SHARP YC-QS254AU-B 25 Litre 900 W Black/Silver Flatbed Microwave Oven with 10 Power Levels, 8 Automatic Cook Programmes, Simple to Use Semi Digital Control, LED Cavity Light, Easy Clea
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| Capacity | 20L | 23L | 25L | 25L | 28L |
| Type | Solo Microwave | Microwave & Grill | Solo Microwave | Solo Microwave | Microwave & Grill |
| Microwave Power | 800W | 900W | 900W | 900W | 900W |
| Control | Electronic | Electronic | Electronic | Electronic | Electronic |
| Grill Power | – | 1000W | – | – | 1000W |
| Levels of Power | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Defrost Function | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ECO Function | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weight: | 13.3 kg |
| Dimensions: | 39.5 x 49 x 28.8 cm; 13.3 Kilograms |
| Brand: | SHARP |
| Part: | YC-QS254AU-B |
| Colour: | Silver/Black |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Colour: | Silver/Black |
| Dimensions: | 39.5 x 49 x 28.8 cm; 13.3 Kilograms |
I wanted a flat bed model as i was tired of the glass plate slipping off and i could never replace it properly. That is exactly what I got.
The machine is great and works quicker than my old one.
Really good quality and I think also a good value for money, it has tons of features that make cooking food easy, it has a loads of power and really easy to use
It does everything that a microwave is supposed to do. We find the controls more intuitive than on the older model – not surprising, as we never could find the patience with those LED menus and sub-menus. The stationary cooking surface is useful, as we can week shapes and sizes that would otherwise need a bigger oven.
Some reviewers have complained about the noise. We also were concerned about this at first. For a while, we thought of sending the oven back. However, though it must be as loud as ever, we no longer notice the noise. Unless it’s tooth pain or taxes, you do get used to most things. If you have thin walls and sniffy neighbours, the noise might be an issue. Not so for us.
So we like it.
I like the flatbedicrowaves as it’s gives much more room in the cavity. It’s simple enough to programme and has pre-set features. Nice looking black with silver trim. Good price for a flatbed
Well after reading reviews bit sceptical but it brilliant nice and big and easy to use nice big handle not as as somone said open by not at top and no big nob as mention that’s the combination one mines the solo well after using awfull pressed porridge that all boiled over,meal cooked rice meat warm frozen food functio
The microwave part works as usual but the grill thing isn’t my favourite. I noticed, the outside top of the microwave gets really hot. Probably nothing but it doesn’t fill me with confidence.
Perfect size, no glass turntable making it easy for square shape plates.
Very technical we only use for reheating took a while just to set clock!!
It’s a good product used domestically but the Time Setting Option didn’t work when I needed it. Thus I couldn’t set the correct time at the beginning of the British Summer Time. Apart from that, it works perfectly.
Best microwave we have bought in a long time..good size and fast speed on all foods
Great price
its a beautiful item which matches my kitchen outlook, serve the pupose
my first flatbed was currys saisho some 40 years ago, nice to see them back
This is great as it is a flatbed so is without any turntable. It look great and the microwave part works very well. A bit disappointed on the grill though as you need to be careful using the included rack. Depending on what you are cooking it can burn whatever is on it. Would have been better to have either another lower position for the rack or a high to low setting for the grill. Solved it in part by placing a small oven tray on a cake tin which lowers it by a few inches.
Does everything it should! Looks nice and feels good quality.
My wife was very fussy when looking for a new microwave and finally chose this one. It’s not too complicated and has great features. She needed one that had at least 20l capacity and would fit on our counter. This did all that and more.
This is definitely a step up from our last supermarket brand 700 watt microwave.
Easy to use, very fast to heat at 900 Watts.
Easy to clean as it has no turntable.
Would recommend.
The design of this microwave is very sleek and good looking in my kitchen, It seems to work faster than my last microwave of the same heat level. This microwave is great value for the price.
Compact, looks good, easy to use, ie: idiot proof, good price. Just needed one that didn’t need brains to use and this is it. Would recommend for someone like minded, not technically minded that is.
This is tiny but works very well- I would recommend if you’re trying to fill a small space
Perfect little microwave,easy to use,no fiddly digital buttons just turn the knob to the amount of time you wanna cook for.,worth what I payed.
