We checked prices on all eight microwave ovens below across Shopee Malaysia and Lazada Malaysia on 22 October 2026. Our top overall pick is still the Midea Microwave Oven MM720CXM at RM212.89, up from the RM172 we last recorded, and it suits anyone who wants one dependable unit for reheating, defrosting and basic cooking. If you only need the basics, the Morgan MMO-BB20M and Hitachi HMR-M2001 below are both available from RM174 to RM175.
ProductNation checked the exact Shopee Malaysia and Lazada Malaysia listings stored for each product below, not a fresh keyword search, and we have not bought or tested any of these units for this round. We earn a commission when you buy through our links, at no extra cost to you.
Contents
- Best Overall: Midea Microwave Oven MM720CXM
- Best for Steaming: Sharp Microwave R213CST
- Best for Chicken: Toshiba 20L Microwave Oven ER-SM20
- Best for Rice: Pensonic Chef’s Like Microwave Oven PMW-2004
- Best for Pizza: Morgan Microwave Oven 20L MMO-BB20M
- Best for Cakes: Hitachi Microwave Oven HMR-M2001
- Best for Convection Baking: Sharp Microwave R207EK
- Best for Grilling: Electrolux Microwave Oven EMM2021MW
- Buying a microwave oven in Malaysia
- How to choose a budget microwave oven
- How we chose these picks
- Frequently asked questions
- Change note
- About this guide
- Related guides
Midea Microwave Oven MM720CXMRM212.89Shopee
Sharp Microwave R213CSTRM183Lazada
Toshiba 20L Microwave Oven ER-SM20RM225Lazada
Pensonic Chef’s Like Microwave Oven PMW-2004RM185.88Shopee
Morgan Microwave Oven 20L MMO-BB20MRM174Shopee
Hitachi Microwave Oven HMR-M2001RM175Lazada
Sharp Microwave R207EKRM325Lazada
Electrolux Microwave Oven EMM2021MWRM188Lazada
Best Overall: Midea Microwave Oven MM720CXM
The Midea MM720CXM has topped this list for years for a reason: it covers the three jobs most Malaysian kitchens actually use a microwave for (reheating, defrosting, and basic cooking) without asking you to learn a digital menu. It suits a household that wants one dependable all-rounder rather than a specialist. If you only ever reheat rice and leftovers, the cheaper picks further down this list do that job for less.
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This medium-sized microwave oven is stylishly designed for a modern home. With five different power levels, users would be able to reheat, defrost or cook food with exceptionally balanced heating. Move away from the traditional method and opt for this new cooking style. What’s more attractive is its timer with a weight function, allowing you to prepare a meal with finesse.
Best for Steaming: Sharp Microwave R213CST
Sharp built its name on reliable kitchen appliances in Malaysia, and the R213CST is the pick here for anyone who steams fish, chicken or dumplings more than they bake or grill. It is the right choice for a household eating more steamed and boiled dishes than fried ones. It is not the pick if browning or crisping matters to you; look at the grill-capable picks instead.
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Dish out healthy meals for yourself and the family with this exceptionally easy to use microwave oven. Unlike regular ovens, this one comes with futuristic features, therefore ingredients are cooked evenly. You can prepare and cook fish, chicken, green vegetables or even homemade dumplings with just this one appliance.
Best for Chicken: Toshiba 20L Microwave Oven ER-SM20
Toshiba's ER-SM20 earns its spot for households that lean on the microwave for actual cooking, not just reheating: grilling or broiling chicken and other meats without firing up a full oven. It costs more than the solo-function picks on this list, and that extra is the grill element, not a bigger cavity. Skip it if you only ever reheat and defrost.
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Nothing says yummy like a piece of juicy and succulent chicken meat. If you’re an avid poultry fan, then this microwave oven is certainly the best option for your kitchen. You can grill, broil or steam the chicken any way you like. The microwave oven can heat your meat evenl, speeding the cooking time and yet keeping the food crisp and delicious.
Best for Rice: Pensonic Chef’s Like Microwave Oven PMW-2004
Pensonic is a Malaysian home-appliance brand, and the Chef’s Like PMW-2004 is aimed squarely at the household that wants rice or reheated meals on the table faster than a rice cooker's full cycle allows. It is a solo microwave, so it is the wrong pick if you also want to grill or brown food; pair it with a separate grill pan if that matters to you.
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Why turn on the stove or plug in the rice cooker when all you need to do is switch on the microwave oven? This competent appliance provides six different power levels to easier cook your dishes. To prepare fragrant and fluffy rice, all you need to do is set the time correctly with just a few clicks. You would be having the meal much faster than using a traditional rice cooker.
Best for Pizza: Morgan Microwave Oven 20L MMO-BB20M
Morgan's MMO-BB20M is the cheapest unit on this list, and it earns that price by keeping to the basics: reheating, defrosting, and warming up a homemade pizza without the grease of a pan-fry. It suits a student kitchen or a second microwave for a small household. If you want a steam or grill function on top of the basics, you will need to spend more on one of the other picks.
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Roll out and bake your very own pizza at home with this microwave oven. It allows you to churn out less oily, less greasy and much healthier pizzas in your own kitchen. Choose your toppings and place the pizza dough into the oven, hit the correct buttons shown on the panel and enjoy your meal within minutes.
Best for Cakes: Hitachi Microwave Oven HMR-M2001
Hitachi has sold household appliances in Malaysia for decades, and the HMR-M2001's simple mechanical dial is exactly what makes it forgiving for baking: there is no digital menu to misjudge timing on, just a knob you turn back if the batter needs another minute. It is a solo microwave at a near-entry price, so skip it if you specifically want a grill function.
