1. I don't need a digital clock or timer on my appliances
2. No loud beeps whenever a touch button is pressed or a dial is turned or when the microwave is done
3. No blue LEDs that somehow light up the whole room at night
4. Physical dials where it makes sense (temperature, time etc) instead of clunky touch crap
After my kid randomly pressed a bunch of buttons on our stove the alarm kept randomly turning on, sometimes in the middle of the night and I could not for the life of me figure out how to turn it off. But one day it stopped.
Plus points: you can turn the beep volume down.
Minus points: without a manual you would never in a million years figure out the magic sequence to get into the menu and when you did what the numeric menu codes mean.
Had a electric kettle that also beeped. I removed the piezo buzzer.
Physical dials will break eventually. The touch crap doesn't feel as good to use, but actually lasts longer if it's well made.