The microwave is used here in the first place for the heating of food or drink. Sometimes I thaw with its help in the short term on food. The choice of wattage via keystroke. To thaw, we take 90, for heating 600 watts. It appears they default of one minute on the display. The time can easily reduce or enlarge on the retractable knob - very comfortable. Compared to our old microwave so we have the ability to define the time exactly and can be read on the display. That's quite comfortable. Only that after the time the microwave still "lags" was only unfamiliar. But that does not take too long and you get used to it. We have the microwave set up so that the rear-mounted spacers directly abuts the wall, because we would push the shaft opening otherwise always backwards, because it is not particularly difficult. This works well. Furthermore, it looks classy. We would buy the microwave again.