Sharp’s mid-sized SMC1161KW 1.1 cu. Ft. 1000W countertop microwave oven is a great choice for reheating and everyday cooking. Its medium footprint allows for flexible placement options and 1000 watts of power give you rapid reheating and fast cooking. Innovative features like one-touch controls, auto defrost and the carousel turntable system make cooking and reheating your favorite foods, snacks and beverages easier. With decades of experience designing smart innovative microwaves, it’s easy to see why home cooks throughout the world trust SHARP carousel.
Medium-sized 1.1 cu. ft. capacity, 1000 watts, Black/White
New! Cooking platform and stylish design; New! Gray Interior; New! White LED Display; New! LED Interior Lighting
12.4″ Carousel turntable for even cooking; 10 Power Levels with 2-stage cooking
Convenient “+30 seconds” key for instant start; Auto Cook for popular menu items
Weight and Time Defrost for quick and accurate thawing; Convenient “Express Cook” with single press up to 6 mins cooking
Customers say
Customers find this microwave oven heats food well and matches perfectly with cabinets and other appliances. They appreciate its size, noting it’s large enough for most dishes and fits well on shelves, while also praising its quiet operation and ease of use, with one customer highlighting the easy-to-operate keypad controls. Customers find it powerful and good value for money.
Peter –
Proper Power – Simple Interface, Easy Child-Lock Removal and (if you need) Dimensions.
I am going from an OLD B&D 1000w, 1.1CuFt microwave to this new Sharp unit. I am amazed at how quiet it works and how much more powerful this new unit is in comparison to the old. I also noticed the carousel tray rotates at a faster speed, if that even matters. The functionality of this unit overall is excellent in all ways.This well built, solid microwave is good looking with its sleek lines and simple interface. The push button door opener is new to me also and I like it better than having a grab handle. The child-lock is SUPER easy to disable and Sharp has placed instructions on a label attached to the outside of the door. This child-lock feature is a LAW and obviously, Sharp understands that nobody actually uses it and provides these simple instructions conspicuously on the door.For those that it matters: I have a very specific cabinet shelf that is sized rather tight. I needed a microwave that was no taller than 12″ and needed to sit on a 12″ deep shelf. This unit DOES NOT meet this need. The height is fine at 11.8″ but the feet on the underside need a depth of 13″ to sit properly. I am a woodworker and was able to easily add an extra 1 1/4″ to my shelf, but I didn’t want to do this and was hoping this unit would fit. It does not. The advertised dimensions otherwise are spot on.In closing, this is an excellent microwave that works great and is easy to operate.An Excellent Value For The Money – Highly Recommended
mstaznee –
Tech Support and Customer Service are spot on
Got this unit promptly. After unboxing, I was setting it up and a minor function would not set. I contacted them and got their instructions, and it still would not accept it. They offered to send me another new one, which also arrived quickly. That one worked fine. In this day and age, responsive customer service is hard to find – but they have it. Happy customer.An interesting note – Neither of these microwaves would bring the contents back to the same position at 30 or 60 seconds. Usually I could put a cup of tea in, hit 1 minute, and the handle would return in the same position. These did not. I would have to reach in and risk scalding to find the handle of the cup. The turntable seems to have a bit of a jerky action, unlike all my previous ones. There may be a reason for this (more even heating?), but I don’t know what it is.
Michael m –
I like it.
Very nice microwave. Simple and easy to use. I was replacing my old sharp microwave because the digital display started fading. Had it for over 10 years. This new version is more powerful and exact style I imagined I wanted.
Paul Boswell –
Fussy controls, noisy magnatron, but it works
For the price, it’s a good value. It has a lot of usesess, fussy buttons where it could use more practical buttons like a 15- and 30-second “quick heat.” You can start cooking with one press of any keypad button from 1 to 9 for 1 to 9 minutes. Entering the cooking or defrosting mode requires extra steps. The magnaton is straingly noisy and the placement of the interior lamp is annoying. I wish the lamp would shut itself off after one minute because I leave the door ajar as a safety precaution — preempts the oven starting on its own, which has been a safety issue with some microwaves. It’s easy to clean and I like the grey inteior. Sadly, for this price point, you don’t get a nice color cookbook like you did a decade ago.
M. Nichols –
Top quality – very satisfied
I actually got this one as a backup to replace my current Sharp microwave, since supplies may become short. I’ve had mine for quite a few years and it works perfectly. Everyone l recommend the Sharp brand to has been happy as well.
Anthony –
Worked perfect
I enjoy the locking device , very useful. Very nice microwave.
Stephan Bruns –
very good
Very quiet and nice microwave, looks great, and so far so good!
Barb Giddings –
Works great!
Great appliance