We needed a new combo unit, but everything at the store had no express cook for the microwave and some you had to press and turn several times to get them going. Also, the doors would flip down and be in the way of loading it. I had to search the internet, and this was the only one I could find with a normal microwave. It is also real quiet and gets the food hot fast. We are happy with it, our old combo unit also had a normal microwave, so we couldn't find anything at the store to match it for quite a while.