General Electric JES1288SH

Pros: Very very dependable, easy to use, great defrost feature.

Cons: Unchangeable (?) light bulb, unremovable upper electric element makes cleaning the ceiling difficult.

Review: I've used this microwave nearly every night for the past four years. It is easy to use, and looks good. No fire problem yet (God willing!) and I've let it get pretty messy on the inside at times. My only real reservation is that the owner's manual gives ...

Pros: Easy to clean and is pretty and shinny

Cons: Sorry service life for a product of this type

The Bottom Line: If I can not get a proper resolve on this issue I will NOT buy another oven from GE. ,,, PLEASE read my update... Tim

Review: 04-18-2007 More information: UPDATE.. I have good news,yes I really do. I call the GE people and talked to the people at 1-800-848-7620 Customer Relations. After going into detail about the date I bought the oven and the problems I had with the ...

Pros: Excellent convection cooking and microwave is average.

Cons: Controls have been too simplified. Changing plates to microwave or grill. Poor online support.

Review: We bought this microwave as a replacement. Overall it is a good microwave. The convection cooking capability lets you brown those microwaveable foods, cook steaks (yes they come out nice), and do the mundane microwave chores like pop popcorn. The ...

Pros: Nice looking, plenty of features, easy to use, roomy.

Cons: Dangerously unstable with regards to the arcing problem.

Minor gripe: letters/paint rubbed off buttons.

The Bottom Line: Based on my experience and similar experiences by owners of the same model, I would not recommend purchasing this model.

Review: We received this GE JES1288SH microwave secondhand from my parents, it's a 2003 model and is a nice looking stainless steel front oven and easy to use (although we have never found a reason to try to grill or brown anything in it). From the day we turned ...

Pros: Basically easy to use. Great browning and grilling features before the rack broke.

Cons: Lasted less then 2 years. I want to keep my house.

The Bottom Line: Don't buy if you like your kitchen, it may catch fire. Did fine for almost 2 years but not willing to chance it after that.

Review: Like mentioned above, mine also caught on fire after about a year and a half of use. My no-name brand that I bought for $40 lasted 7 years longer then this one that cost me $140 on sale. I loved using the grilling feature and made delicious salmon ...

Pros: Stainless Interior

Cons: Slower microwave times, grill & brown features not all that helpful, and not very reliable

Review: Purchased the unit at Sam's Club on 3/27/04 for $158, on the basis of the stainless interior and grill & brown features. Cook times were acceptable, but less that the microwave we replaced. Brown and grill features are marginally helpful. Perhaps I ...

Pros: Beautiful and easy to use

Cons: Nearly caught on fire with no warning, after only 3 years' use

The Bottom Line: Lovely to look at, but DON'T buy this machine! GE has sold lots of microwave ovens with defective magnetos in past years, and this is one of them, apparently.

Review: I bought the GE 1288 SH02 microwave oven in the summer or fall of 2004, and have never had a moment's problem with it until two days ago, when suddenly it began buzzing loudly while cooking an egg patty on a paper plate. Light was flashing behind the ...

Pros: It is shiny.

Cons: Need I say more than fire hazzard and the fact that GE won't take responsibility.

The Bottom Line: Do not buy this microwave unless you are looking to collect fire insurance.

Review: In February of 2007 my wife and I purchased a GE Microwave model # JES1288.  By December of 2007 the microwave was making a loud buzzing sound, sparking and flaming in the area that contains the magnetron.  I called GE and they sent out a ...

Pros: Multiple features, nice stainless steel design

Cons: Caught on fire and stopped working 2 years from purchase.

Review: Buzzing, smoking and small fire from cardboard area to the right of the inside of the microwave. It lasted only two years and I paid $270.00 for it at Lowes. I was disappointed this product was not recalled, as it is a fire hazard. ...

Pros: The box it came in lasted longer than the microwave

Cons: It is a fire danger Don't buy!

Review: We used it about a year and a half before it started shooting flames,even though we always kept it clean and took very good care of it.We bought it for the browning feature which didn't work very well,perhaps it was designed to brown the inside of your ...