Panasonic NN-SV79MS 1.4 cu.ft Smart Inverter Works with Alexa Countertop Microwave Oven 1200Watt Power with Genius Sensor Cooking, Stainless Steel

I love this smart microwave oven & I had no problems with what others consider drawbacks—like having to press Start after the 30-seconds button is pushed—because my last microwave was also a Panasonic, so I'm accustomed to how the Panasonic folks think. But because I'm chronically ill enough to have been disabled, energy-wise, 35 years ago, & brain fog often makes life difficult, I needed an Amazon associate to help me set it up. You may have no problem at all, though.Because of my erratic energy problem, I can no longer get an accurate Rx for eyeglasses, so reading & understanding instructions in print too small for many elderly folks—80-yrs old is now closer than 70 for me—isn't an option which reduces me to trial & error. So, it took me a while to realize that one must press Microwave before using the dial for minutes & seconds at High power in anything but 30-second intervals.I can't eat like most people do, so for me the Popcorn button & many of the settings at the Start dial are useless. So, I use Alexa primarily & often to cook fresh & frozen vegetables for which I learned to say "microwave" instead of "cook" to get the job done. Otherwise, Alexa may tell me HOW to cook them instead of actually cooking them. When cooking times are given, on a "steamables" bag for instance, I automatically give Alexa another 90 seconds of cooking time. And then afterwards I have her countdown 5 minutes to allow the hot veggies to continue cooking w/their own heat since "al dente" veggies are more difficult to digest.Both this smart microwave & my old Panasonic overheat foods to be reheated, even if I turn the dial to minus for a shorter microwaving time. So, unless you really want your food piping hot, remove it instead of stirring if that's what's called for at the beep before it's finished.If you want Alexa to add time when the microwave signals that it's done, tell her before the beeping is over. Otherwise, she may tell you that the microwave isn't running.My Panasonic standard microwave & my Ninja Foodi played very well together even though it was also 1200W. Unfortunately, this one trips the breaker it's on if I use it while my Foodi is also in use.But the most aggravating for me is that it interferes with setting up new smart devices & conversing with Alexa if it's running. It took me 2 years to realize that this microwave, plugged into the same outlet, was preventing new devices from finding my network. Prior to that I easily set up everything I needed to. Amazon's own plugs especially used to set up in a flash.So, tonight when I had difficulty getting an Amazon smart plug set up, I recalled I needed to unplug this microwave 1st because that's what worked setting up another Amazon smart plug a few months ago after the tiny print somewhere mentioned "microwave oven". Moving the microwave elsewhere, as suggested, isn't an option for me. So, my solution of temporarily unplugging it, not to mention perseverance, is what works for me.That has been the case even with those devices that I installed years ago, not just new ones. So, try that if you're having difficulty. Other than that, that's the only problem I've had & I would buy this microwave oven again should the need arise.

My first microwave oven, bought 47 years ago to make life easier for a new baby, was a Panasonic, I have owned several since then, and none was as good, so when I needed to buy one for my oven less apartment, this is the one I chose for two reasons. I am legally blind, and I trust Panasonic quality. Our first OMG moment came when pairing with Alexa. It does it all by itself with no help from you other than pointing your smart phone camera at a QQR code! Then I warmed some water with a voice command. Voila. Life in the kitchen just improved a thousand percent! I think my next purchase will be a power station that will handle this oven’s 1200 watt need, and I’ll sail through hurricanes with my new favorite appliance! THANK YOU, PANASONIC AND AMAZON! 🥰 🥰 🥰

This is the third microwave with Alexa i have owned, and they were all poor. First, Amazon, then Sharp (the worst of the lot with its terrible Redenbacher popcorn key] and finally this Panasonic. Setup was a breeze as I only had to designate an Alexa grouping, and presto it was connected and the correct time was displayed. This is when the problems started. First, every time I tried sensor cook it would disconnect the oven from the network. I then had to hold down the popcorn key for 3 seconds to reestablish the network. Ths was enough to warrant a return. Then the door closing mechanism went out, and Alexa would say door must be closed to operate microwave. Then when I tried voice commands, Alexa would say microwave not responding. This is when I called Panasonic, and they said they would elevate the ticket and to expect a call from one of their specialists within 30 minutes. This never happened. A real shame since I have high regards for Panasonic microwaves.

The wifi randomly disconnects from time to time. It does not affect any of my other Alexa products. However the Microwave just refuses to connect to my 2G wifi. Then when it finally connects it works and then disconnects from wifi again. I found a fix if you make a specific 2G WiFi no more issues. Might be Xfinity not the microwave.Update it ended up being the wall socket and it kept losing power randomly.

Works well but the menu power/time settings are more complicated than needed. Fits in small space.