Despite most being garbage there is one modern appliance that does seem to last very long

Not in my experience. I was pissed when my old microwave finally went out. We replaced it with a newer one, and several years later some of the buttons don't work and dumb shite like that.

I can see some households having the same ones they bought in the mid seventies into the 90s. In Sherwood my aunt had one that was installed in the wall like an oven.

Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve bought a microwave because my old one broke. Matter of fact, I don’t think I’ve ever even been to someone’s house and had them say, sorry my microwave is broken, you’ll have to use the oven.

I think microwaves and air fryers are trashy but they serve a purpose! We put an outlet in our pantry when we remodeled and that's where both the microwave and air fryer live. Keeps the kitchen looking clean.

My built in GE didn’t even make eight years, and it was a bitch getting another one that matched the trim kit (with shims and finagling), and trim kits if you can find them are more expensive than the new microwave.

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several years sounds good

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For an appliance?

The fact that you think several years is a good life span for one sort of proves the OP's point about appliances.

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Elaborate on how they’re trashy, im genuinely curious to see this explained.

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I think microwaves mounted over stoves is one of the worst trends to ever exist. Microwaves are ugly and no matter what you do they seem to always be nasty on the inside. They also just look out of place in a high end kitchen which is why you see people trying to hide them in drawers and hidden behind panels in Islands.

Nobody in the history of the world ever walked into a kitchen and said WOW I LOVE YOUR MICROWAVE

As for air fryers they're just gross and should never be hanging out on the counter full time in a kitchen.

Ok so having them isn’t trashy, but having them permanently displayed is.



Where do you stand in microwaves mounted in the wall, say above an oven mounted in the wall?

It’s definitely not ovens. I’ve had mine for less than three years and of course 2 months past its warranty the ignition component has gonna out twice, now I think the control board is going out bc it won’t keep the time.

Their technology hasn't changed much in 20 years. Last major update was when we went away from the manual knobs and buttons to the touch pad.