Sharp R-55TS Warm & Toasty Toaster/Microwave
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Sharp R-55TS Warm & Toasty Toaster/Microwave
Customer Review: Avoid this one
Summary: 1 Stars
When it comes to microwave ovens, it's more important to work good than to look good. I bought mine in December 2006. In June 2007 the heating element which is encased in a glass rod and mounted in the ceiling of the heating compartment cracked spontaneously. Even though it was still under warranty I had to drag it to the closest repair center and back home again and the repair took over 2 weeks. Today, November 2007, the glass rod cracked spontaneously again. It's not under warranty anymore so I'm seriously considering chucking the whole crappy machine and buying a different brand. Even when this thing was working, it didn't perform any of its functions well. In summary, this thing is WEAK WEAK WEAK! I quickly learned to routinely double any suggested cooking times. The toaster function barely heats the bread and never actually toasts it. The turntable is wobbly. It's very noisy when it's running. Random numbers appear at random times on the control plan display. I say avoid this thing at all costs.Customer Review: Warm, but not toasty
Summary: 1 Stars
The Sharp Warm and Toasty microwave is a clunky hybrid of toaster and microwave. It takes 10 minutes to toast a muffin. The software is buggy-- I can't program it to toast a muffin to the end, but must get up and re-start half way though. The interface is clunky--it has little relationship to most appliance interface design, so must keep manual handy.
Plus, ours JUST DIED died, after only 2 1/2 years of moderate use.
The user manual has no troubleshooting section. (Like nothing will ever go wrong). Neither does their Website. So I tried to contact Sharp through their Website and after filling out all my info and problem details, found their site doesn't work with Firefox. The end.
Customer Review: Junk!
Summary: 1 Stars
Don't let the paid reviewers sway your opinion in wasting you money on this. Yes, it's a combo so you have more counter space. Yes, you can make popcorn and anything else a microwave or toaster oven will cook. But would you want an entire bag of popcorn popped, or perhaps toasted bread in less than 10 minutes? If so, don't buy this abomination. Any all-in-one product is never as good as a single use one. If you're FORCED to buy a combo, well that is obviously understandable. But if you have a choice, stick with buying both. There's a reason only a handful of combo microwave/toaster ovens are made by only a couple companies. It's not worth the cost of all those returns.Customer Review: Dangerous turntable, poor quality overall
Summary: 1 Stars
The turntable platter is only supported by a center spoke. There are no supports around the edge of the revolving platter. The platter tips and wobbles with all but the lightest items. I was cooking a large bowl of vegetables and when I tried to remove them, the turntable platter and the bowl of hot veggies tipped towards me, the platter itself slid forward out of the microwave, and I got burnt. For this reason alone it is a dangerous item. Also, the dial knob feels like its make out of cheap plastic and could break off without much force. The turning motion of the knob is rough. Spend more and get a better unit - that's my opinion. It's going back to Wal Mart.Customer Review: This product is toast!
Summary: 1 Stars
We bought this microwave to accomodate our small counter. We figured instead of buying a toaster and a microwave, we could just get this one appliance. Wrong. Although it does toast and microwave, it does neither well. Toasting takes forever and you never get a "toasty, brown" color. The surface of the bread/bagel just gets dried out. It does microwave but it takes a long time. The biggest disappointment, though, was that it does not work at all on microwave popcorn. Most of the kernals remain unpopped while those that do pop burn as does the bag. After a few months with this product, we're buying another microwave.