended alteration of the chosen settings
• Overheat sensory protection for safety that automatically shuts off the operation in the event of overheating

2. IFB 20SC2 – 20-Liter Convection Microwave Oven

IFB, is one of the well known brand in kitchen appliances over a decade now and known for durable product line at affordable cost.

One of the most popular premium looking model from IFB is 20SC2, which is perfect for a small sized family of 2-4.

Surely with 10 temperature settings, this compact model provides you the flexibility you need to ramp up your baking skills.

Also the power consumption is around 1200 watts, which is pretty decent for its size and functions.

Looking at below features, I can say that this model of the Microwave oven, is one of the best looking Microwave Oven in India at this budget price.

Multi-Stage Cooking
This simple model have combi tech function, which facilitates Grill and Microwave simultaneously!

Which means you can cook and grill at the same time, it works magically on food like sandwitches.

Combi-Tec : 2 – (Grill + Microwave) and 4 – (Convection + Microwave)

Auto Cook Settings
Auto-set to cook in different styles. Stores 3 types of cooking cycles in its memory. With 24 standard menus, which Helps change your auto cook settings without having to cancel them.

Childlock
Perfect for those having kids at home! This safety lock prevents microwave accidents when you’ve got children around.

Weight + Speed Defrost
Simply check the item weight printed onto package and provide it to the microwave, it will automatically determine settings and defrost on its own. No worries about time or temperature settings for defrosting the food. No more wastage and saves time too!

Auto Reheat
Reheats your food with auto programmed time and power levels.

Time Display
Easy to read big digital numbers keep you informed about cooking time, power level and time at every stage of use. This allows keeping an eye from a distance.

3 Year Warranty
The Magnetron and the Cavityare warrantied for 3 years, assuring long term, hassle-free operation.

3. Samsung CE76JD-B/XTL – 21 Liter Convection Microwave Oven

Samsung is well known international brand with presence of kitchen appliances area in India too.

Main thing I like from Samsung is they try to provide maximum features at best cost and durability.

This particular model which I have selected is best for a small family of 4 to 5 people.

And mind it, Samsung microwaves  are the only in Microwave in Indian industry that come with ceramic Enamel coating to protect the inner surface from scratches for lifetime! And that it the reason Samsung also provides extra long 10 years of warranty for the cavity.

This small but powerful 21 Liter model delivers an extraordinary performance, consuming only 1200 watts of power.

A specially designed triple distribution system enables even heat distribution from all sides via the three antennas which delivers a perfect cooking experience.

Also like most of the ovens, this model has a rapid defrost feature to defrost frozen food quickly to room temperature.

Coming to the economy part, it has a special feature called as Eco button that helps in saving standby power up to 40 %  which definitely saves a electricity consumption.

Features:

• TDS (Triple Distribution System)
  A conventional wave distribution system distributes microwaves from a single Aperture Antenna. Whereas Samsung developed TDS, has an Aperture Antenna as well as two additional slot antennas so that waves can be more widely distributed. Resulting into evenly cooked food.
• Ceramic Enamel coating
  This special coating is hard-wearing and durable which makes it more than 7 times scratch and rust resistant than other microwave interiors.
• Easy to Clean
  The fully coated with Ceramic Enamel Interior offers solid surface that never scratches and cracks. Moreover, it prevents the bacteria and the smooth surface is easily to clean as well.
• Anti Bacterial Protection
  The Samsung Ceramic Enamel Interior is hygienic and durable surface prevent from bacteria.
• Keep warm feature.
• Power defrost – Act quick, gets to room temp in minutes.
• Freebies – an Indian Recipe Auto cook.

4. IFB 23BC4 – 23 L Convection Microwave Oven

This is my second recommendation from the same company IFB, the first one was 20L and this one is slightly larger i.e. 23 liters.

Again for a slightly larger family size 4-5 people this is best deal by spending around 10000 Rs, you get this best looking, good build quality machine packed with so many useful features.

Styling quotient of this particular model is its strength and weakness too! The front glass has floral panel, preventing heat escape hence allowing food to remain warm for longer time inside the machine. Weakness is you can’t see the food cooking clearly!

With 23 liter capacity, you can cook more quantity of food at a single go.

Floral Panel : Provides stylish look for your modern kitchen, matches with your lifestyle.

