I just bought this recently from this seller for about $50 less. Really nice microwave – has so much power that I find I need to reduce the power level for lots of things and if I don’t, the time is greatly reduced. Burned popcorn almost immediately at high heat.

Very tough, very sleek looking, but huge. Keep in mind when buying to have a large space for it. It doesn’t bother me, but my husband thinks it is too big and we have a large kitchen with lots of counter space.

I own the Kitchenaid KBMR1454R. I assume this (the KBMR1454SSS) is a different version of the same model (SSS standing for stainless steel trim. I have a serious problem with my microwave, and I caution anyone considering this model to investigate the functioning of the cooling fan. If the interior of the oven gets overheated, the cooling fan comes on. It either shuts down operation in the middle of your cooking cycle, or remains on after your cycle is finished. When this happens the microwave is unusable for as much as five minutes until the interior cools and the fan goes off. It takes almost nothing to make this happen. The other day I defrosted 3 meatballs (small ones!) on low power for 3 minutes. The cooling fan came on and I had to wait 5 minutes before heating up the sauce to put them in. In the meantime, my kids were climbing the walls. If I make bacon, I have to make it in shifts, allowing the microwave to cool down in between each 4 slices. It’s impossible to defrost a single-serving bowl of soup in one shot. It’s clear to me that the engineers who designed this microwave never tried to use it to cook for a busy family. It’s very expensive, relative to other ovens, but I splurged because I use a microwave so frequently. It was a huge waste of money, and I caution anyone who plans to use a microwave with any frequency against buying it.

One appliance, two functions, I love it! When counter space is at a minimum, it’s nice to have only one appliance sitting on the counter. I won’t buy any other microwave except this model. I hope Daewoo never stop making it.

The styling on this unit is very nice, sleek and not overcomplicated, it enhances the look of my kitchen.

The microwave cooking is simple, with built in functions for thawing frozen items or popping popcorn, etc. You punch a button, it asks you how many steaks you are defrosting or how much popcorn you are popping and it does the rest.

Convection cooking is new to me, but the manual and recipe booklet that come with the unit have already produced salmon steaks with a white wine/basil sauce and cooked a pizza. I’ve found that in the heat of the summer I can use this oven vs. my gas oven and it cooks faster and doesn’t heat up the house as much. There is also a function that combines microwave and convection cooking to get meals done even faster… there are so many things this machine does, I’ve yet to figure them all out.

A nice feature, you can turn the turntable on/off depending on whether you have a round or rectangular dish.

The unit runs on regular 110 voltage, so no complicated rewiring.

GE, Kenmore and Samsung all have similar units -all made in Korea, all for the same price or more. I chose this microwave because I was tired of complaining about outsourcing of American jobs and wanted to support a company like Sharp that is still making some of their units here in the USA.