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I wished I'd bought another Sharp – So we ended up with this Panasonic microwave after our Sharp died (it was very old) and I noticed Panasonic microwaves were getting very good reviews. I got it through Flybuys. After buying it I realised Panasonic include a leaflet encouraging people to do reviews in order to enter competitions to win a $1000 gift card and 2 x $100 Eftpos cards.… Read more

That began to make sense after the initial first impressions weren't good.

For a start I installed the new microwave into the recess in our kitchen where the Sharp had been. For some reason the Panasonic microwave wasn't level and rocked- the Sharp never had that problem. Then it would continually be slowly sliding backwards on the shelf from normal operation - closing the door, pushing the door release button etc. I first made some feet from TPU on a 3D printer inorder to level the microwave and stop it rocking. I figured it should also help stop it slowly sliding backwards on the shelf - no that didn't work. So I made a brace running from the back of the microwave to the wall behind it - that has worked. But why should a new microwave require all this to be done?

On top of that, the User Interface is shocking and so slow/ illogical to enter the cooking time and power.

Another issue has been the top "hinge" of the door. There isn't a hinge as such- just a dimpled piece of metal that scraps/ gouges on a plastic piece for the door to pivot on. The oven isn't that old (a couple of months) and the plastic piece has a distinct gouge forming in it and the door makes squeaking grinding noises when being opened and closed. I'm not sure how that set up for a top hinge is going to last?

There's an LED light inside which should be a good upgrade from the previous halogen bulb in the Sharp. However the LED is recessed and doesn't light up about 1/3 of the oven interior.

So, after all the above, the oven does function okay in cooking/ melting / defrosting food. But I don't see it lasting long with the poor excuse for a top hinge on the door.

I've uploaded a video of the hinge in action on Youtube (Productreview's website had errors uploading it directly here.) https://youtube.com/shorts/tw3ueDM5crQ