SHARP Countertop Microwave Oven with Removable 12.4″ Carousel Turntable, 1000 Watt, 1.1 Cubic Feet, Stainless Steel

Proper Power – Simple Interface, Easy Child-Lock Removal and (if you need) Dimensions.
I am going from an OLD B&D 1000w, 1.1CuFt microwave to this new Sharp unit. I am amazed at how quiet it works and how much more powerful this new unit is in comparison to the old. I also noticed the carousel tray rotates at a faster speed, if that even matters. The functionality of this unit overall is excellent in all ways.This well built, solid microwave is good looking with its sleek lines and simple interface. The push button door opener is new to me also and I like it better than having a grab handle. The child-lock is SUPER easy to disable and Sharp has placed instructions on a label attached to the outside of the door. This child-lock feature is a LAW and obviously, Sharp understands that nobody actually uses it and provides these simple instructions conspicuously on the door.For those that it matters: I have a very specific cabinet shelf that is sized rather tight. I needed a microwave that was no taller than 12″ and needed to sit on a 12″ deep shelf. This unit DOES NOT meet this need. The height is fine at 11.8″ but the feet on the underside need a depth of 13″ to sit properly. I am a woodworker and was able to easily add an extra 1 1/4″ to my shelf, but I didn’t want to do this and was hoping this unit would fit. It does not. The advertised dimensions otherwise are spot on.In closing, this is an excellent microwave that works great and is easy to operate.An Excellent Value For The Money – Highly Recommended

Attractive and functional
Sharp SMC1161KW Microwave reviewWe repurposed our 20 year old Sharp microwave is 1.2 cu ft. and 1200 Watts, thus needed a new microwave oven, but Sharp no longer makes a microwave with those specs. We didn’t want to go larger in exterior size and the dimensions of this model are almost identical to our more interior spacious and powerful older model. At 1.1 cu ft. and 1000 Watts this was the closest match we could find and so far it seems to perform close in power to our 1200 watt model. While other brands appear more prominently in generic internet searches for microwave ovens, we sought the Sharp brand out because of the performance of our previous Sharp.This model is much quieter than our old model and while our old model had more features, this one has all we need plus most functions are similar enough where the learning curve is minor. While we would have preferred a white interior we will probably like this dark one as well once we’re used to it. The touch sensitivity on the control panel is light and easy – about the same as our old model. As others have reported, the display light is probably twice as bright as it needs to be, but not a deal breaker for us, and the child lock is easily disabled.We do have a few minor gripes:1. I’m 6’ tall and standing 2 feet or less away from this microwave which sits on a standard counter top height. The digital display is recessed far enough far enough behind the black frame cutout that it becomes unreadable. The black frame blocks the top edge of the digits so I cannot distinguish a number 7 from a number 1, for example. I need to either back up beyond arm’s length or bend over to see the entire display correctly.2. We haven’t tried all the settings yet, but POPCORN immediately threw us a curve ball. Whereby our old model simply had one auto setting for POPCORN, this one has three fixed settings based on ounces per bag; 1.75, 3.0, and 3.5. So of course the first bag of popcorn we tried was 2.4 oz. (there’s no setting for that), so we used the 3.0 oz. setting and the bag popped more thoroughly (fewer old maids) than our old model without burning, so we’ll see what happens.3. The carousel on our old model conveniently made one rotation every 10 seconds making the warming of a cup of coffee simple, as the cup handle returned exactly to the position it started in making removal so easy. I haven’t figured out the rotation timing of this model yet, but it’s different enough so that the 10 second rotation no longer applies, and the reheated coffee cup usually ends up at the rear of the carousel with the handle facing away.We have only had this microwave a few weeks, so we’ll attempt to publish further likes/dislikes as they appear. If this model lasts as long as our old one, which continues running, we’ll be happy campers.Recommended

Good microwave
Nice microwave, love that it looks much more modern and sleeker than so many of them available. Seems to work well, there was a minor adjustment period where I kept forgetting to unlock it after cooking by pressing the 0 button and would think it was broken for a minute, but no, classic user error, otherwise it’s easy to use and fits perfectly under my cabinet with room above it.