Fermentation : Ferment at your leisure without spending time – prepare dough/batter/milk products or even yoghurt.

Auto Cook Settings : 71 standard menus helps change your auto cook settings without having to cancel them.

Express Cooking : Set the weight and just press the buttons, its intelligent logic will take care of the rest.

Power levels: This oven has up to 10 power levels and the temperature can be raised to a maximum of 220 degree Celsius. Try baking cakes and pizzas and you will get perfect results.

Multi-Stage Cooking : Auto-set to cook in different styles. Stores 3 types of cooking cycles in its memory.

Steam Clean : Free your microwave from grease in a matter of minutes using steam. Ideal cleaning after a greasy Indian meal.

Disinfect : Complete germ care – sterilize your baby bottles and other vital utensils in minutes.

Combination Cooking Power Grill & Combi Tech : Blends the magic of the microwave and grill modes to cook and brown delicious meals. Grill from outside and bake from inside.

Keep Warm : Use this low pulse up to 90 minutes to keep the temperature of your food constant without overcooking worries.

Time Display : Easy to read digital numbers keep you informed about cooking time, power level and time at every stage of use.

Weight + Speed Defrost : Enter the weight of the food item you wish to defrost and you’re good to go! Save time too!

Childlock : Essential if you have kids! This safety lock prevents microwave accidents when you’ve got children around.

3 Year Warranty : The Magnetron and the Cavityare warrantied for 3 years, assuring long term, hassle-free operation.

5. Bajaj 2310 ETC – 23 L Convection Microwave Oven

Bajaj Electricals is a brand in existence since years and known for its durable and affordable value for money products. It is one of the most trusted brand in India since years.

Here I am recommending a 23 Liter microwave over with super modern look and mirror finish, making it a perfect match for your all new kitchen.

However their presence in the microwave market is not so high, you may not see it in every kitchen like you see the IFB or Samsung microwave ovens.

Features:

• Convection and grill model
• Electronic control with multiple power levels
• Stainless steel facia and cavity giving years of rust-free life
• Digital timer with 46 pre-set cook menu, easy cooking for newbies. 
• Keep warm function, deodorizer and steam clean

6. Morphy Richards 25CG with 200 ACM – 25 L Convection Microwave Oven

Again this is my second recommendation from the same company Morphy Richards, a brand from England – larger size to 25 liters, catering to bigger Indian family.

This Morphy Richards MWO 25 CG (200 ACM) Microwave Oven got large 25 liters capacity, helping you prepare meals for larger family in one go. Even if you are small family, this bigger capacity will help you during family party and gatherings.

The proven convection technology, circulates the heat evenly inside the big chamber, resulting into uniform food cooking as well as saving energy.

The intelligent micro-controller provides you 200 Auto Cook options! so simply select the program load food and press Go, no need to monitor the cooking! Further the 11 power levels makes you cook faster or slower as per the need.

Typical Indian cooking tend to leave an aroma during cooking, hence like most of the other ovens, this one also provides a deodorizer to keep the chamber fresh and ventilated.

Bake cup cakes and potato chips, toast nuts, preserve fresh herbs by evaporating their moisture, make popcorn, cook plain rice, pulao, pasta, sweet corn kernels, upma, carrot halwa, chocolate fudge, dhokla, and paneer tikka, and steam broccoli and other vegetables.

200 Auto Cook functions : Use presets to get the desired temperature and timing as per the cooking requirement without having to figure it out and set them manually. Just follow the Auto-cook guide provided with this Microwave oven.

11 power levels to choose : Control the temperature as per the cooking requirement

Auto defrost and cooking : Defrosts your frozen foods and continues to cook them at the desired settings – all in one click, so no need to monitor if the defrosting is finished and reset the timer to finish the cooking.

Deodorize function : A must have feature for any Indian home, simply ventilates and freshens the cavity when it gets permeated with smoke and strong odors.

Overheat sensory protection : In case you miss something, or wrong settings, it has built-in saferty shut off system, so no need to worry of fire or burning.

Features:

• Mirror glass door
• Stainless steel cavity for improved reflection of microwaves for faster and uniform heating and longer life.
• Choose from 200 different Auto Cook options.
• Use 11 power levels to as per the cooking temperature requirement.
• Auto defrost + Cooking in a single Go.
• Microwave, Grill and Convection functions with preset option
• Deodorize : Ventilate and freshen the cavity when it gets permeated with smoke and strong odors
• Overheat sensory protection for safety that automatically shuts off the operation in the event of overheating.
• Child lock freezes the control panel preventing unintended alteration of the chosen settings.