The one issue with this is the load ding. Despite considerable research I’ve not been able to find out to reduce loudness or switch sound off unlike with earlier models
Once I had unpacked it instructions were simple to understand and soon got it working
There is a slight smell as others have said, I’m presuming its cos it’s new. Does wot it says on the box
This microwave is very roomy ,easy to use and looks good.I would recommend it.Very pleased I bought it.
Very well packaged. Good value for money and being white is easy to clean as you can easily see if you have missed anywhere. It was slightly noisy but this was rectified by putting a sweety jar on the top. First rate at cooking/heating and defrosting food.
This is also the first time that I’ve had an inbuilt grill and it is impressive with almost instant heat and cooking fish was quick and they browned nicely. Jacket potatoes are fast plus get a crispy jacket.
You can use a combination of microwave+grill and can select the proportion of each to be used and here the instruction manual is very useful. For simple microwaving it works so logically even a child could guess it, if they can overcome the child lock! Strangely, and cleverly, the control panel won’t work until you open the door, so little fingers don’t start it accidentally. (After the initial opening the controls work whether the door is open or closed).
A niggle, and I was about to return the machine because of it until I worked out what the instructions meant: the beep is loud and it beeps a lot. It will beep when the cooking is done and then beep every two minutes until you open the door. Poor neighbours! However you can mute the sound completely: open the door, press the child lock once, quickly, and “off” appears briefly. The downside though is it doesn’t tell you when the cooking has finished.
Overall, excellent machine, large enough for couples (bigger version available for families), it is compact, well made and I’d recommend it, even with the b**ping beeping sound!
Liked the compact size.
Outer shell is covered in plastic which has quickly become snagged on regular use buttons – already looking slightly dowdy!
Instruction leaflet not very comprehensive – have had to guess how some operations work!
High-powered and a good size. Big enough to steam a large bowl of vegetables.
Simple controls — you just turn one dial for the power setting and another for the cooking time. You can set it going, then adjust the power level or cooking time with no need to stop and restart.
What I like best about this microwave oven is its absence of annoying features:
* No beeping digital touchpad
* No pointless pictures of chicken legs, pizza slices or potatoes
* No clock to reset every time there’s a power blip
Best of all, it emits a single ‘ping’ when the cooking time has ended. My previous microwave oven would beep three times, then repeat at regular intervals, until I did something with it.
Whilst this is exactly what I was looking for, if you want to time your cooking to the precise second, this is probably not for you.
Good price but i’m not keen on the buttons. There is no feel to them and they are quite small. The main button (start +30 seconds) is already marked when it is pressed with your fingernail. Overall it is okay for the price but I would not buy this brand again.
We don’t want to roast chicken or cook a three course meal or having to enter weights and half a dozen functions to start cooking. This microwave does exactly what you need with two knobs, jacket potatoes, soup, milk etc. simply and efficiently sorted. Our last Sharp microwave lasted eighteen years.
It works and is easy to use. I personally don’t like that the metal case can move out of position when carrying this product. Also it makes a terrible slam sound closing the door. When running it’s quite noisy.
We wanted a no fuss microwave with straight forward dials, not fancy keypads etc. This fits the bill nicely. Several sizes to choose from including the one we wanted, works a treat, so simple. We showed it to our elderly parents, who bought one too, then my brother also bought one & all parties are happy. If you want a straight forward, no fuss microwave from a name you can trust, this one has got to be worth a try.
This was a replacement for an earlier model Sharp microwave which cooked quickly and evenly. Unfortunately a heavy window mesh and inadequate light made it impossible to monitor food being cooked so one couldn’t see whether milk was boiling over. It also had a clock which ran slow and couldn’t be read in bright light. This model solves these problems with a much brighter light (now LED) and an accurate and visible in all lighting clock/timer in a nice shade of blue. Cooking performance can’t be faulted.
It’s straightforward to use although the touch pad controls can be temperamental. Also it doesn’t feel as solid as our previous microwave (a 900 watt DeLonghi) on which the door closed quietly but with a reassuring ‘clunk’, whereas the Sharp door closes with a very loud metallic ‘slam’ sound and the turntable is noisier. (I suspect both these issues are due to the metallic construction). Having said that, it cooks quickly and evenly and has a much larger interior enabling it’s use for larger quantities and bigger cookware.
It still represents excellent value for money and would be ideal for the larger household.