The 3 best GE countertop microwaves on sale at Best Buy

If you’ve been waiting for a chance to get a Microwave, this is one of your best chances all year. Best Buy is running a sale on GE, GE Profile, and Café microwaves through July 27, and we’re already excited by what we’re seeing.

At Reviewed, we’ve tested GE appliances in nearly every category at Reviewed, so we know how they hold up. A GE countertop microwave is also about the easiest kitchen upgrade going, because you can plug it in and have it heating up lunch within a few minutes.

Whether you're setting up a first apartment, upgrading a dorm room, or finally replacing a microwave that just never quite got popcorn right, this sale is a great time to pick up a new microwave for your kitchen.

3 GE Profile countertop microwaves to shop right now

Best Buy's sale runs across a range of sizes and price points, so there's something worth looking at whether you're shopping for a new apartment or making sure you can make ramen when the new semester starts.

Best budget pick: GE - 0.7 Cu. Ft. Countertop Microwave

GE's 0.7 cubic foot countertop microwave can fit on a shared counter or a mini-fridge stand, so it can heat up leftovers and dorm-food staples without hogging space you need for everything else.

At 700 watts, it heats a little slower than a full-size model, but that rarely matters for reheating and defrosting. Instant On starts cooking with one touch, so warming something up doesn't mean punching in numbers first. Convenience Cooking Controls handle the presets, and auto and time defrost take care of anything frozen, either on their own or on settings you enter yourself.

A turntable spins food through the cycle so one side doesn't come out cold. Between the two-step child lock and the control lockout, nobody's starting it by accident.

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Best all-around pick: GE - 2.0 Cu. Ft. Countertop Microwave

GE's 2.0 cubic foot model runs at 1200 watts and heats a plate of leftovers all the way through, with no cold spot in the middle. Inside, a full dinner plate or a casserole dish fits flat and still turns. GE has built this kind of appliance for decades, and that experience really shows.

Sensor cooking reads the moisture coming off your food and adjusts the time and power for you, so vegetables come out tender and popcorn doesn't scorch. For frozen food, you enter the weight and the microwave sets the defrost time and power level on its own. One press of Add 30 Seconds adds more time to a cycle that's already running, and electronic touch pads and a kitchen timer handle the rest.

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Best splurge pick: Café - 1.5 Cu. Ft. Convection Countertop Microwave

Café's 1.5 cubic foot microwave in matte white suits a kitchen you're upgrading for form as much as function. Convection cooking circulates hot air around your food on a dedicated rack, so you get crisp, golden-brown results instead of the soft texture a microwave usually leaves behind. Auto bake and auto roast run preprogrammed times and temperatures, and sensor cooking adjusts the time and power on its own.

Wi-Fi Connect lets you run your microwave from your phone or with your voice, and Scan-to-Cook actually reads the barcode on packages and sets the controls from the instructions on the box.

A warming setting holds food at serving temperature for guests who arrive late. This model is also built-in capable with a matching trim kit, so you can recess it into cabinetry and free up counter space.

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GE countertop microwave deals end July 27

GE has been in kitchens for generations, and we've tested enough of its appliances at Reviewed to know why people keep buying them. Food heats evenly, the controls make sense the first time you use them, and the machines keep working long after a cheaper one would have quit.

Best Buy has all three of these GE countertop microwaves marked down through July 27.