Sharp R879 Freestanding, microwave

65 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This microwave scores high on performance. - It has no outstanding negative points. “Very easy to use, the pre timed programmes are good and cover most everyday foods…” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 65 real customer reviews

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65 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
87% of people recommend it.

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Capacity	8.9
Design	8.4
Ease of use	8.6
Features	8.6
Features and programmes	9.0
Performance	9.1
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.0
Overall rating	8.8

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Retired (2)

Occasional cook (1)

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Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very easy to use, the pre timed programmes are good and cover most everyday foods the manual comes with recipes and instructions are clear, although the microwave itself tells you where you go wrong and how to correct it if you make a mistake. Oven preheats very quick compared to conventional oven although some programs cook from cold which is great. Foods are not dried out whole chickens are quickly cooked and stay moist. Had microwave now for few weeks never used my conventional oven since. its such a time and money saver

- None as yet

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30 of 30 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Old man”

+ Ease of use. Clear instructions

- Reviewer left no comment

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16 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ I have always had Sharp microwaves and found them to be well made and reliable and easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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16 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Oven cooks very quickly as fan assisted. Useful being able to switch quickly from oven to microwave or grill.

- Centre plate is on wheels, which is sometimes difficult to get centred as it is over grill. Also it would be better made of glass to clean easier.

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15 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Feb 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ It does what it says on the tin

- printing and controls a bit small

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- can,t do units of 1 second. can't turn clock light off when not in use

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12 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Dec 2008

Score 5.0/10

Nicole, Ruislip , “busy working mum”

+ Top and bottom grill can be used simultaneously which is good however beware the food ends up either very close to the bottom grill and burns or too close to the top grill and burns.
Good combi convection/microwave feature

- No variable grill temperature - in hindsight this would have been more beneficial than the top/bottom grill feature.
Cannot set time unless the door is closed.
Beware metal turnplate at bottom - I have melted several tuperware containers using the microwave after the oven or grill has been on.
No pre-set feature for jacket potatoes.
This is my third combi micro/grill/oven and the most expensive and I am disappointed overall.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Jan 2008

Score 8.0/10

Karen, Wedmore

+ price, grill and convection oven as well as microwave, colour

- height inside not as tall as I had hoped as my rice steamer doesn't fit

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Lynn, Loughton Essex

+ Easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Bob, Cleethorpes

+ Fast and reliable

- Only 1000kw or 700kw whereas most food manufactuers reccomend 750kw.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Home cooking housewife”

+ It is an extremely efficient machine which heats up quickly. It has many features which I have not got used to yet as I have not had it very long but I am sure that it will come in very handy over the forthcoming weeks.

- I have not found any bad points as yet.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Frank, london

+ Value for money, it has been over a month and I am very happy with it.

- Reviewer left no comment

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

ERIC, SALISBURY , “o.a.p”

+ lots of features.The appliance informs you on what to do next on each operation.

- Its difficult to read the operations on the front of appliance,the writing needs to be bigger and bolder.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Vincen, Hatfield, Herts , “Good amateur cook”

+ Cooks quickly and efficiently

- Lead too short, door could open wider

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purchased 06 Jan 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good that it switches itself off automatically if you forget to unplug it.

- Defrosting is a bit hit and miss till you get used to it.

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purchased 16 Feb 2009

Score 7.0/10

Catherine, Essex , “love a bargain”

+ compact, great brand, once you read instructions,relatively easy to use. great power and not too big.

- menu panel not easily read. Blue light annoying

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purchased 28 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Pirran, Cornwall

+ Easy to use, intuitive, lots of functions, easy to clean.

- Capacity could be a little more, but you pays your money....

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purchased 01 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

ERIC, SALISBURY , “Retired”

+ my third sharp microwave,they have never let me down.Very reliable over many years.

- I find the writing on the micro wave difficult to read, to small.

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purchased 23 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Occasional user”

+ This has excellent quick programmes and also the basic microwave is of high quality. Easy to use and very efficient hardly use my main oven now. Price was good and value for money.

- none

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purchased 21 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 31 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Elizabeth, Neath

+ I find it very easy to use. The instruction booklet is clearly written. I bought this product to replace my previous Sharp microwave oven which served me well for very many years.

