I had ordered the microwave without making me worry about the position of the handle. So, the door hinge is on the left and the handle down. This means that you do not get far enough to the door when the left is a wall, for example, as with us, a protruding refrigerator. This is really a bad design! Also, I do not find it advantageous to change the wattage on repeatedly pressing a button. Here were 2 knobs, such as a lot more user-friendly with Miele.