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

Over-the-range microwaves In general, microwave types are not interchangeable; an over-the-range microwave cannot be used on a countertop and vice versa because of their different ventilation systems.

I tried to limit my testing to countertop units, though most manufacturers make a comparable over-the-range or built-in model with similar features. Keeping it to countertop microwaves made it ...