For the record, many of the microwaves I've used have required something more like "Time cook -> 2 -> 2 -> 2 -> 3 -> 0 -> 0 -> 0 -> Start -> Facepalm" than the intended "Time cook -> 2 -> 3 -> 0 -> Start".

TL;DR: pressing buttons is easy, but sometimes they press your buttons back.

Ahh memories. Back in college I had a microwave where almost all of the buttons stopped working over time. Eventually I had to set everything for something like 4:44 or 44:44 and use the timer on my phone to know when to take it out.

My previous one had something like, e.g. "Cook > Power > 500W > Time > 15 sec > 15 sec > 15 sec > Start" for cooking something for 45 seconds at 500W. None of my guests knew how to use it, because pressing buttons in wrong order would do nothing (not even error "beep").

In japan at least most microwaves have au automatic mode that stops heating usually at the right time.

Gold automatic mode? Sounds blingy

You're an awful person. /s ;)

I only upvoted because I felt smart for recognizing "au". (Not a high-school graduate.)

Mine often makes the beep without registering the press. Drives me nuts.

Our Emerson is awesome, you just push 2 and it runs for 2 minutes, no need for Start. Push Start alone, and it runs for 30 seconds, every push adds 30 seconds.

Haven't pushed more than two buttons in almost a year.

Some microwave ovens have pretty hostile user interfaces.

The microwave oven I've got doesn't let you use the number keys to specify the power level. Each press of the power level button decrements the power level by 10%, and the first press doesn't count. So to cook something at 30%, you need to press the power level button 8 times before typing in the cooking time.

Or you have the quick option, where hitting start add time in 30 second units.