Sharp R-530ES 2-Cubic-Foot 1200-Watt Microwave, Stainless Steel and Black

by Sharp

Product Features

• Well-designed, full-size, 1200-watt microwave with 2-cubic-foot capacity
• Stainless-steel front and glass window; touch-key control panel; interior light
• 2-line, 16-digit display; interactive cooking system with Custom Help
• 16-inch turntable for even heating; 33 automatic settings; defrost center; keep warm
• Measures 24 by 13-3/8 by 19-1/8 inches

Product Details

Product Manual [432kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 27 x 22.1 x 16.4 inches ; 50 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 50 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00009V3XT
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,900 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #88 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Microwave Ovens > Countertop Microwave Ovens

Product Description

Sharp microwave oven touch key R-530ES 13 sensor settings, beverage center, keep warm plus, 2 line interactive display.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sharp R-530ES, January 11, 2007

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Kenneth Geiger "neuromed" (los angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharp R-530ES 2-Cubic-Foot 1200-Watt Microwave, Stainless Steel and Black (Kitchen)

Nice unit but vibration noise when operating. Bought 2 reconditioned units from other vendors and both were defective.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of power, looks good stacked over the Jenn-Air Pro Style oven, April 7, 2008

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JP (Kansas City, MO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sharp R-530ES 2-Cubic-Foot 1200-Watt Microwave, Stainless Steel and Black (Kitchen)

This is my second Sharp microwave; we bought it to stack over the Jenn-Air Pro Style oven in our kitchen remodel. (I bought the built-in installation kit elsewhere.) Like my previous Sharp, this thing is *powerful*. It cuts the cooking time listed on the instructions for most microwave items by half or close to it. The defrost mode is excellent. Having a carousel makes cooking more even.

All in all, it would be hard to find a better microwave at anywhere near this price point or even significantly above it.

*****Editing the review in Jan 2012 to add some longer term observations.

Still powerful, still looks great and cooks great. The door latch has developed a small issue that takes a little noodling around to resolve. As near as I can tell, what happens is that after a large number of door opening cycles, the hinges get either loose or slightly "sprung." At that point when you hit the door release it won't open because it's not as solidly latched as it should be. The fix is two-fold: lube the latch mechanism with some spray lube--I've had good luck with Jigaloo and/or gun lube--and then "tweak" the door to make it latch better. To tweak the door, open it about halfway and then twist it slightly inward and downward. It doesn't take a lot of force--you're not trying to rip the door off the thing!--just enough to line things back up again so the door latch "ejection" will work again. Once I figured this out and tweaked the door, it's been a year since the last time the door refused to open.

20 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars BAD! BAD! BAD!, December 25, 2005

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JCCOURT "jimcwashdc" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharp R-530ES 2-Cubic-Foot 1200-Watt Microwave, Stainless Steel and Black (Kitchen)

Our first one showed up badly damaged and Amazon did a great job getting a new one to us straight away. The second one never worked, it sounded like a tank and then just died. Stay away!