7. LG MC2846BCT – 28 L Convection Microwave Oven

LG is well known brand in India as well as across world. LG has presence in most of the electronic products like TV, Mobile, Home appliances like Washing machines, Fridge etc.

Due to its brand value, the products will be slightly expensive however in long term you will get value for invested money due to the quality and durability they deliver.

Now here I am recommending a larger sized microwave oven suitable for big Indian families, 28 liters capacity, you can use if in multiple ways to get large food items in single go. Get multiple cooking items like Stewing, roasting, baking, browning, Pasteurizing, Barbecuing, Diet-Frying, heating, steaming and grilling, similar to hotel quality.

So LG microwave has captured its place in my top 10 best microwave ovens in India for simple reason of quality and cost.

I liked the Diet fry feature (High on taste, light on waist), which cooks your dishes with the least oil similar to an Air fryer. So now dig into those samosas, gujiyas, pakoras and more without feeling guilty!

Also unique feature is Ghee Auto cook menu which prepares Ghee in 12 mins.

Indian Roti Basket : Make Indian Rotis in microwave!
This patented technology helps you to prepare 12 different variety of exotic Indian rotis at the touch of a button. So get delicious Naans, Lachcha Paranthas, Tandoori Rotis,Missi Rotis easily. So no more hotel trips please!

Autocook Menu : Dish Out Surprises Everyday.
This powerful feature packaged machine comes with over 251 Auto cook menus and a special Indian menu cycle selection too. The auto cook menu comes with preset cooking time and temperature.

Stainless Steel Cavity : More Hygienic. More Durable
The Stainless Steel Cavity reflects heat uniformly, to provide you even cooking experience. Also the life span of stainless steel is pretty high, so no more peel off in the cavities due to continuous rubbing of the turntable, which eventually peels off the coating exposing the base material.

Multi cook Tawa
Nice accessory that you get with this machine, a specially coated non-stick tray for dishes that require extra browning and bottom heating.

Paneer/Curd
I think making paneer will never be as easy using the ready-made menu from this microwave. Surely you will be able to make some softer and delicious Paneer at home without the use of any chemicals or enzymes.

And your child will love the perfectly blended, hygienically prepared, delicious homemade curd.

Microwave Oven Recipe Book
Finally a onus from LG, you get nice book to learn how to cook exotic, mouth watering recipes from all over India. These recipes are not only delicious but also quite simple to make.

8. Samsung MC28H5033CK – 28 L Convection Microwave Oven

In my top 10 microwave oven in India list Samsung has scored two numbers, this second one I am recommending for a Bigger Indian families.

At highly competitive price you get this big 28 liters microwave oven which is elegant looking, suit to your modern kitchen and fit to your pocket too.

This particular model which I have selected is best for a small family of 5 to 8 people.

Again just to reiterate, Samsung microwave ovens come with ceramic Enamel coating to protect the inner surface from scratches for lifetime! And that it the reason Samsung also provides extra long 10 years of warranty for the cavity.

Features:

Convection : Can be used for baking along with grilling, reheating, defrosting and cooking.

Touch Keypad (Membrane): You get sensitive to touch and easy to clean front keypad from which you can select various settings.

Child Lock : Again a must have if you have kids at home, ensures complete safety with children.

Slim Fry : Instead of spending separate money to buy an Air Fryer, no harm inn trying out this Microwave, which provides a Slim fry function. This special mode / function circulates hot air inside cavity hence creating food with a crispy texture and moist interior using only a pinch of oil. For health conscious people this acts like a boon.

Tandoor Technology : Creates a tandoor-like condition inside the cavity with a temperature of up to 200 degrees Celsius in the oven that make it possible to make perfect & Crispy Roti or Naan with just a single touch. If you like Punjabi-style lachha parathas, Mughal-inspired Tandoori rotis and delicious butter naans this microwave is for you.

Curd Any Time : You can now prepare homemade dough or curd anytime of the day with the Fermentation Function, which utilizes advanced fermentation technology to set just the right temperature.

