This definitely a big want of mine bc the microwaves we have take up counter space, and honestly, who actually has a counter top microwave irl in the year of our lord TWENTY NINETEEN?? Catch up with t...
In real life I've only ever had counter-top microwaves. I had a Montgomery Ward 3.0 cu ft convection microwave for 22 years before a power surge finally took it out. I still have it down at my workshop & hope to one day find a way to fix it. It was one of those ugly ones with the fake-wood pattern on the outside, but it was still awesome at cooking. The over-the-range microwaves tend to be smaller in terms of internal space & they are more expensive than the ones that sit on counters- but, I like the idea for in-game.
Even if my Sims don't use a microwave, I always add one because I want my kitchens to be complete.
A lot of the modern microwaves are mounted just under an upper cabinet or above the range/cooktop & they have to be at least 30" above the cooktop to be to code so they are too high. I've also seen the microwaves mounted down low- obviously designed for either short people or those lucky people who don't have back problems and can bend easily. Ideally, I like the kind that are mounted low enough to reach into and clean easily but over a prep surface.
I was looking at real estate pictures and liked this & liked the layout with the microwave on the right side. It's a little bar area off of a kitchen in a fancy house.
