GE Product Reviews and Ratings - Countertop Microwaves - GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven from Abt Electronics

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GE Profile Spacemaker II PEM31DMCC Bisque Microwave Oven - PEM31BT/ 1.0 Cu. Ft. Capacity/ 800 Watts/ Sensor Cooking Controls/ Auto And Time Defrost/ Turntable And Time On/Off/ 10 Power Levels/ Optional Mount JXA019K/ Bisque Finish

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Avg. Customer Rating:

4.4 stars

(based on 22 reviews)

95% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:

Attractive(20), Easy to clean(16), Easy to install(11), Good power output(13), Heats evenly(15)

Best Uses:

Frozen food(13), Leftovers(20), Popcorn(10), Quick meals(17), Snack(4)

Describe Yourself:

Avid cook(11), Casual cook(9)

Primary use:

Personal(21)

It's great

By Happy Feet

from Evansville, In on 5/18/2011

Pros:

Attractive Design, Easy To Clean, Easy To Install, Heats Evenly, Powerful, Simple Controls, Simple Display

Best Uses:

Defrosting, Frozen Food, Leftovers, Popcorn, Quick Meals

Describe Yourself:

Casual Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

IT is the perfect size for my kitchen space. I am so glad to find it here. [...]

Good Microwave after replacement

By jman

from wesst chester, pa on 3/29/2011

Pros:

Attractive Design, Easy To Clean, Easy To Install, Heats Evenly, Powerful

Cons:

Hard To See Display

Best Uses:

Defrosting, Leftovers, Quick Meals

Describe Yourself:

Avid Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

The first microwave I recieved was faulty - the light would stay on when I closed the door and sometimes the microwave would turn on when the door was closed...kinda scary. [...] the new microwave works very well. I had to use spacers on top of the microwave so that it would be flush with the bottom of the cabinet but other than that installation was pretty easy.

not impressed with power levels

By Bear

from Cleveland OH on 3/29/2011

Pros:

Attractive Design, Easy To Clean, Easy To Install, Heats Evenly, Simple Controls

Best Uses:

Leftovers, Quick Meals

Describe Yourself:

Casual Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

i use it to warm food and to heat coffee, also to cook on occasions.

Great color

By the magic man

from Connecticut on 3/23/2011

Pros:

Attractive Design, Easy To Clean, Easy To Install, Heats Evenly, Powerful, Simple Controls, Simple Display

Best Uses:

Defrosting, Frozen Food, Leftovers, Popcorn, Quick Meals

Describe Yourself:

Avid Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

Fits into my overhead shelf

This is my second Profile Spacemaker!

By Lin

from Grand Rapids, Michigan on 3/9/2011

Pros:

Attractive Design, Easy To Clean, Easy To Install, Gives more counter space, Heats Evenly, Hooks under cabinet, Powerful, Simple Controls, Simple Display

Best Uses:

Defrosting, Frozen Food, Leftovers, Popcorn, Quick Meals

Describe Yourself:

Avid Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

I have a large family and need all the counter space I can get. This is perfect for what I need it for. I usually don't cook in microwave. I make most foods on the stove, but it is great for thawing, reheating and preparing last minute vegetables, if I don't have time. I would recommend this to anyone who does not need a large microwave. It actually has a large space for cooking - compared to others I have seen

Does what I ask it to do.

By DC

from DC on 2/17/2011

Pros:

Attractive Design, Easy To Clean, Easy To Install

Cons:

Small Capacity

Best Uses:

Defrosting, Leftovers, Quick Meals

Describe Yourself:

Casual Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

I don't defrost whole hams or chickens, so the intermittent power defrosting works fine. We have one of these at work which gets 10 times the use mine will, and it is 10 months old or so.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Love the product.

By Geri

from Los Angeles, CA on 7/21/2010

Pros:

Attractive Design, Easy To Clean, Easy To Install, Heats Evenly, Simple Controls, Simple Display

Best Uses:

Cook bacon, Cook fresh corn, Defrosting, Frozen Food, Leftovers, Quick Meals, Reheat coffeeboil water

Describe Yourself:

Avid Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

[...]2nd one purchased of same product. 1st lasted 7 yrs. No problems.Loved the first one and the second one is just like it. Same size, color, controls.

Overall satisfied

By Grandma K

from Dayton, OH on 2/3/2010

Pros:

Attractive Design, Nice design good color, Simple Controls, Simple Display

Cons:

Noisy, Turntable is noisy

Best Uses:

Leftovers, Mostly reheating use, Popcorn

Describe Yourself:

Avid Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

I like it overall but the turntable is noisier than other microwaves I've owned. Very nice color & design.

