Maybe I should've cleared the counter
Product: Sharp Carousel Over-the-Range Microwave, Model R-1750
Purchased at: Best Buy
Price: $199.99 (6 years ago)
Recommend: Yes, with Reservations
I loved everything about this microwave up until the digital display stopped working. We bought this model 6 years ago, immediately after we bought our house since one didn’t come with the house. I don’t know about you, but a microwave is something that I just can’t live without. I mean, how do you eat popcorn? How do you melt butter? Leftovers? The list goes on and on. Now, I fully realize that I lived plenty of years without one (since they weren’t common household appliances until the early 80s), but to me, a microwave is like a DVR. Once you have one you there’s no going back.
So one day last week we were sitting in our kitchen with guests and someone noticed that the screen on the microwave seemed to be going a little haywire. Phil said he had noticed that recently too, and thought it might be happening when a lot of steam is coming up from the stovetop. So we unplugged the microwave, let it sit overnight, and then plugged it back in the next day. The next day when we plugged it back in, not only was the screen not better, it was worse. This time it didn’t boot up at all. This is when Phil jumped online and realized that the digital display failing was a regular problem with this microwave. And once the screen goes, it’s more expensive to fix than it is to buy a new one.
It’s so sad too, because this really was a great microwave. It had a fantastic reheat feature. It could detect what you had in the oven and heat it accordingly. It also had 3 options for cooking or steaming vegetables. Crisp, Normal or Tender. But the best part of all was the microwave popcorn feature. One button for a full bag and another button for a mini bag.
Now I’ll have to get to know another microwave. Which is almost like getting a new boyfriend if you think about it. You finally learn all the ins n’ outs and then after 6 years he wigs out and stops working. So I did with my microwave what I do with all my broken down boyfriends. I put it out on the curb for the garbage man to pick up. Hey, one girls trash is another girls treasure right?
Stay tuned for info on my new microwave after we get to know each other a little better. ;o)
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