I don't have that one, but I do have a Sharp bought about a year ago that has those nifty features.

I don't use most of them, but found they actually do work quite well - especially the one for heating frozen foods. I make my own fried pies and freeze them. Take one out, pop it in the micro and hit Frozen Foods - snacks and they come up almost as good as from the pan. I expected them to be soggy or too hot on the outside and cold in the middle.

So I have no idea how it would work built in (mine is free standing) but I like it as a microwave. Mine is big - I can put a 9x13 pan in and it can rotate without hitting the sides. When we decided to switch from the OTR micro, DH told me to get a big one as he hated the smallness of the OTR range, but he has since admitted this one might be a tad on the large side for the two of us.

Thanks! debs3- do you have 12" uppers? I don't think yours looks that bad. The planned location is in between fridge w/ 24" side panel and another wall cabinet.

I have had this MW for five years now and have been pretty happy with it. A couple of things to point out: (1) make sure you plan for an electrical outlet inside the cabinet above the MW. (The installation guide is online and gives you the info you need). (2) If you are doing a tile backsplash below the MW, consider leaving a gap between the MW and the tile. Our tiler went all the way to the bottom of the MW and after the tile job was done I realized that the MW is basically trapped now and there is no way to remove it without pulling off tiles. So I'm really hoping it will last a long time.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sharp R1214 microwave

You are welcome dfzmom. The cabinet is almost 14" deep from the wall and 14.5" would have covered the side of the microwave. I think you will enjoy the microwave.

mrblandings, it is good for me to hear the info about the tile. We have done ours yet. Thank you.

We don't have a Sharp, but had one years ago. Our house came with GE appliances mostly and I can say that our over-the-oven model has been a wonder mostly because it heats so much faster than any other microwave we have owned.

Thanks for the responses! Does it bother you at all that it sticks out a bit from the cabinets? We will only have the standard 12" deep uppers.

It bothers me because it is at the entrance to our dining room and it is right at eye level. It is only the 1/2" of side showing that bothers me, not the MW door.

Yours would stick out 4" including the door. Two and a half inches of the side panel would be exposed. The angle of view may make a difference. Your cabinet door may hide some of the exposed side.

Hope this helps.

For those who have installed that particular MW below their upper cabinets and are unhappy about the non flush appearance, consider removing the drywall just at the area of MW and cutting back the studs, again just at the area of the back of the MW an inch, reapplying the drywall and have that flush appearance you were hoping for.

oomtv -That is exactly what I wanted to do but recessing it into the wall voids the warranty. There is a panel on the back of the MW that keeps the MW from being right up against the wall, I am guessing that is for air circulation. Putting it back into the wall would block the space created.

The custom cabinet makers should have done a better job.

I've had this microwave for about 6.5 years now. The oven itself has always worked perfectly. The only issue I've had is with the circuit board that controls the LED display. It is extremely sensitive to power fluctuations like brown-outs or flickering power. I live where both are guaranteed at some point each winter. None of my other electronics have ever suffered a failure due to this, amazingly. The Sharp will lose some segments in the display, and others will be intermittent. The failure doesn't stay the same all the time, but changes slightly. It's still (barely) readable. I had the board replaced once, which cost $100, but getting the oven out is a bit of a pain, and I just haven't gotten around to it. Oh, and it's always been on a good surge protector, rated appropriately. I'm thinking of getting a small UPS, which seems like overkill, but may be the only answer!

Thanks for all the info in this thread. We are currently picking appliances for a kitchen reno and are rethinking our original OTR convection micro plans (due to lack of good ventilation options, and also to avoid the problem of smacking cook #1 in the head with the MW door when cook #2 is pulling something out.) We are looking at the option of putting an over-counter microwave into a wall cabinet and this Sharp looks like a nice option.

Question for debs3 (or anyone else who has this micro) Would it fit flush into a 15 in deep upper cabinet?

Thanks again for sharing your ideas!