Although this combi-microwave gives very good cooking results and is perfect if cooking for 2 people, it is a very big appliance and its durability is questionable. I bought my first appliance in Dec 2004 and was extremely pleased with it. However, this appliance had to be replaced under ... Read review
Advantages: good cooking results, easy to use and to clean Disadvantages: poor reliability/durability
Although this combi-microwave gives very good cooking results and is perfect if cooking for 2 people, it is a very big appliance and its durability is questionable. I bought my first appliance in Dec 2004 and was extremely pleased with it. However, this appliance had to be replaced under its 1 year warranty because of an LED read-out fault. Now after just 18 months and the replacement has developed a fault. This time the fault is with the microwave, ... ...had only approximately 8 hours of use. I now have to face a hefty repair bill. I would have been very happy to recommend this combi microwave because of its ease of use and good cooking results, however because of its poor durability I feel this combi microwave reperesents very poor value for money. ... more
Although this combi-microwave gives very good cooking results and is perfect if cooking for 2 people, it is a very big appliance and its durability is questionable. I bought my first appliance in Dec 2004 and was extremely pleased with it. However, this appliance had to be replaced under its 1 year warranty because of an LED read-out fault. Now after just 18 months and the replacement has developed a fault. This time the fault is with the microwave, even though the microwave part of this appliance has had only approximately 8 hours of use. I now have to face a hefty repair bill. I would have been very happy to recommend this combi microwave because of its ease of use and good cooking results, however because of its poor durability I feel this combi microwave reperesents very poor value for money.
lunarmodule 04.07.2007
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Quick review of Sharp R98STM
I absolutely agree with the previous user. My Sharp R-98STM combi microwave oven was well over £200 to buy, and now, after only 18 months, the microwave function has packed up although everything else is working.
It could cost me up to £100 to repair, what with the call-out fee and minimum charge.
It was an expensive mistake! ...
turntable stops 90 % short of where it started, not always easy to know what cooking mode is being used, convection oven tends to need longer time to cook. (*)
