SHARPR372KM Solo Touch Control Microwave, 25 Litre capacity, 900W, Black

This microwave looks great, works well, Good quality, easy to clean, won't rust easy and easy to operate. The only thing is the door makes a little noise upon opening and closing and the light inside isn't that bright but you can still see what's happening when in use. Apart from that it's an excellent microwave with a large 25 litre capacity, true to colour and picture advertising this product. The only other thing that would make it even better would be if the operation options would light up. However I'm pleaed with this microwave my last one was also a sharp brand It lasted nine years It was definitely worth the money in my opinion.

Thought it was a good price but now I see it has gone down £20 poundsin a few weeks a bit upset by this.But saying that this is a very nice microwave very easy to use and plenty of space to microwave larger dishes. Looks good as well Grab a bargain.

I went for this one as it has a slightly larger than average capacity. Worth having if you have baby bottles to sterilise or family-sized meals to prepare. It's easy to operate and uses timer buttons rather than a rotating dial, which my last one had and which could be fiddled with by kids, so I prefer this. The smart black front is so bland it doesn't invite attention from the kids anyway.My only criticism is with the display: (1) if you put the child lock on, you lose the handy clock. I like to see the clock display, but if you use the child lock, you just have a line. Surely a small 'c' appearing next to the time would have been possible instead? and (2) Although it's smart and unobtrusive, the grey on black writing on the control buttons isn't easy for me to read - if would have been better if the letters could light up when the microwave is in use.These are minor irritations - it works well and does its job, so I'm pleased with it.

Excellent in every way. Easy to use and cooks food perfectly.

We had a Sharp microwave when we got married over 27 years ago. It was built like a tank, and it had the most amazing sensor cooking settings - you just told it "frozen veg" or "jacket potato", no need to tell it any weights, and it cooked perfectly. It actually sensed the amount of heat and moisture coming from the food and cooked accordingly. It was very big, and it lasted us 20 years. We were very sad when it finally stopped heating efficiently and had to go, because modern machines just pale in to insignificance next to it. Having to actually tell a microwave how long to cook for, or what power level to use, or what weight of food we'd put in was completely foreign to us :-)Anyway, after being rather disappointed with the LG we bought to replace ours, we returned to our favoured brand and we just bought this as a housewarming present for our son. It has a nice large internal capacity without being overly huge outside (not exactly The Tardis, but there is no unnecessary waste of space in the construction), and has plenty of settings and power levels as good as any modern machine. It also looks stylish and has a quality feel to it. I can't vouch for reliability yet, but it looks very good in our son's new smallish kitchen, very pleased. Good price too.

This is a great microwave, the size makes it easy to use with enough room for plates and dishes to fit inside, very easy to use, touch panel, really self explanatory, I would definitely recommend it

We owned our previous microwave oven for about 16 years and it had recently appeared to be losing power. Several instances of grossly under-cooked microwave foods, even after extended cooking times, and others still part-frozen after a supposedly suitable defrost time provided an indication of its worsening performance. We had considered a replacement a year or two ago, and before any loss of performance was seen, because of its age and also to gain advantage from facilities on newer models but were unable to find at that time anything we liked with desirable features. Several brands and models available on the high street and on-line were evaluated and compared before now deciding on this.Sharp is one of the brands currently most highly rated among users and this model has about the highest rating of all models and brands excluding those that also include grills, infra-red ovens or other similar facilities that would probably not be needed or used. Although the colour is described as 'white', the most obvious and visible portion is the front which appears almost entirely black when not actually working.A 25-litre capacity means that it is a fairly large, heavy machine with a 900W power rating and 11 levels of power available at steps of 10% reduction each time allowing it to cope with just about anything. Also, if a product offers timing only for a 650-700W model, you can set it to 70% or 80% power (for equivalent 630 or 720W) and use its published cooking time. It also offers eight different cook and defrost settings with the additional option of numerous manual combinations. It should be sufficient for the 'typical' two adults plus two (or possibly, three) family and be able to accept a wide range of different microwave approved cooking utensils on its extra-large turntable (31.5cm, approx 12.5-inches diameter) but with rather little clearance. Containers that overhang the platter by more a few millimeteres will probably be unsuitable. It provides maximum cooking times of just under 100 minutes, in 10 second increments from zero upwards, which offers considerable scope whether cooking, defrosting or warming.The user interface is clean, relying on a relatively few buttons, is well laid out and it should prove easy to use once familiarity is reached. Its LED clock display is sufficiently large and bright, easy to read and a vast improvement on the non-backlit LCD display we have had to cope with until now. It also offers a 24-hour clock and a kitchen timer function, should you need one.Although there is a facility to defrost an item according to its weight, there is no direct equivalent when cooking the same item. However, if a reference source or experience shows that a certain food needs x minutes per kilo on a certain setting to cook to your taste, it should not be too difficult to calculate the cooking time for a different weight at the same setting.The oven has a dark grey interior and typical lighting, so observing how your food looks at any stage of its cooking or defrosting is slightly hampered. The colour of the coating may be technically justified but Sharp have made no additional concession to it. Brighter lighting, perhaps with a second illumination panel could improve it. Better lighting would also benefit the finding and cleaning of any splashes that can sometimes occur, even if food is covered.Overall, it promises much at a fairly modest price - our now discarded model was more expensive, had a lower power rating and lesser capacity and with fewer features.In respect of its manual, more than three-quarters of its contents is about safety and precautions and only a small section about its use, set-up etc. This may be rational as use will become almost automatic over time but the safety precautions may be forgotten.

Nice looking product. Easy to clean and very sturdy. Large capacity which is ideal for myself and family. Looks quality and feels quality. The downsides: You cannot close the door quietly. It virtually slams. Do NOT try to ease the door shut (particularly from the bottom) - it almost takes your fingers off. Dont let children use it unsupervised for that reason. There is no audible alarm if you forget you had there was something cooked in it. Whilst it looks and works great we still have not mastered the push buttons. That said, would I buy it again? Oh yes