I partly agree. I use 2 microwave buttons: popcorn & +1 minute. I kept my old microwave that had 1 dial (since it's half the controls, same machinery) but I can't put it over the stove.

My Vitamix has great controls: a giant power switch, a knob, and a giant maximum power switch. My Kitchenaid is great, too: 2 metal levers and a right-tighty metal-on-metal attachment arm.

It's those flat 'capacitive' buttons that I hate. My fridge has some. Did I press it? I can't feel it in the dark. Did my elbow brush it?