
Title : Sharp R249SLM Compact Solo Silver 20L 800W Touch Control Microwave
Rating : 4 Stars out of 5.
Summary : good value but a bit plastic
This is a good value little unit. The button panel is a wipe-clean surface. Controls are easy to use. For example, to cook for a minute just close the door and press start. Press start again to add extra 60 seconds to the time while cooking. Display is easy to use but some illumination would have been nice if the kitchen is dimly lit. While cooking, the food is of course illuminated in the oven. Includes glass turntable. This is good and changes direction each time you open the door. You can take it out to clean it, but it can be fiddly to get it in the right place on the spindle afterward.
Can defrost and cook if you set the right mode for the food inside, but the book could do with more examples of foods and times.
The door is hinged at the left and stops at 90 degrees. Door closing is very heavy though, and you need to push it so hard the whole unit sometimes moves on the worktop, and (due to a spring mechanism inside) the door closes with a very loud clunk no matter how carefully you close it.
Conclusion: It does plenty for the money, but loses out a little on the plasticy finish (which most microwaves seem to suffer from) and the awkward door.

Title : Panasonic NNA724M Metallic Silver Combination Microwave, 27L, 1000w, 1300w grill
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : An excellent microwave
I bought this microwave to replace my old fashioned basic microwave/grill, and it is fantastic. It has microwave, grill and convection oven functions, and I use all of them. I only have a single oven in my kitchen, so this really helps when I need two ovens for a complicated meal.
The other function I really like is the 'Chaos Defrost'. This function means you select the category of your frozen item, then enter in the weight, and the microwave calculates the defrost time and does it for you. It really works - defrosting things without cooking the edges.
I noticed that the slightly bigger version (which I wanted, but it wouldn't fit on the worksurface) which has two shelves, is listed in Feb 06 Good Food magazine, as one of the five examples of microwaves out at the moment. They list the 'Chaos Defrost' as particularly helpful.

Title : Sharp R96STM Stainless Steel Large 40L 900W/1400W Touch Control Convection Oven with Sensor
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Excellent buy
I have always had Sharp microwaves and, since they have been available, convection. My new microwave, which was ordered on Wednesday evening and arrived Friday morning is about the best yet. I'm delighted, only took 36hours to arrive and so easy to use.

Title : Sharp R654SLM Compact Silver 18L 800W/1000W Touch Control Grill Microwave
Rating : 1 Stars out of 5.
Summary : damn this thing to hell
I hate this microwave if you want to just grill something but it resets halfway through and you end up filling your kitchen with toxic black smoke.

Title : Sharp R209SLM Compact Solo Silver 20L 800W Manual Microwave
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Very good.
One of the things I love about microwaves is that you can steam-cook vegetables in them and retain all the lovely nutrients that get removed when you boil them. This is a quality piece of kit. It's all one needs in a microwave and looks good in any kitchen. Simple yet powerful.

Title : Sharp R957SLM Platinum Silver Large 900W/1400W Touch Control Convection Oven 40L 1.4cuft
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Really good value for money and extremely useful.....
When my last microwave oven died I was in a desperate hurry to replace it. I looked everywhere for a full sized microwave oven and could not find one. I found this particular oven. It is large enough to defrost or cook large item, but I really hesitated before buying it. It had too many other functions associated with it for my taste. How could something possibly be a good microwave oven, a good grill and a good convection oven? In the end I bought this product only because of its size. However, it proved itself to be completely invaluable at the first big holiday meal. It is a good grill and a good convection oven (make sure it is fully preheated BEFORE use), as well as being a large, powerful microwave. I am so glad that I purchased this particular oven, and I highly recommend it to anyone. I have had my oven for nearly 1.5 years now. I have no complaints.