Service & Delivery comments:

Very prompt delivery.

Love it!

By Bloomen1

from Redington Shores, FL on 9/18/2009

Pros:

Attractive Design, Easy To Clean, Easy To Install, Heats Evenly, Powerful, Simple Controls, Simple Display

Best Uses:

Frozen Food, Leftovers, Quick Meals

Describe Yourself:

Avid Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

I love it because it takes up less space and seems to be more powerful than my older one. Love the one touch start.

Happy With Purchase

By Mary K from Chicago, IL on 9/9/2009

Pros:

Attractive Design, Easy To Install, Simple Controls

Best Uses:

Defrosting, Frozen Food, Leftovers, Popcorn

Describe Yourself:

Avid Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

This item replaced the original GE SpaceMaker purchased about 20 years (yes 20 years) ago. If anyone out there has an old one and it's installed under your cabinets - you don't need a new installation kit - we used the old one it worked perfectly. The dimensions are exactly the same as the original model. Good job GE!

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

great microwave

By Stacie

from Easton, Md on 5/11/2009

Pros:

Attractive Design, Easy To Clean, Easy To Install, Heats Evenly, Powerful

Best Uses:

Frozen Food, Leftovers, Popcorn, Quick Meals

Describe Yourself:

Casual Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

Microwave arrived quickly. Fits pefectly in the space I needed. Did arrive with a scratch on the front but not worth it to me to wait for a return.

Product & Process were Outstanding

By Mark

from Detroit, Mi on 3/2/2009

Pros:

Easy To Install, Heats Evenly, Powerful, Simple Controls, Simple Display

Best Uses:

Leftovers, Quick Meals

Describe Yourself:

Casual Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

Gave product as a gift to very senior citizen. She has managed it without issue. It is nice and simple to use.

I love this

By Lo

from Staten Island, New York on 12/1/2008

Pros:

Attractive Design, Easy To Clean, Heats Evenly, Quiet, Simple Controls

Best Uses:

Leftovers, Popcorn, Quick Meals

Describe Yourself:

Avid Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

I replaced a space-eating [...]Kenmore microwave with this little beauty. It's space efficient and performs beautifully. It's all I wanted in my newly remodeled kitchen. For a low wattage unit it heats quickly and evenly. I especially like the auto keys and the ease of use. I'm "over the moon" between the great service I received from ABT electronics and this little microwave.

Compact depth and off the counter!

By Jules

from East Lyme, CT on 9/27/2008

Pros:

Attractive Design, Heats Evenly, Quiet, Simple Display, Stable Tray

Best Uses:

Defrosting, Leftovers, Popcorn, Quick Meals

Describe Yourself:

Casual Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

I have used this microwave for 3 weeks. Cooks popcorn and baked potatoes perfectly.

Perfect Solution

By Arkansan

from Little Rock on 9/3/2008

Pros:

Attractive Design, Powerful, Quiet

Cons:

Confusing Display

Best Uses:

Frozen Food, Leftovers, Popcorn, Quick Meals, Snacks

Describe Yourself:

Casual Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

The GE Profile Spacesaver solved my microwave problem. The cabinets in our house will not accomodate a microwave/hood combination over the stove, but I was tired of having a huge, old microwave taking up counter space. This microwave was easy to mount under a cabinet -- if you take your time and read the instructions thoroughly -- and it has freed up an amazing amount of counter space. It is smaller than my old microwave but more powerful, and it looks just great. I would agree with other reviewers that the start and cancel buttons could be more prominent, but maybe I'm just not used to them after only a couple of weeks. Great product, highly recommended.

Service & Delivery comments:

After shopping online for this particular microwave model, I concluded that ABT.com's price was rock-bottom. I ordered on a Sunday evening, and it was only doorstep before noon on Wednesday. (And this was free shipping.) In the meantime, I received three e-mails keeping me informed of the progress of my order. Customer service just doesn't get any better.

Think twice

By movie buff

from Peoria, IL on 8/21/2008

Pros:

Attractive Design, Easy To Clean, Powerful, Quiet, Stable Tray

Cons:

Heats Unevenly

Best Uses:

Frozen Food, Leftovers, Quick Meals, Snacks

Describe Yourself:

Casual Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

I bought this Spacemaker II to replace the same model I have been using since 1991. I figured it was getting old, even though it still worked perfectly. The big difference between the old and new models is that they've replaced the glass plate with a turntable. They've also changed the arrangement of the keypads and increased the wattage from 650 to 800 and the interior from .8 cu. ft. to 1.

