Sharp R-820Bw 900-Watt 0.9-Cubic-Foot Convection Microwave, White

Cheap Sharp R-820Bw 900-Watt 0.9-Cubic-Foot Convection Microwave, White Review

First off, if your complaint and reason for a low rating on this product is popcorn cooking performance, you didn't follow directions in the manual that clearly state the need to place popcorn bag on an inverted pie dish or suitable substitute. Microwave popcorn bags have a material in the bottom of the bag that heats up when microwaved (like those so-called crust browning disks for frozen pizza) helping the kernals heat up enough to pop. The metal turntable reflects microwave energy and doesn't work well with the bag heating strip when placed directly on the metal table. If microwave popcorn is your main concern go for a cheapo microwave.
Others complain about only 900 watts. I find it more than enough. I sometimes program in lower power to purposely slow down the microwave cooking. We have an 1100 watt oven at work and I don't like that it cooks so fast. boiling/burning the edges and melting my container while the inside of the food hasn't had time to even warm up yet.
I bought this about a month and a half ago and couldn't be happier. Cooks a wide variety of foods and dishes to perfection. I've only tried a few so far but everything has come out great.
Salmon fillets on the wire rack- tender and most, not dried out.
Frozen Sweet potato fries- Compubake french fry setting makes them perfectly every time, crisp and slightly brown on the outside, warm and fluffy on the inside. Regular frozen fries turn out equally well.
CompuPizza cooked the crust of 79 cent frozen pizza so perfectly that it was hard to believe that it was a cheapo frozen pizza.
Frozen hamburger patties- equally impressive, better than I can do on the bbq grill.
Bacon- I place the bacon on the wire rack and cover with a paper towel then microwave for about 5 minutes. Works well and pretty easy cleanup.
Yeast bread- Baked up like a champ using compubake.
Toast- Probably not it's strongest point, but I remove the turntable and place the rack directly in the oven (seems to be designed to fit the bottom of oven, but no mention of it in the manual), then use grill with upper and lower elements. It'll turn out decently browned toast in about 5 minutes without pre-heating. Works for bagels too.
Clean up is a breeze- Nothing sticks to the teflon turn table. It wipes clean with cloth/sponge or it's washable in the sink. The interior is stainless steel on all sides and also wipes clean easily with a damp cloth. I've spattered quite a bit around the edges and still looks brand new since I wipe it after each use. The bottom grill element swivels up out of the way to easily clean the bottom surface and the top grill element is recessed behind a protective perforated grill.
I've also owned a Kenmore convection microwave that's about the same size as this one. It worked pretty good but not nearly as well as this Sharp. It was convection/microwave only without the grill elements so it took longer to heat up and didn't put the nice brown on things that this oven does. Of if it did it would take a long time. Overall just not nearly as handy as this oven. Also, the stainless interior of that oven didn't seem to wipe clean as easy as this one. Time will tell if I'm wrong about that.
I only hope the reliability holds up on this, as some have complained of failures after only a year or so of use.
This is more than a space saving all in one appliance. It will turn out dishes better than you could have produced in your regular oven, grill, or microwave.

Almost forgot to mention free super saver shipping all the way to Hawaii can't be beat. It was delivered about four days after ordering.

Sharp R-820Bw 900-Watt 0.9-Cubic-Foot Convection Microwave, White Feature

• 900-watt convection microwave with browning and crisping capabilities
• Easy-to-clean, 0.9-cubic-foot, stainless-steel interior with light
• 2-line, 12-digit interactive display; 11 power levels; 35 automatic settings
• Temperature settings include 100, 150, and 275 to 450 degrees F in 25-degree increments
• Measures 20-1/2 by 12-1/8 by 19-3/4 inches; 1-year limited warranty

Sharp R-820Bw 900-Watt 0.9-Cubic-Foot Convection Microwave, White Overview

Sharp microwave oven R-820BW white convection/grill 2 line interactive display 35 automatic settings, combination cooking plus 11 power levels.



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