Enjoy Local Tastes with Auto-cook menus: You can simply choose from a wide variety of pre-programmed local recipes to enjoy familiar flavors with the simple touch of a button. There are 30 auto cook menus available.

9. IFB 30FRC2 – 30 L Convection Microwave Oven

Now this is wonderful, IFB, tops third time in my Top 10 microwave listing!

Its quite obvious since they are the leaders and well known brand in kitchen appliances over a decade for durability at lowest cost.

So this is largest capacity 30 liter model suitable for biggest Indian family.

Best function I loved in this model is Rotisserie function, which means you will be able to get super quality paneer tikka or soft and delicious chicken tandoor for a home party.

Rotisserie Convection
Believe me, you can now prepare delicious, evenly crispy and browned meat dishes easy, especially useful when cooking poultry.
Its now simple to get perfectly succulent chicken kebabs or BBQ with the 30FRC2 microwave oven.

The motorized rotisserie helps continuously turning the meat to circulate the marinade, giving you that nice juicy taste in every bite.

Save on Electricity bills
It features a variable power and bill saving feature that offers pre-set choices depending on your menu.

Express Cooking
No need to think deeper, what to select and how to select, simply set the weight and just press the buttons and you are ready to go.

Delay Start
While you are completing other tasks at home, simply tune in the clock, the advance programming will keep a watch on the clock. So your meal will be ready at the right time! So by the time you are back from watching TV serial, thigs are ready to serve hot.

Childlock
One of the basic and must have feature, that most of the microwave ovens have, again presents accidental operations by kids at home.

Weight + Speed Defrost
Don’t even think for a while, look at the weight printed on the packet and tell microwave by press of buttons, and you are ready to go .. program will decide the time and temperature needed for defrosting the food items. So the skill levels to operate goes down means you save on wastage of food and time too.

Keep Warm
You can use low pulse up to 90 minutes, which will not overcook the food but simply keep it warm, fabulous feature where family members do not dine at the same time.

Combination Cooking Power Grill & Combi Tech
IF you ever need to make brown cooking, then microwave heats the food from inside at the same time grill heats the food and make brown from outside, so this delivers an evenly cooked brown delicious meals.

Multi-Stage Cooking
For frequent use, forget about remembering the program numbers, it can store 3 types of cooking cycles in its memory. So you can Auto-set it to cook in different styles.

Auto Cook Settings
101 standard menus, simply assist you to change your auto cook settings without having to cancel them.

Fermentation
Again this is one of the most used and most wanted feature in Indian kitchen, used everyday to get nice quality of milk products like curd, dough, batter, milk products.

Steam Clean
Typical Indian cooking happens with lot of oil, hence this steaming function frees the microwave from grease in a matter of minutes.

Disinfect
Big Indian families will mostly have a baby at home! so frequent need of sterilizing of the baby bottles and other vital utensils can happen in minutes, with a single click.

3 Year Warranty
IFB with its quality products provide good durability. And promises 3 years of warranty for the Magnetron and the Cavityare, assuring long term, hassle-free operation.

10. Godrej GME 530 CF1 PM – 30 L Convection Microwave Oven

Godrej is one of the most trusted brand in India for the home appliances like washing machines, home refrigerator, air conditioners, microwaves etc. In fact two air conditioners at my home are serving me since last five years without any issues. So Godrej is known for the low prices with great durable products.

Godrej has variety of models available in the microwave ovens with good features at lowest cost. And that is the reason of choosing this biggest 30 liter model suitable for bigger Indian families comprising of 7-10 members.

The model which I have chosen looks slightly traditional one (not modern look) but the floral design makes it suit modern kitchens too.

Stainless steel cavity:

It utilizes high grade anti-bacterial Stainless steel cavity, however somehow this model do not have the steam/auto clean feature which is must for any Indian cuisine which is bit oily.

141 insta-cook menus

The multi-cuisine convection microwave oven have preset 125 cuisines from 8 countries, mainly 90 Indian dishes. It has pre-programmed recipes at the tip of your fingers.

Simply load the needed ingredients, select menu and relax. Perfect for a multitasking women who needs to do lot of work at the same time.

You can cook, defrost, bake, roast etc. in one cooking sequence.

