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R98STMA - Stainless Steel, 40 Litre, Combination Microwave Oven from Sharp

‘Sharp Corporation’ the company founded during the year 1912 was the first to invent the LCD calculators. Enriched with the pride they aim to become one of the leading electronic technology companies of the century. Among its wide range of consumer products the series of microwave products exist of which this Combination Microwave under review is an award-winning product of many leading publications.

Model: Sharp R98STMA Stainless Steel Combination Microwave fall into the category of large sized appliance with its 40 litre capacity. It furnished to satisfy the need of the larger family size. This combination oven type offers the functions that include the microwave, grill and the oven functions. It is sure that this appliance can handle the requirements of various types of recipes.

Design and Controls: This rectangular model has a footprint with the dimension of 368 x 550 x 535 mm and the product weighs 23 kg. It is been projected with the stainless steel finish with the large window. The door opens side ways and it has a handle that is long enough for the comfortable handling. The door opens wide and hence loading and unloading of large sized appliance is easy. Well, with the control panel it gives a eat finish with touch controls and a large LED screen. The control panel runs in the side of the appliance for the full length. It comes with neat description and hence makes it user friendly. However, sometimes the read outs of the control panel does not suit the stainless steel background and may stress a bit for reading.

Functions and Power: Sharp R98STMA Touch Control Microwave works on MAFF heating category E. it consists of dual grill and dual convection functions. Multi level cooking is possible like the tiered cooking, wherein different foods can cook at the same time. With the help of the high rack, low rack and the provided 2 shelves, these functions can be carried out. However, caution need to apply in setting the timing as concentrating on one food the other food should not be over cooked or burnt. The power of the microwave is 900 watts and for the grill functions, the power is 1400 watts.

Programmes: Known is the fact that auto cook is functions that just work automatically in just a touch of the button without the need for any programming of time and power. This Microwave offers 8 auto cook functions. Available are 3 express cook functions and 3 types of express defrost functions. This makes programming easy, apart from this are the timed and power level function. There are about 5 different power levels to choose based on the intensity of cooking and the volume of food. Overall, the combinations are quite many to suit most of the food items.

Miscellaneous: Adding up its functionality are the features like count down timer that intimates the time left for the completion. The quartz grill to give the perfect blend to those crispy foods, it also promotes even cooking. The interiors of Sharp R98STMA 900Watts Microwave is stainless steel made for easy cleaning and maintenance. The provided turntable is made of ceramic that is capable of withstanding high heat.

Included accessories: The various accessories that are been included with this model are Turntable, high rack, low rack, 2 shelves, cookery book and operation manual.

Verdict: The pros of this model take an edge over the cons and that brings the model at the forefront of acceptance. The functions and features go impressive and literally, the downside could be nothing but for the clarity of the instruction on the control panel and the price tag.

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Sharp R98STMA 40 litre Stainless Steel Microwave Oven - Technical Specification Details

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