Left Handed Microwave Doors

The most common type of microwave door option is the right handed door.

Left handed microwave doors.

Over the range microwave in stainless steel with easyclean and sensor cook 298 00. Kenmore was the only brand to make a left panel microwave but they have discontinued it. Laurence crl rixson 27 series left hand 3 4 offset 105 deg. We ve moved our microwave oven into a little corner in the kitchen recently.

However i would just like to say that the swing of a door is not lefty or righty. Robert mckechnie manager of new product development for electrolux and frigidaire told me that microwave ovens were originally designed to match side open ovens which were hinged on the left for ease of use by right handed cooks. The best option available for lefties is probably this built in bosch microwave which uses a drop down oven style door that s equally usable by anyone. Save 101 00 25.

All the ones that i ve seen seem to open the other way. For example an entry door or an interior door swings one way when you go in and the opposite when you go out. Built in combination microwave oven in stainless with auto cook and memory function 349 16. One touch cooking.

It makes it a little difficult to open the left hinged door. These types of microwaves are also very functional and easy to incorporate in any kitchen regardless of size or space limitations. I m interested in getting a red one which is even more limiting. With trim kit.

To find a microwave oven with a right hand door hinge is like trying to find the proverbial needle in a haystack. These manufacturers are fimar neff and bonn. The tradition stuck around even with countertop and over the range models. Right handed microwaves dominate the market but there are a couple of companies that cater for the left handed market at least in the commercial and high end domestic ranges.

Even left handed people have to use the right handed door as there are no left handed doors in microwaves. So i ve been searching the internet for alternative microwave ovens with either reversible doors like our fridge or a left handed door with a right hinge. Door swing style right to left swing. As well as appliances with easy opening left handed doors there are a few more features to be found that make life simpler for southpaws.