Features:

• Combination and preset cooking
• Auto protection & 10 power levels

My Recommendation on selection of Microwave oven for family of 4:

Here from all the above Top ten microwave ovens in India, which one is the best of best (even all ten are good)

Based on features looks primarily like LG will be a good option, however my in depth research shows that IFB has gained good reputation with more and more people going towards buying IFB products, also most of the models from IFB works on low grill power consumption with efficient design, saving valuable energy resources of electricity. So if you are a family of 4 (Husband, Wife and 2 kids) then IFB-23BC4 (Below 10000 Rs Link) the model is the right one for you.

How to Select Best Microwave Oven?

A convection microwave oven is almost 20 times more efficient than a gas stove! So for modern kitchen where time and money is important, buying a microwave will be a great decision.

Before choosing the best microwave oven for your home, there are many factors based on the size of your family, food and other good things. We hope that purchasing the following tips will help you choose the right microwave oven

• Price

• Wattage

• Reliability

• Size

• Your Kitchen

• Settings

• Safety

• Noise

• Ventilation

8 component to deal with when selecting your New Microwave Oven

When microwaves can be bought, there are a few reasons to remember some things about your personal preference, while others will be more determined than the location you need to work on. To find the best microwave for you, you have to think about some of the important elements below.

Size

No matter what type of microwave you end up going with, size will matter. To start, you have to consider the space available to you in your kitchen.

For an inherent or over-the-range microwave, you have to fit it exactly to the size specifications available. If you opt for a counter-top model, you have a little more flexibility in the size you go with, but you still need to carefully consider the amount of counter space you have to work with, as well as how much you’re willing to give up.

Capacity

The capacity of a microwave oven is its internal volume / space, which is measured in Liters.

Obviously more Liters capacity means you will be able to accommodate large sized food items like a cake, however remember that it will also consume lot of counter space as well as make a hole to your pocket.

So select wisely depending upon the amount of food you want to cook every day. What it means is depending upon your family size you can go for different capacity of microwave ovens.

For convenience I am giving general thumb-rule guideline on selection of capacity as per family size –

18-20 liters microwave oven

• For a small family of 2 to 3 members
• Occasional use, or mainly for heating the food items and not main preparation

20-30 liters microwave oven

• For a mid-sized family of 5 to 8 members
• Frequent use mainly for food preparation rather than heating.

Space optimization

If you look at two flats with same square feet area, the space utilization might be different depending upon the layout! Maybe a 800 sq.feet flat is functional and looks more spacious than a 1000 sq.feet flat?

Similarly don’t just look at the Liter volume capacity of a microwave oven, but also look for the internal space utilization, design of functional space inside the oven.

As an example, ovens with two shelves can provide more efficient space, allowing loading of different but small quantity of food items at the same time.

Note : Using large microwave oven for a small quantity of food is not a good and efficient idea! Rather it will be wastage of valuable electricity, so choose wisely.

Power consumption – Wattage

Watt is unit of electricity to measure power consumption, your bills will increase as the appliance Wattage rating increase. So surely you should look at the wattage first, higher the wattage, higher you have to pay electricity bills.

I mean for the same volume capacity, say 20 liter, two different company microwave ovens can have different power consumption pattern depending upon the appliance design.

In-general microwaves in market range from 600-1500 watts depending on their capacity and heating ability.

On an average 1000 watts shall suffice any cooking purpose at home.

However most of the modern microwave ovens have smart designs, which optimize the power consumption based on the food load and program selection. If you want faster cooking / heating, it may pump in more power, whereas during slow cook cycle it will optimize the pumped energy.

Look for intelligent or smart microwaves with latest micro-controllers or micro-computers inside, which control the functions dynamically as per the selected program cycle.

Reliability / Durability

Even if the most durable microwave potential is around 10 to 12 years or closer, the average life of Microwaves will increase to 9. It is important to you to find a microwave as long as possible.

Style quotient – Asthetics

Your microwave needs to fit in to the kitchen it will become a part of your kitchen. If aesthetics is important to you, then you need to think about how it will look with everything around it. If the other appliances in your kitchen are stainless steel, then you will likely want to go with a microwave that matches. Or perhaps you want an explosion of color in your kitchen.

You should consider how you use your kitchen each day and which areas of it would be the most convenient or inconvenient for the microwave to be placed. First of all, do not try to buy what you have seen, look at the color of your kitchen and buy it.

