Customer Reviews

Sharp R-55TS Warm & Toasty Toaster/Microwave

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

In the aesthetics department this item is top notch for anyone going for a stainless steel look in their kitchen. Brushed steel on front, with a black glass window - black metal on sides. Surprisingly, this is more important that I would have thought.

It microwaves well, though at 650W. The controls are convienent, and fast - with a single "one minute" button to save time on reheats. Seems to cook very evenly.

A nice function is the ability to turn the sound off completely - ridding your home of one source of beeps and chirps.

The oven works well for cooking. The toaster works surprisingly well, but it takes close to 3 minutes for a slice of bread. In the toast department, I'd recommend a stand-alone drop-in style toaster.

You can combine cooking and microwaving in steps (thaw then cook, not both at once).

Read these reviews carefully. The unhappy people are the people who bought this appliance without understanding what it is.

1) It's a small, low-power microwave. Small, low-powered microwaves don't do popcorn very well and some things just don't fit in there.

2) It's a large toaster oven, which means the elements are somewhat removed from the toast. If you want quick toast, get a toaster, where the elements are often less than an inch from the bread. But if you want to toast all sorts of lumpy things, including three or four slices of bread at a time, this'll do it. Typically, mine takes 4 1/2 minutes to toast regular bread.

3) It's a small oven. The oven works well, although again, it's small (see #1). Don't plan on cooking the Thanksgiving turkey in there.

If you understand these things, you'll like this appliance. I sure like mine. It's perfect for a bachelor!

I think this is a great premise for a kitchen that is low on counterspace. But, it does not have a very powerful microwave (650 watts). My biggest problem is with the heating element for toasting/broiling. It is a wire "spring" encased in a glass tube. The tube on mine broke after barely being tapped. Not a good design. It was therefore rendered unusable and had to be returned. I suggest the Sanyo EM-Z2100GS instead. It has the same features, but higher wattage and a more protected toasting element.

I've had this item for about a month and I'm pretty happy with it. I haven't had the tray tipping problem that another reviewer mentioned but I don't use it for cooking anything large or intricate. I use the microwave mainly for thawing and reheating and it works like a charm. The toaster takes a little bit longer than a stand alone toaster but it toasts evenly and if you're not in a hurry, it's not a problem.
The top of the unit gets hot and a fan blows warm air from the back when the toaster is on I wouldn't put it in a tight space.

My old toaster didn't toast evenly and my old microwave took too long; together they took up more than twice the space this oven does. Switching out the trays is easier than I hoped it would be, and the toasting tray actually rotates for perfect toasting! The microwave won't heat as fast as a full size, but the features are better than you usually get with a lower wattage. Make sure you run the toaster for a while to burn off all the chemicals before you use it to cook anything. It does toast top and bottom. The only annoyance I have found is that you can't set exact times in increments of anything but a minute. I did a lot of research before purchasing this for my tiny studio apartment, and I believe I made the best choice possible.

This was a great idea, and a space saver but its a piece of junk. It takes 3 times as lond to toast or bake anything. And you can't even make microwave popcorn without burning it b/c of the low wattage. Don't even waste your time.

The turntable platter is only supported by a center spoke. There are no supports around the edge of the revolving platter. The platter tips and wobbles with all but the lightest items. I was cooking a large bowl of vegetables and when I tried to remove them, the turntable platter and the bowl of hot veggies tipped towards me, the platter itself slid forward out of the microwave, and I got burnt. For this reason alone it is a dangerous item. Also, the dial knob feels like its make out of cheap plastic and could break off without much force. The turning motion of the knob is rough. Spend more and get a better unit - that's my opinion. It's going back to Wal Mart.

I bought this little marvel years ago because I found the size of my range's oven compatible for a family of 10! My son had been joking about it saying that it would be a very good "car parking lot". I had enough of wasting power to operate my GE giant.

I have been very happy with my Warm & Toasty. It's the perfect size to bake, microwave, and toast a meal for up to 4 people. The only time I have used the other monster has been when I have cooked a huge turkey breast when we had 4 visitors who were staying with us several days. All the other times, I have had no trouble fitting a medium size turkey breast in the Warm & Toasty.

The grilling mode is fantastic to make grilled open sandwiches, and melt and grill cheese when making chicken or steaks parmigiana.

I will recommend this fantastic appliance to anyone.

I have been using Microwaves since they first came out many many years ago and this is the worst microwave I have ever come across! In most microwaves it took 40 to 50 seconds to warm 10 oz. of milk this would take atleast 2 minutes in this one, Nevermind a frozen meal it might be quicker to get on the highway travel 30 miles and pickup a meal! It doesn't even deserve one star!

Bought it today and returning it tommorow, I am glad we bought it where we live (no freight). 6 minutes to toast 1 slice and then a cooling fan runs for another 5 minutes.