I had a similar issue but was having the same trouble trying to find any that still had tactile buttons. I ended up grabbing one from Target and having my sighted girlfriend put tactile dots on the buttons I wanted, then I memorized how the functions worked when altering the power, setting the timer, etc.

Agreed. The talking microwaves are not worth the money IMO. When getting a new microwave I would look for one that has express starts and add 30 second buttons. Then the microwave can be marked tactually for independent use.

I did the same as the previous poster. My friend put dits on the number pad and used that raised ink/glue/goo to outline particular function buttons I used most often. It doesn’t talk, but I can feel what I need.

I don’t use fancy functions like defrost or popcorn, though. Just timer, start, stop and add 30 sec in addition to the numbers.

If there is a talking or Braille microwave it'll probably cost a couple thousand dollars (you know because blind people are overflowing with money /s).

Get a nice microwave. Panasonic makes some really nice 1300 watt ones with a 1-minute-button. Get yourself bump dots for a couple dollars at pretty much any store or order online. THen stick it on the microwave.

I find it's better to place them on certain buttons rather than all of them.

I put them on 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 , 0, "1-minute-button", clear, and start.

Edit: I don't recommend microwaves that use a rotary encoder instead of a membrane keypad. It's possible to memorize how it adds time as the knob is spun and know what time you set based on how many clicks but eventually it'll get gunked up and won't reliably add time anymore.

Braille stickers are probably easier to find and just pop them on any microwave

I didn’t even bother to look for a talking microwave and have no real desire. I just label my microwave as well. I label it with either dots or with actual bralle numbers. I have numbers on the pad and dots elsewhere.

Use round silicone sticky buttons available at home depot and place these over the buttons. Popcorn is usually the easiest to use and off button as well.

If they have a Braille label maker, I'd just use that to mark a basic microwave. They could label the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 0 and start/stop buttons with Braille easier than getting a microwave with an optional Braille overlay, which would be way more expensive anyways.

If your friend has a Braille label maker, I'd suggest they use that to mark the numbers and settings.