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Cuisinart CMW-100 1-Cubic-Foot Stainless-Steel Microwave Oven | 
 enlarge | Brand: Cuisinart
List Price: $270.00
Buy New: $150.99
You Save: $119.01 (44%)
Rating:  12 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 28
Dimensions (in): 16 x 20.5 x 12.8
MPN: CMW-100
Model: CMW-100
UPC: 086279014191
EAN: 0086279014191
ASIN: B000IW9J20
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 1000-watt stainless-steel microwave oven with 1-cubic-foot interior | | • | Touchpad controls with LCD; 25 preprogrammed settings; 10 power levels | | • | 8 presets with serving-size options; 2-stage cooking operation | | • | 2 defrost functions; 12-inch glass turntable; instructions and recipes included | | • | Measures 20 1/2 by 16 by 12 3/4 inches; 3-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
Has your old microwave become more trouble than it's worth? The Cuisinart CMW-100 will show you why microwaves are no longer just for warming up leftovers. A stainless steel interior and 25 pre-programmed settings make the this an incredibly versatile mocrowave oven. The nonporous interior makes cleanup a cinch, and prevents odors from one food leeching into others. With the 12-inch rotating glass tray, your food is evenly cooked, so the only reason to keep an eye on your food is for entertainment purposes. The optional two-stage cooking operation allows the microwave to be set so that first stage of operation (such as 15 minutes on defrost) is automatically followed by a second stage (such as cooking for 8 minutes). With eight preset menu options and an individual serving-size menu for each, you just might need to find other uses for your stove-top oven.
Nonporous interior will not absorb odors, moisture or food particles Easy to clean 12 rotating glass tray included Touchpad controls with LCD Two convenient defrost functions to defrost food by weight or time Eight preset menu options, with individual serving-size menu for each (total 25) Two-stage cooking operation Instructions and Recipe book included
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Died after 16 months!!!! October 8, 2008
Jill Thomas
We received this microwave from our wedding registry. We were thrilled when we got it and it worked fine for 16 months, then one died, I pressed 'start' and it totally shut off. I thought I blew a fuse, but nope everything else around it was still working. I tried other outlets and the thing never turned back on! Just like other people said, it just died on us. I thought cuisinart was reliable but I will NEVER buy that brand again.
 Not able to enter the cooking time!? September 2, 2008
Robert K. Schmidt (Cleveland, OH USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A microwave that has a numeric keypad but doesn't allow you to enter the exact amount of time you want something to cook? This is not understandable. I like cooking my veggie burgers 45 seconds each side. It cooks them just right. Problem: you can't just press 4-5-START on this microwave. You can only cook things in increments of 30 seconds. Give me a break.
Cuisinart Just Lost Me as a Customer August 4, 2008
Book Lover (Maryland)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
After 14 months of use, our CMW-100 "died" completely without warning as the Start button was pressed. No display, no light, no fan, no nothing. There was no unusual sound or smell associated with the failure. A little web research disclosed that a blown internal fuse is the most likely cause when a microwave fails this way. I called Cuisinart customer service and as noted in other reviews here, they require you to return the unit to their own repair shop and pay postage both ways. What's worse, they estimated a 4-6 week turnaround time. I found a local shop that wanted $40 to diagnose the problem, plus charges for any parts required and estimated a 2 week turnaround. My reality check was a Best Buy ad this week for a GE 1100 watt 1.1 cubic foot stainless steel unit for $70. That made my decision - too much hassle, inconvenience and expense to resuscitate the Cuisinart. If I couldn't fix it myself, I'd dump it and buy a new, non-Cuisinart microwave.
After using vice grips to remove the two tamper proof screws from the one piece top/side case (interesting that the other 3 screws were normal phillips head screws) an ordinary 20 amp instrument fuse was easily visible and easily accessible on a small circuit board right where the power cord penetrates the back case. Although the fuse looked good, it tested open with a continuity checker. I popped in a replacement (very cheap and easily obtained at any hardware store), put the case back on (substituting 2 extra phillips head screws I happened to have handy for the tamperproof ones) and plugged the unit back in. Good as new!
After 30+ years of buying Cuisinart products, they just lost me as a customer. If the item works well until the warranty expires, no problem. However, I consider their repair-under-warranty requirements entirely unreasonable for a large, relatively heavy (about 35 lbs not counting the box), and fragile item. (1) if they feel they can stand behind this product with a 3 year warranty, they should also be willing to pay postage at least one way; (2) if they expect you to ship it back for repair, they should sell it in a box that is strong enough and has enough cushioning to protect the microwave. I suspect they load these retail boxes in larger containers when shipping them to retailers. They are entirely inadequate for normal, single unit shipping; (3) a 4-6 week repair turnaround is too long an inconvenience for most microwave owners - they should invest in more repair benches and technicians, and (4) they should do what most major appliance manufacturers do - certify factory authorized repair sites all over the country, at least in each state's most populous city so that owners would have the option of delivering items for repair rather than having to mail them back.
Two of them have broken July 30, 2008
B. Ploskina (Davis, CA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We're on our second one of these and it broke again. On the first one, the digital read-out froze and wouldn't let us actually cook anything. It only worked for about 2 days. This second one just fritzed out yesterday for no reason at all. I was heating something up and 90 seconds in the thing just shut off. The readout went blank and I've tried several outlets and nothing will get this thing back on. We got it off our registry on Bed Bath & Beyond, so thank god we can exchange it. The first time we exchanged it for a new one of the same model. This time I'm going to get something else. I never owned anything from Cuisinart before. Doubtful I ever will again.
 Nice looking but disappointing March 22, 2008
R. Bonomelli (New York, NY)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Like the other reviewers, I agree that this looks nice. There are 2 problems that I found however. One, you can't use the microwave to cook and use the timer simultaneously. This has been an inconvenience on more than one occasion. The other problem is that if the microwave is on a slick counter surface, the force of pulling the door makes the microwave slide off the surface. Annoying.
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