Compared to the olden days bulky designs, latest machines are much more sleeker and smaller in design, occupying less space as well as providing a style quotient to your kitchen.

Program Settings

Most microwaves will come with at least a Popcorn setting that allows you to cook based on the size of the bag. When you start to explore more high-end microwaves, you will notice a whole new range of preset cooking options for uses from baking potatoes to reheating pizzas to warming up beverages like coffee.

If you like to get what you need from a microwave without having to put much thought into it, look for a model with a variety of settings that includes the items you will most likely be using your microwave for.

Some have micro-controllers with pre-programmed menu options allowing you a simple selection of your favorite dish at a click, rest is taken care by the program.

Defrost is another common setting that will be found on most microwave ovens, which uses Humidity sensors to complete the operation in few minutes.

The auto cook menu will provide an option to choose from readymade recipe based on which the heating time and cooking duration are automatically set.

Safety

While you may encounter the occasional alarmist article about microwaves leaking radiation that causes cancer or zapping all of the nutrients in your food, so far there’s no real research to back up those claims.

The only real safety concerns that come with microwaves are the slight possibility of one catching fire and the need to teach kids to be careful when using them — especially with over-the-range microwaves where reaching over the stove and removing hot items that are difficult to reach can cause problems.

So if you have kids at house, specially growing once, you must look for child safety lock facility, which will disable any accidental switching on of program.

Many cases mechanical panel may be more dangerous, since kids tent to rotate switches unknowingly due to the natural instinct. In such cases touch panels may prove to be better option! I mean choose wisely.

Noise

This won’t be a concern for everyone, but some microwaves will be louder than others and if you’re sensitive to the noise they produce, you’ll want to try out the model you’re buying before purchasing to get a feel for what to expect from the sound. While this is rare for microwaves, you may also find decibel ratings listed for each unit.

Ventilation

This is mostly a concern for those considering an over-the-range microwave that replaces the range hood that would otherwise provide ventilation while you cook on the stove. Few over-the-range microwaves get many points from reviewers for ventilation, but consumer reports has given a look to how different models perform in this regard.

Turntable

One more commonly found feature in modern age microwaves is a turntable.

Simple advantage of this feature is that you need not pay an attention during the cooking to turn the dish manually for uniform heating, but the turntable rotates automatically ensuring uniform cooking.

Their research is well worth the read if you’re buying an over-the-range microwave.

Price / Budget

Price is always an important consideration when purchasing any home appliance.

A wise investment will consider precise need at home and may spend little more in the beginning to get long term benefits, I mean overall value for money product selection.

All of the most affordable options will be found in the counter top category. But if your kitchen design makes a built-in or over-the-range microwave a more practical choice, the extra investment will be well worth it.

Now best brands will charge slight premium to en-cash their brand value, so for the same size, function and type of microwave, the price may vary significantly!

But to me in this case function supersedes budget, I mean function has to be given more weightage.

Having said that, its practically difficult to shortlist products from over hundreds of options available in Indian market! You will get tired of browsing lists and get totally confused in the prices!

May be you can spend some time to goto family and friends to look for which all brands and capacity microwaves they use and what are feedback’s. Later look for the best products from internet research.

Now prepare list of top microwave ovens that are sold in India, to prioritize according to the features, durability, warranty, customer support and all the points which I have already enlisted above.

Which are the Best Microwave oven brands in India?

You have to look for the international as well as presence in India for at least 5 years for a brand to be considered for purchase. This gives you an assurance that all the Indian customer feedback’s are already gone into the improvements and you are buying a refined product.

So to name the top brands of microwave ovens, you will get Samsung, LG, Toshiba, IFB as the best convection microwave oven brands in India.

Here Brands like IFB and Toshiba offer a three-year warranty on their heating elements and body, whereas most of the other brands offer only one year warranty!

Also, last point to be taken into account is the customer service and support centers near your home. Else you might save during buy and spend more afterwards! So look for a brand having good customer support history (less online complaints, or if at all you find the complaints ,see the replies given by the company. Responsible brands will have an eye over all online complaints and try to address them quickly)

Bottom line

As far as the devices go, microwave is a relatively small financial investment. It leaves most consumers in a small room with more stamina and actually goes with the microwave which is the best in their needs, preferences and overall life style. Take some time to browse and do it at the right time, but do not bother too much at it. If you see some things that fits you in the available space, go for it.