The bottom of the drawer on mine is completely level--as it should be. Items that you heat should be level, otherwise liquids or semi-liquids would flow to the downhill side, be thicker, and not heat evenly. So sorry you're having problems. We are still getting used to the power of the MW. I've boiled over more than a few cups of hot chocolate. But we are very happy with ours--at least after two months.

Aliris and Breezy: Yes, I will still have a 30" cab, so there should be about 6" left over. At the moment, I am planning to just leave an empty space between the corner and the MW drawer. I would probably put Saran wrap and such there. In the long run, I may have drawers made. It would likely be two drawers of about 6"x6" external size. (Smaller interior size, of course). Again, Saran wrap or long, skinny utensils are about the only things that make sense. My cabs are from Scherr's, and the way they chose to handle the cab (for the presumed 30" MW drawer) gives me a lot of flexibility. They just made a stout shelf, and provided a nice hardwood frame of the right opening size that screws to the cab and to the MW. Since the 24" MW has the same vertical size, I plan to reuse that frame, but add a vertical stile (or stiles) to the frame to position the MW where I want. In particular, I am now worried about the other side of the MW. The sink base is there, and, of course, it is one of the only lower doors in the kitchen; therefore, it could also bang into the MW! Upshot is, I may position the MW one inch from the sink side and only 5" from the corner. But I get to play with this before having drawers made, so it is all going to be okay! Thanks for the support, and I will definitely show the final product when I am done! :-)

I have a Breville Smart Oven which we bought when our only oven decided to die in early April and we decided not to spend $300 having it fixed so we could tear it out in late June (we hope). The Smart Oven has worked remarkably well as a replacement for day to day stuff, although obviously there are some things that won't fit. I just checked my 13x9 pyrex pan. It won't fit in the Breville, but it's actually nearly 15" long because of its handles. I tried a ceramic baking pan that, at it's biggest, is a tiny bit more than 12x8 (ie, maybe 12 1/8 by 8 1/8 or so). That fits. I measured the inside and you could get just the right 13x9 pan in there. Maybe a metal one with no handles. The 9" dimension isn't an issue at all. OK. That was a long winded way of saying a 13x9 pan might fit, depending on the exact size of the outside of the pan. Oh, yeah and it toasts nicely.

Its about 2 1/2" from the top of the drawer to the bottom of the counter. The unit needs to rest on the shelf which Sharp says needs to be able to support 100 lbs. There was a 3/16" lip between the face frame and the bottom of the shelf so we put a piece of luan plywood on the shelf to bring it flush with the face frame. We needed to add a filler strip at the top of the opening and cut the sides back for it to fit. (Kraftmaid cabinet) The height is comfortable. Our granite overhangs the front more than is typical because of the corner posts and we can see the display just fine. Here is a link that might be useful: Sharp Installation Guide