Sharp Combination Microwave, 40 Litre, 900 Watt, Silver

This is a great microwave. Plenty big enough for a family and very reliable. I've now owned this for 12 years and it's still going strong. It's easy to clean, and still looks brand new. It's very heavy and has quite a large footprint, but it's not something you'll be moving much, so it's fine. I paid just under £200 for it in 2013, and it's definitely been good value for money, especially as it was our sole cooking appliance for over 2 years. Nowadays, I mainly use the microwave and defrost features, which are good, but the oven feature works well and it's large enough inside to cook a family sized joint of meat in. It will also cook it in a much quicker time than a normal oven. The jacket potato program is great, and will cook them in around 23 minutes. Overall, I'd definitely recommend this product. It may not be the cheapest, but so far it has lasted 12 years with daily use, so the build quality and reliability are top notch, which to me is worth the extra cost in the long run as it is likely to work out cheaper than buying cheap and having to replace it every few years.

Almost identical to its predecessor (and the predecessor to that one) so minimal learning time to use it, and the only thing missing on this version is the clock display, which I found most useful. Otherwise simple to use with clever programmes, and very well made. Both previous machines lasted 20 years so they may be expensive, but top quality and well worth the money.

Great oven, our 2nd., first lasted 12+ years. Looked everywhere for a similar replacement but nothing available same same size with shelves, then found the original was still available. Some 1 star reviewers say they are now flimsily made, thinner metal, poor quality and made in China. Our replacement is identical to the original, same gauge of steel, same build quality and still made in Thailand. Great little oven, even though we now have an air fryer that is great, but not suitable for everything.

Bit of a monster this one, which was what we expected. It is a great bit of kit but there are some nagging quirks with it. The defrost function drives me mental, it will not simply run a defrost cycle, it is determined that you should attentively turn your food every minute or so. I understand that this is the correct, even and most effective defrost cycle, but I am not going to "remove any defrosted parts" to a separate dish every minute. so if you set a defrost of 10 mins expect to have to go back to it constantly. We now set a low microwave power to defrost untended, I will admit though, if you follow the defrost to the letter you would never know it defrosted in a microwave. Second utterly rage inducing thing which is not as easily avoided is the preheat function. Any oven setting initiates a preheat function that whacks the oven on full blast until it gets to the temp you asked for. For years I've never bothered preheating ovens and just thrown stuff in with a little extra added to account for the lack of preheat (yeah i'm lazy). But I would advise DO NOT put food in to cook while it preheats, it will incinerate it! this means that you have no choice but to set the temps, press go and return after the preheat (an unknown amount of time) has passed. So you can't get in from work, throw food in and go for a shower, you have to set temp, stare at the wall for what feels like eternity waiting for it to beep, then put food in. The size of this unit is what drew us to it as, until our kitchen is refurbished, we have no oven. It is great, but the previously mentioned two points will drop it a star as they really do waste my time.

Still the best combi microwave you can buy for this money, it's our 3rd of the same in 20 years, and all we realy use for family of 4, apart from an induction hob. Never use the main oven because of this.

I had the Sharp R5959SLMA combi microwave oven for 6 years and then it died so I bought this as a replacement from Amazon. I agree with other reviewers that it is a different machine in many aspects to the Sharp model this replaced. This model has an extra A as part of the model number as my old one was A, not AA. I considered many other brands of combi microwave, visiting countless stores to actually see them. I did not care about budget, as long as I could get the capacity and the functions I needed as I mostly use it in oven mode, but still needed combi functions for when I am juggling three different meals at once, for my tribe. I found that most other machines relied way too much on microwave power to cook, which I did not want. Most others despite being more expensive, were way too small in capacity and for the price, did not impress me at all. I decided it had to be this one as overall, it ticks all the boxes. I considered buying it via other retailers but I have found Amazon's customer service when returning products to be excellent and the delivery on Prime was next day, unlike other retailers where I would have had to wait days on end for delivery. I also bought the Amazon 3 year guarantee. It sounds different in operation and I agree with others that there is a weird buzzing sound when using microwave. I also do not like the new trays and wish i had kept the stainless steel rungs from my expired model and tend to use the high rack and the turntable instead as they are awkward to handle when hot. The turntable is not the same as the previous model, not as heavy but that is ok for me with fibromyalgia. On the positive side; this one is 60ltrs and during the uk heatwave, has been a lifesaver to use, rather than my dual oven. It cooks just as efficiently as my previous Sharp. I use the oven feature a lot and often use the automatic preset modes for ready meals or chips or jacket potatoes. I sometimes use the microwave for fish and defrosting food and reheating. Even with its minor faults in hardware quality, this Sharp R959SLMAA is still the best option for me to cope with the menu for my "mini hotel" of 5 adults and one child under 5, plus guests at any given time, not forgetting 8 pampered cats who I cook meat and fish for daily too. I use a halogen oven, a multi-cooker, Instant Pot and a steamer, plus an electric hob and my regular oven and grill so that I am not overworking the Sharp and other appliances. I have waited a few months of use before writing this review to give it a fair chance as I really love the capacity and functions of this machine and hope that whoever manufactures this gem never discontinues it as the functions, performance and ease of operation and capacity are still outstanding, even compared to other brands latest models with ever new technology, I still prefer how this machine operates as it is so comprehensive and not just for those who mainly only have time to rely on ready meals, not cooking from scratch, as I do. It does both ! Since writing this review above the door has dropped and let out steam and it took 2 months and a replacement which blew out all our electrics and failed to operate ! Amazon have since refunded me but the whole issue was lengthy process to get a refund. This is not like the old Sharp it is poorly built and inferior !