- None that I can think of - I am happy with my microwave.

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purchased 21 Mar 2009

Score 7.0/10

stewart, whitley bay , “Busy mum or dad” More like this »

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Control panel difficult to see in artificial light

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purchased 21 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ We are really pleased with the product and can't fault it at all.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 19 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Ann, Carlisle, Cumbria, UK , “Busy mum or dad” More like this »

+ I like the mixture of the grill,oven and micro, with the features for pizza etc.you've got to remember when one pizza or whatever cooked that there is still latent heat in the trurntable and the oven, therefore reduce your cooking time for the second or subsequent items. Couldn't do without mine now!

- the oven doesn't have the jacket potatoe feature of the previous model i had, but i can cope with the features it has.

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purchased 12 Apr 2009

Score 7.0/10

horace , beckenham kent

+ compact.2 in family do not require to use main electric oven

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 29 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Busy mum or dad” More like this »

+ Simple to use, looks good.

- Defrosting weights could be less?

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purchased 01 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

Michael, Birmingham , “Occasional cook”

+ Plenty of features. Cooks well

- Instructions could be clearer. Would prefer glass plate rather than metal one.

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purchased 01 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

Gillian, Caterham , “I use it everyday.”

+ Great product. Very easy to use. Looks good too. I'm very pleased with the performance. Glad I bought it.

- None.

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purchased 17 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Robert, Hayton, Retford , “Family cook” More like this »

+ We haven't used our conventional oven since we bought it. Generally speaking it's been very good and easy to use.

- Over twenty years ago we bought a Sharp microwave oven, the manual with it was a fully illustrated receipe book which we still use today. The manual with the new oven by comparison is rather cheap and tawdry, sorry!

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purchased 05 Feb 2009

Score 9.0/10

Robert, Street

+ Smart design and decent size

- Sometimes it struggles to cook a Sunday roast in a reasonable time, seems like a lck of heat from the bottom of the oven

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purchased 29 Jan 2009

Score 7.0/10

Alan, ashton in makerfield

+ Reviewer left no comment

- no automatic potatoe setting

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purchased 23 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

margaret, plymouth , “Family cook” More like this »

+ ist the name itself , esay to clean, for size its good for family , cooks well , please with it 100%

- none

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purchased 28 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ looks nice, easy to use, everything you need with the microwave/oven/grill

- nothing at present

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purchased 09 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easier to use than similar microwave combis. A good manual makes it all clear. Had same model (but older) years ago. Replaced it with something else which was a disaster, now back with Sharp and couldn't be happier.

- None I can think of.

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purchased 03 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ microwave very good as is oven

- grill difficult to turn items might get better with practise

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purchased 07 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

phil, shrewsbury

+ stainless steel/enamel plate

- a bit small

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purchased 12 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Busy mum or dad” More like this »

+ DESIGN

- OPERATION MANUAL NOT CLEAR

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purchased 10 May 2009

Score 7.0/10

newbonic, sheffield

+ nice grill

- none really, it does the job

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purchased 16 May 2009

phil, wadebridge

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Cannot get all heating settings for convection oven

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purchased 16 May 2009

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Product Features

Construction	Freestanding
Built-in machines have a cabinet door attached to the front of them so that they look like the rest of your kitchen. Freestanding machines can be seen and the machine can be placed in any position in your kitchen.
Grill Function	Yes
The grill function is useful for browning and crisping up food.
Colour	Silver
The main colour of the product.
Power (W)	900
Volume in Litres	26
Height in cm	30.9
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Width in cm	52
Depth in cm	48.6

Number of Power Steps	6
Different power steps allow you to cook different types of food with different degrees of power. For example, using a lower power for defrosting and a higher power to re-heat. The more power steps you have, the more flexible you can be with your cooking.
Child-Lock	No
A mechanism that makes it difficult for children to open the machine during operation.
Auto Cook	No
The microwave will automatically choose the appropriate cooking time and power level based on the weight of the food.
Weight Sensor	No
The machine will automatically calculate the weight of the food which will help with the Auto cook function.
Fan	No
Just like a fan oven, the fan will ensure even cooking results.
Release Date	27 Sep 2006
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
Release Date	27 Jul 2007
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.