Sharp R-230KW

Hi, My old microwave went off and had about 10 years of service with an every day ware, so that was good anyway. I bought this one, just to get by until we move to Miami FL on April next year 2010. A friend… of mine, will buy it from me plus most of my furniture. This one is OK for what we need to warm up so far. The one we had before was bigger and had more power too, but I will buy a good one when I get to Miami next time I recommed the Sharp Products because of the famous life and good reputation the products have. So that's it! We like it very much, so far is doing a great job!

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I read the review for the Sharp and a few said that the light did not stay on when the door opened. I called the Sharp company, and they say it did, lights stay on as soon as the door is opened, on and… after. That was a blatant lie. The light is on when you push on only. When you close the door, it closes with a loud "bam", no matter when pushed gently or just closed, so I just leave it open til I need to use it again. That crowds the counter space. The see-through window is awkward to see through, probably design fault. I would not recommend buying this particulr model.

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I used to have a huge microwave which worked fine but when it finally died on me, I went to this sleeker, compact model. We've had it for four years now. We use it for everything: baking potatoes, cooking… corn on the cob, making popcorn, boiling pasta, heating lean cuisines, melting cheese, thawing frozen bread and so forth. It is still going strong and I am buying more cooking equipment which one can use to cook in the microwave. I now have a pasta boiler for the microwave and it works great in this oven. We use the oven every single day and I would buy another in a flash if this broke. I got this for under fifty bucks at my warehouse club so I have gotten every penny out of my purchase.

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