SHARP YC-QS204AU-B Compact 20 Litre 800W Digital FLATBED Microwave, 10 power levels, ECO Mode, defrost function, LED cavity light - Black

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Your microwave is pre-programmed so food can be easily defrosted by simply inputting the food's weight. Alternatively, you can manually choose the defrost time.

Why settle for just one function when this Sharp appliance can microwave, grill and bake like a conventional oven. The Sharp appliance is deeper than most, which means there’s less usable worktop space in front of it once it’s in position on the worktop. To its credit, it has ridiculously effective non-slip feet that work similarly to suction pads. Once in place, this appliance is difficult to move; it will be well and truly attached to whichever surface you place it on. The Sharp looks modern thanks to its oven-style pull-down door and flatbed design; there’s no turntable. This results in significantly more cooking space, which is great so long as the appliance does a good job of cooking food evenly. The precise cooking and timer offered by microwave grills makes them perfect for this kind of job, where in a regular grill you’d be likely to forget and overcook or burn the toast. To make life simple there are auto menu programs pre-installed for you to get cooking at the touch of a button

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You get plenty for your money with the Sharp, plus it cooks fairly evenly and it looks attractive. But the vibration and noise proved annoying.

This microwave is perfect for powerful cooking in smaller spaces, with 14 automatic cooking programmes and eight levels of power, including drink reheat, plate reheat, grilling, and time/weight defrost settings.

Keep on top of any cooking or baking elsewhere in the kitchen with this handy timer, easy to set and will alert you once the timer has counted down. Finally, cleaning the appliance was a breeze, thanks to the glass flatbed. If you’d suffered a culinary explosion then cleaning would be more fiddly as result of the exposed grill element at the top and the ventilation holes in the rear and sides. But still, on a day-to-day basis the Sharp R861SLM is easier to clean than a microwave with a turntable. The flatbed design of this microwave makes it easy to clean, with a simple wipe-clean base. The adjustable timer helps ensure your food is cooked perfectly, and the flat contours are designed to be easily wiped clean. This microwave comes with a 12-month warranty. Using the convection oven to cook a slice of frozen pizza on the supplied baking tray was interesting. The weight options for auto cooking pizza are 150, 300 and 450g, with 18-, 19- and 20-minute cooking times respectively. To be fair. though, this includes the time it takes for the oven to warm up.

However, cooking was even, you couldn’t tell which way round the pizza had been sitting. The top was nicely browned, the edges crisp – but not too crisp – and on the underside there was no soggy bottom in sight.If your budget will stretch a little further to a combi then opt for the Panasonic NN-DF386. If you only need a microwave then the compact Beko MOF 20110 is also worth a look. Verdict I liked the Sharp’s pull-down door and found the controls intuitive and straightforward enough to use.