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My washer and drier have mechanical 'egg timer' spring wound timers. I prefer something like that. Hell, I remember my microwave in college simply had two nobs, one for time, and one for power, and it was perfect. If I could find a high power 1200W version of that microwave I'd buy it today.

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Buy something (semi-)professional like the Panasonic NE 1840. There should be smaller, cheaper variants. The NE 1027 EYG will most likely work for home use. Commercial appliances are made to last and then be repaired.

Panasonic NE 1840

first link i hit -- price was €3.552,56 Incl. BTW

meanwhile the local best buy is selling one on sale for $95 CAD. i'm all for simpler, knobs, etc., but that's a non-starter, and if i'm dropping $2000 on an appliance its going to be an espresso machine

Commercial Chef makes a 600W model (CHM660B) with exactly this configuration. Not what you're looking for exactly, given the power, but maybe helpful to others who share your sentiment.

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