We bought this microwave as a replacement for an old GE microwave that had worn out. Maybe I should have checked first but I didn't realize that it lacks a mute feature! How is it possible in 2026 that GE sells new microwaves without the ability to mute the stupid annoying beep sound? That functionality can be implemented purely in software so it would cost them nothing. It's literally worse than the equivalent product from 15 years ago. GE is going backwards and letting their customers down.

So far the microwave has performed as expected. Our old microwave lasted a long time. I hope this one stands up to time as well as the old one did.

This is the 2nd time I have purchased this microwave. I bought one in-between and hated it. Came back to GE because it is easy to use, durable, does a great job, and I LOVE IT!!!

It’s beautiful and works perfectly 😊 I can’t live without this one of a kind speedy microwave…the GE1.6 cu ft countertop microwave oven is AMAZING AWESOME AND THE BEST!! I hope this one last longer than the one (won’t name the brand) I had before, it actually blew up!! Y’all have a great day and YES, I would recommend this appliance 🩷

Love this microwave! The 1150 watts is absolutely awesome!! Purchased it while kitchen is being remodeled, needed a countertop microwave because our old one was over the range. That one is 1000 watts. Will not go back to using the old one, gave it away and I am having our cabinet maker build a shelf for this new one in the new kitchen.

I've had it now for about a week and so far no problems. I will have to get use to the control panel for it's different than the last one I had. This microwave is nice but need more time to tell if it's going to do as good or better.So for now I will give it 4 stars.

Great size, most were smaller than we needed, but this is large enough to handle what we need. The safety feature is something we will have to get used to, but it will be great when the grandkids are here. Controls are easy to read and it heats/defrosts perfectly!

We assumed the key pad screen would light each individual key. No where in the instructions does it suggest this as a feature. A deep dive in the internet did not result in any suggestions as to whether or not this was a feature. Stupid us for making this assumption.

This GE model GCST16S1W1SS exactly fit the built-in cabinet for our 10 year old Whirlpool microwave, and it even fit perfectly into the old trim panel and the support bracket. Even the holes on the bottom of the new microwave fit exactly into the holes on the old support bracket. It made switching out the old microwave a breeze! We are so glad this product was available. It functions just fine and the whole cost was so much less than other options.

This appliance is loud. Especially when I press start for the first second or two. It's like an engine gunning up, then it quiets down a level. I hope the extra loud noise isn't an indication that there's something wrong with it. Otherwise, it's okay. I like the express cook feature. I mostly use the microwave to heat things and this appliance works fine for that. My previous microwave had a 13 1/2" plate, which was a good size for the type of things I heat, so I was pleased to find a microwave of this size, with the express cook option and in white.