These cabinet-mounted models help clear your counters and increase your space for heating food Over-the-range, or OTR, ...

If you are lacking counter space, or prefer to centralise your appliances, an over-the-range microwave like the GE JVM6172SKSS might suit you best. It needs a professional installer and is hard to ...

But most microwave ovens have less usable space than advertised, according to our tests: In fact, both over-the-range (OTR) and countertop microwaves have a usable capacity of about 50 percent of ...

Over-the-range microwaves In general ... have lower wattages (our budget pick has 600 watts), so they save counter space but lose the ability to heat large meals and cook dense foods from scratch.