Best Budget: BLACK+DECKER EM720CB7
The 0.7 cubic foot, 700 watt countertop is the small kitchen microwave. Model EM720CB7. The listing title prints stainless steel, 0.7 cubic feet, and 700 watts. It heats a mug and a small plate. It is the wrong box if you reheat full dinner plates every night.
Choose it for a dorm, an office, or a second microwave where the counter is shallow.
Capacity for BLACK+DECKER EM720CB7 is 0.7 cubic feet. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
Power for BLACK+DECKER EM720CB7 is 700 watts. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
Levels for BLACK+DECKER EM720CB7 is 10. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
Controls for BLACK+DECKER EM720CB7 is presets and a child safety lock. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
Finish for BLACK+DECKER EM720CB7 is stainless countertop. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
Condition for BLACK+DECKER EM720CB7 is new. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
It is not the 1.2 cubic foot Toshiba and it is not the 2.2 cubic foot Panasonic.
Best Overall: Toshiba EM131A5C-BS
The Toshiba is the middle size: 1.2 cubic feet and 1000 watts, with a humidity sensor and a 12.4-inch turntable. Model EM131A5C-BS, black stainless, new. That is more food and more power than the 0.7 cubic foot unit, and less cavity than the Panasonic.
Choose it when one plate and a bowl need to turn without touching the walls.
Capacity for Toshiba EM131A5C-BS is 1.2 cubic feet. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
Output for Toshiba EM131A5C-BS is 1000 watts. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
Sensor for Toshiba EM131A5C-BS is humidity sensor. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
Turntable for Toshiba EM131A5C-BS is 12.4 inches. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
Finish for Toshiba EM131A5C-BS is black stainless. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
Condition for Toshiba EM131A5C-BS is new. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
A sensor claim is not a promise about every frozen dinner. Read the presets you will actually use.
Best Premium: Panasonic NN-SN966S
The NN-SN966S is the large inverter microwave: 2.2 cubic feet, 1250 watts, Turbo Defrost, a Genius sensor, 14 presets, and a 16.5-inch turntable. It can be countertop or built-in according to the listing. Match NN-SN966S on the door and in the title, and read the condition word before you treat a renewed unit as this new microwave.
Capacity for Panasonic NN-SN966S is 2.2 cubic feet. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
Power for Panasonic NN-SN966S is 1250 watts. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
System for Panasonic NN-SN966S is inverter with Turbo Defrost. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
Sensor for Panasonic NN-SN966S is Genius sensor and 14 presets. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
Turntable for Panasonic NN-SN966S is 16.5 inches. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
Form for Panasonic NN-SN966S is countertop or built-in, as the listing title states. Keep that wording next to the model, because a sale tile often keeps the brand and drops the rest. If the page you are viewing changes this line, you are no longer looking at the configuration this heading describes. Write it down before you compare a second listing, and do not let a shared photo talk you into treating two different lines as one product.
A photo of a different Panasonic door is not NN-SN966S. Read the model printed on the unit.
How to shop a microwave oven for Black Friday Deals 2026
Microwave oven Black Friday Deals 2026 are cubic feet, watts, and whether the unit is actually offered. The budget microwave is the BLACK+DECKER EM720CB7, a new stainless countertop unit, 0.7 cubic feet, 700 watts, 10 power levels, with presets and a child lock. The overall microwave is the Toshiba EM131A5C-BS, a new black-stainless 1.2 cubic foot unit, 1000 watts, a humidity sensor, and a 12.4-inch turntable. The premium listing is the Panasonic NN-SN966S, 2.2 cubic feet, 1250 watts, inverter cooking with Turbo Defrost, a Genius sensor, 14 presets, and a 16.5-inch turntable. The Panasonic title names inverter technology, a Genius sensor, 2.2 cubic feet, and 1250 watts, and it says the oven is countertop or built-in. The product photo shows that same model, NN-SN966S, on the door.
Measure the counter height and the plug. A 2.2 cubic foot microwave needs a cabinet clearance the 0.7 cubic foot unit does not. EM720CB7, EM131A5C-BS, and NN-SN966S are three different cavities. The Panasonic stays a named model until a real offer prints a condition and a seller.
When a microwave arrives, match the model and turn the glass plate once by hand before you power it. A cracked plate or a missing roller is a return. Do not run an empty oven to ‘test the watts.’
Before you pay, read the title against this list: BLACK+DECKER EM720CB7; Toshiba EM131A5C-BS; Panasonic NN-SN966S. The guide heading is not the receipt. The listing has to repeat the model, the size or the capacity, and the condition. A checkout page that shortens the name to a brand is the page to leave. Keep the packaging until the first ordinary use shows you received the configuration you wrote down, and start a return if a different model is in the carton.
Open one carton at a time if you ordered more than one of these. BLACK+DECKER EM720CB7; Toshiba EM131A5C-BS; Panasonic NN-SN966S are not interchangeable parts. A shared accessory, a shared cable, or a shared photo does not merge them. Photograph the label on arrival, then do the one check that proves the product works: a fit, a spin, a boot, or a power-on, whichever this category actually needs. Do that inside the return window. A sale price is not a reason to keep the wrong model because repacking it feels annoying. The model you wrote down is the model that should still be in the house when the packaging goes away.