The old model was far superior to the new. All of the new keypad buttons look alike, with the start button looking like any other. It cooks frozen food, boils water, and warms leftovers just fine as long as the turntable is on. If the turntable is off, the energy is concentrated in one place and burns the food. The standard popcorn bag is too long to fit on the turntable; the bag stops because the corners hit the door. If you try to pop with the turntable off, the corn burns without popping. I finally solved that problem by cutting off the corners from the bag first.

I sent an e-mail to GE asking if the unit needed service because of the above issues. They replied for me to run a test heating 1 qt. of water in a 2-qt bowl for 2 1/2 minutes. The temperature increased by 42 degrees (a little over their standard of 28-40). According to GE, the unit is working as expected and does not require service. Their only suggestion was to try a different brand of popcorn.

I loved my old unit, and am disappointed in this new model.

Service & Delivery comments:

As usual, ABT is absolutely amazing when it comes to customer service, packaging, and speedy delivery.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Outstanding speed [...]

By June beagle owner

from Redmond, Washington on 5/5/2008

Pros:

Attractive Design, Easy To Clean, Quiet

Best Uses:

Frozen Food, Leftovers

Describe Yourself:

Gourmet Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

great , just what I wanted

Service & Delivery comments:

extremely prompt, great price, I shopped around, extra nice packing.

Exactly what I was looking for

By The Bowling Diva

from Chicago on 3/18/2008

Pros:

Attractive Design, Easy To Clean, Heats Evenly, Powerful, Quiet, Simple Display, Stable Tray

Best Uses:

Frozen Food, Leftovers, Quick Meals, Snacks

Describe Yourself:

Avid Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

[...] The oven is exactly what I wanted and in difficult to find bisque, which matches my other appliances perfectly. We're very happy with this product.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

It's like having a fun cooking partner!

By Judy the Gadget Lover

from Bronx, NY on 1/9/2008

Pros:

Attractive Design, Easy To Clean, Heats Evenly, Interactive display, Item-specific buttons, Powerful, Quiet, Simple Display, Stable Tray, Text messages

Cons:

Starttimeoff too small

Best Uses:

Frozen Food, Leftovers, Quick Meals, Vegetables

Describe Yourself:

Avid Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

I use it daily to defrost meats, heat dinner, cook vegetables, like squashes, bake potatoes and sweet potatoes. I make tea and coffee with it. Motivated to try steaming vegetables, and even cooking more complicated things... Fun to use.

Great -
1. The timing for hot beverages, defrosting, reheating - I don't have to figure out how long to put it in for, with the specific buttons.

2. The text messages, like when defrosting "enter lbs" and "turn it over" when half-way through! It talks to you!

3. Ability to turn off the turn-table for larger dishes.

3. Baked potatoes are very evenly baked!

4. Clean look

Not so great -
1. Start and Stop and Time buttons should be more prominent, maybe colored green, red, blue. Hard to locate in a hurry.
2. To enter timed-cook time - having to put in two zeros after minutes - old GE microwave had a "minute" button, could press "1" & "minute" - was faster, more convenient.

Good things do come in small packages!

By Steve

from Long Island, NY on 11/28/2007

Pros:

Attractive Design, Easy To Clean, Heats Evenly, Powerful, Quiet, Simple Display, Stable Tray

Describe Yourself:

Casual Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

[...] price was the best I could find on the microwave and suspension kit. [...] I couldn't be happier with the product [...]"I'll be back!"

Returned

By Judy

from Framingham, MA on 11/23/2007

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

I returned it as it didn;t match the color I have for other appliances

This is a TERRIFFIC product!!!

By busy mom of three

from Rosboro, Arkansas on 11/4/2007

Pros:

Attractive Design, Big inside small outside, Easy To Clean, Fits in place, Heats Evenly, Powerful, Quiet, Simple Display, Stable Tray, Very classy design

Best Uses:

Defrosts efficiently, Frozen Food, Leftovers, Popcorn, Quick Meals, Snacks

Describe Yourself:

Avid Cook

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Comments about GE GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven:

I use it in everyday cooking and it is easy to use. Our 9 year old can use it for what ever he wants wheather it is popcorn, tomato soup or a micorwave meal he is able to read the directions and program the microwave with very little help from mom or dad.

Customer Reviews about the GE Profile Spacemaker II Bisque Microwave Oven at Abt Electronics