Terrific microwave, October 17, 2005
We got this microwave because it was very highly rated in Consumer Reports. It does a terrific job and looks great in the kitchen. Super powerful at 1200 watts. You have to reduce the power level on some recipes since most microwave cookbooks use 1000 watt machines. The power level button prevents overcooking. The popcorn button is terrific....read full review
We got this microwave because it was very highly rated in Consumer Reports. It does a terrific job and looks great in the kitchen. Super powerful at 1200 watts. You have to reduce the power level on some recipes since most microwave cookbooks use 1000 watt machines. The power level button prevents overcooking. The popcorn button is terrific. Highly recommend getting the Sharp Carousel Cookbook that you can order from the back of the instruction book. Only $7, it has terrific recipes. I've made great tasting stuffed mushrooms, excellent nachos and cheesey bacon english muffins. I very happy with this microwave. It was impossible to find in any retail stores. Amazon gave me the absolute best price and free shipping. minimize
Sharp R-320HW 1200 Watts Mid Size Microwave Oven, August 6, 2005
I bought this oven because I had owned an earlier version of the Sharp 320.
It runs well, and I like the controls, but the door is much flimsier than the previous model, and after a month I'm already having problems with the catch mechanism on the door.
Sharp Microwave Oven, August 2, 2005
The oven's size is a bit less than we expected but the heating time is much faster than our previous oven. With the exception of setting the power level, (repeated pressing of the power level button to the desired power level) we're delighted with the product.
An OK Microwave, July 12, 2008
My perfect microwave would have (1) A numeric pad to enter times; (2) a timer that beeps once and stops; (3) a START button; and (4) a one-minute cook button. All the buttons for meat-thawing and popcorn popping are an annoyance to me.
This microwave cooks fine, and looks better than the models I saw in stores (which were awful). ...read full review
My perfect microwave would have (1) A numeric pad to enter times; (2) a timer that beeps once and stops; (3) a START button; and (4) a one-minute cook button. All the buttons for meat-thawing and popcorn popping are an annoyance to me.
This microwave cooks fine, and looks better than the models I saw in stores (which were awful). Still, the keypad is cluttered with dozens of options I don't care about. The "Start" button is shared with the one minute button, which is fine, but by the time they put all that labeling in the space, the "Start" button is hard to find on the keypad. My four year old could press "Start" on the old microwave...on this one he can't distinguish it from the other options. The timer button is also the clock setting button, so every time you use the timer, you also have to press "1" to let it know you're not setting the clock. So the most critical functions are on shared buttons, to make room for the "defrost ground beef" option to have dedicated space.
The electronics on this are also unnecessarily cheap. The beep is an annoying, high-pitched squeak. More importantly, the clock LEDs are cheap, so they are unreadable from certain angles. If you are standing in front of the microwave, and are more than five feet tall, the LED display dissolves into a mass of green lines. You have to step back or bend down to see the time display properly. If you are standing where you would normally stand to use the microwave, you can't read the time display. I suspect it would have cost 50 cents to use a higher-quality display.
I bought this to replace a Kenmore Toast-n-wave that had a clean, clear display, larger buttons for more important functions, and a clock I could read from any angle. The Sharp has been a step backward. minimize
watch out the sensor, December 2, 2008
Don't trust its sensor system.The sensor showed 1 minute and 20 seconds.I saw the smoke coming out of the microwave after 1 minute.The food was all burned.We almost caused a fire in the kitchen.I am glad I was standing right there and turned it off immediately.If the sensor didn't sense the vapor coming out of the food,it should have showed an...read full review
Don't trust its sensor system.The sensor showed 1 minute and 20 seconds.I saw the smoke coming out of the microwave after 1 minute.The food was all burned.We almost caused a fire in the kitchen.I am glad I was standing right there and turned it off immediately.If the sensor didn't sense the vapor coming out of the food,it should have showed an error sign or turn off the microwave. minimize
