My kitchen is very small, so I thought that the addition of an over the range microwave oven would help to give us more space on our countertop and shelves. I chose the Samsung 30-Inch Over the Range Microwave for several different reasons. The main ones were that it was on sale and offered the features that I wanted and needed to keep my family happy and well-fed. It has the buttons on the bottom, which makes it easy to use, even for my kids, simply because they can reach them without any effort. This was an essential buying feature for me, as they like to warm up leftovers and other things to eat and I like that they can do it without any help from me. I like the defrost function the best, as I am always forgetting to defrost my meat in the refrigerator and the microwave can do it for me. It defrosts it and allow me to get back to the business of getting dinner ready for my family, which is very important to me. I also like the fan function of the microwave, which allows me to pull the steam off of the stove. I had never had a fan above my stove, so this function was not even something that I knew that I wanted or needed, which was a pleasant surprise. The look of the microwave is slim and neat, which means that it looks great in my kitchen. I was very happy with the price of the microwave and find that it works great for all of our needs. If you are looking for an over the range microwave that will allow you to heat, cook, defrost, and offers a fan function that draws the steam, you will want to consider this one.