Hello Cookpro - this is Nancy at GE. I'm sorry to hear that you are not getting use to your new microwave and am happy to help. If you want to cook quick items, you can simply press the "Add 30 Sec" button to immediately start the microwave. Each time you press the button, it will add 30 seconds at power level 10 to your cooking time. The cook time can also be changed by turning the dial at any time during the cooking. Hopefully, you will find this very fast and easy. Thanks for choosing GE!