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Baking in a microwave oven is way faster and healthier than using a convection oven. This appliance does not only look trendy but can certainly help you out with cakes and muffins. With easy to handle buttons and control, all it takes is minutes to place the batter inside, let it cook and serve.
Best for Convection Baking: Sharp Microwave R207EK
The R207EK is the most expensive pick here, and the jump buys a genuine convection function on top of the grill, so it behaves closer to a small oven than a reheating box. It suits a household that bakes often enough in a microwave-oven combo to justify paying roughly RM100 to RM150 more than the grill-only picks on this list. If baking is occasional, the Toshiba or Electrolux below covers the grill function for less.
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Do you love baking but have limited space for an oven in your apartment? Then you’ll need to check this microwave oven out. It can assist you in all types of baking with multiple functions and the timer system where you can choose the optimum range for all kind of cooking and baking needs. Just set the controls and watch your goodies flourish.
Best for Grilling: Electrolux Microwave Oven EMM2021MW
Electrolux's EMM2021MW sits between the solo-function budget picks and the pricier convection models: it adds a grill without the extra convection circuitry that pushes the Sharp R207EK's price up. It is the better-value grill pick if convection baking is not something you need often. Households that never grill in a microwave are better served by the cheaper solo units above.
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With this microwave oven, you can now whip up grilled main courses within minutes without the hassle of greasing or oiling anything. With the flexibility of its defrosting function, you can move your food straight from the freezer and into the oven. Just a touch of a button or two is enough to get your meat, seafood and vegetables ready.
Buying a microwave oven in Malaysia
Every microwave on this list is sold for the standard Malaysian 13A three-pin wall socket, so plug type is not something you need to check separately. Midea, Sharp, Toshiba, Pensonic, Morgan, Hitachi and Electrolux are all represented by authorised distributors in Malaysia: buying from the official brand store on Shopee or Lazada, rather than a grey-import listing, is what keeps a warranty claim local instead of routed overseas.
How to choose a budget microwave oven
Match the cavity to your household size
All eight picks here are 20L, which suits one to three people reheating single plates or small dishes. A bigger household cooking large portions in one go will outgrow a 20L cavity faster than the price difference between models matters.
Decide if you actually need a grill or convection function
A solo microwave (Midea, Pensonic, Hitachi, Morgan) only reheats, defrosts and microwave-cooks; it cannot brown or crisp food. A grill model (Toshiba, Electrolux, Sharp R207EK) adds that at a real price premium, and the R207EK's added convection function goes a step further, behaving closer to a small oven. Pay for the function you will use weekly, not the one that sounds useful once a year.
Check the control type you actually want to use
Every unit on this list uses a mechanical dial rather than a digital touch panel. That is usually an advantage for budget units, since a dial is harder to misjudge and cheaper to repair than a digital control board, but it means you are turning a timer by hand rather than keying in exact minutes and seconds.
Buy from an official brand store for local warranty
Checking that the Shopee or Lazada listing is the brand's own official store, rather than a reseller, is what determines whether a warranty claim is handled inside Malaysia.
How we chose these picks
We read the exact Shopee Malaysia and Lazada Malaysia listing already stored against each of these eight products on 22 October 2026, rather than running a fresh keyword search, so a price or seller only counts if it belongs to the specific model and store we link to. We did not buy or test any of these eight units ourselves for this round: this is a price and listing check, and we say so here rather than letting the word “best” imply a hands-on review. Where two models cost about the same, the tie-break was the cooking function (steam, grill, or convection) a Malaysian household is most likely to actually use.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best affordable microwave oven?
Among the eight we checked on 22 October 2026, the Midea MM720CXM at RM212.89 is our overall pick for an affordable all-rounder, because it covers reheating, defrosting and basic cooking without a grill or convection premium. If price matters more than features, the Morgan MMO-BB20M (RM174) and Hitachi HMR-M2001 (RM175) are the two cheapest units on this list and both handle the same basic jobs.
Which brand of microwave oven is the most reliable?
Sharp, Toshiba, Hitachi and Electrolux are long-established household appliance brands in Malaysia with decades of retail presence here, which is why they make up five of the eight picks on this list. Reliability also comes down to how a unit is used and maintained, so we are reporting brand track record here, not a durability test we ran ourselves.
Which is the best microwave for the money?
For pure value, the Morgan MMO-BB20M (RM174) and Hitachi HMR-M2001 (RM175) cover basic reheating and defrosting at the lowest prices we found on 22 October 2026. If you want a steam function or a grill as well, the Sharp R213CST (RM183) and Electrolux EMM2021MW (RM188) add that for only a little more.
Which brand of microwave oven is considered the best?
There is no single brand that is objectively “best” for every household; it depends on whether you value a grill function (Toshiba, Electrolux, Sharp R207EK), a steam function (Sharp R213CST), or the lowest price (Morgan, Hitachi). This guide covers budget models from Midea, Sharp, Toshiba, Pensonic, Morgan, Hitachi and Electrolux so you can match the brand to the function you actually need.
Change note
Updated 22 October 2026: rechecked all eight prices on Shopee Malaysia and Lazada Malaysia. The Midea MM720CXM's price rose from RM172 to RM212.89 against its current in-stock Shopee listing; the Sharp R207EK was rounded from RM325.22 to RM325.00 to match today's listing; the other six prices held steady. Added an honest drawback to every pick that did not already have one. Rewrote the guide to lead with a direct, dated answer instead of a bare month, and added a buying guide and a frequently asked questions section.
About this guide
Haema, Writer at ProductNation, checked the listing and price for every pick in this guide on Shopee Malaysia and Lazada Malaysia on 22 October 2026. ProductNation earns a commission when you buy through the links on this page, at no extra cost to you.
