Title : Sharp R967SLM Platinum Silver Large 40L 900W/1400W Touch Control Convection Oven with Sensor
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : The Square Peg Question
disappointed by a broken down Panasonic combination oven (The -do I pay for repair-or dump it and buy brand new- dilemma). I chanced up upon this Sharp oven whilst at Curries, and immediately the design struck a chord. All microwave/combination ovens consist of a round turntable inside a square/rectangular space, so the internal corners are wasted. Ever tried to cram all the bits of a full family dinner inside a standard oven? This oven occupies a standard footprint, but gives a bigger interior. It has two shelves to use as a proper oven. Two square shelves inside a big square space which means two layers of food cooking and no wastage of valuable internal space. Now you can cook not one, but two of those rectangle pizzas designed to go straight on the oven shelf. The microwave part is 900 watts, not as powerful as some ovens at 1000w, but still technically a Category E power rating. Maybe a bigger microwave oven needs more microwaves to fill a bigger space, I'm not sure, but things do take a bit longer to warm up using micro power, but then at least the food isn't blasted and splattered all over the place. The oven works in combinations of microwave/oven, or microwave/grill, but not grill/oven, and of course, when in combination with the microwave, you must use the turntable taking us back to the circle in a square idea again. The grill has two settings, On and Off. Never the less, a smart looking piece of kit, mine sits on top of a second fridge, and my interest in cooking and the curiosity try out new things has returned. If you include free delivery, the price is excellent, delivery was just two days.
A steel roller ring, and a white glass turntable show good choice of build materials. I like to keep my appliances as new, I have pride in my kitchen!
Title : Sharp R957SLM Platinum Silver Large 900W/1400W Touch Control Convection Oven 40L 1.4cuft
Rating : 4 Stars out of 5.
Summary : really great product
I bought this oven to replace a cheap standard microwave that caught fire over a year ago. What I wanted was a large, full-sized microwave, but I found it very hard to find one. This oven has a large capacity, though I wasn't convinced that I would ever use the grill or convection oven functions. However, when it came time to cook the Christmas dinner, I was amazed how wonderfully functional it was. I will never buy a standard microwave again. You have to make sure that you let the convection oven fully preheat BEFORE you use it, but as long as you do that its great. I highly recomend this product. The only bad thing I can say about this oven is that sometimes the display doesn't work properly (pixels are missing) on my oven. This has never been a permenant problem, and the oven has always worked beautifully!
Title : Panasonic NNT553W 1.0 cuft white family size microwave
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Excellent value
I've had Panasonic microwaves for years and you won't be dissapionted with this one. The stainless steel interior means it should last for 10 years plus. Controls are simple to use - delay/stand button is usefull (makes a good kitchen timer). Cooks efficiently and evenly. Display prompts you for information when programming. Has preset programmes to cook various foods by weight.
Simple effective design, quality manufacturing. It's all you need.
Title : Sharp R-249(W) Compact Solo White 20L 800W Touch Control Microwave Oven
Rating : 3 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Sharp R-249
Neat design, very easy to run, and fast cooking. Can be easily moved, not extremely heavy. Quiet operation, lights when cooking. Only features I would like are a lit clock display and a light in the interior as soon as the door is opened. These were features I have had in other ovens. For the money, it is a very good buy and I am happy with my purchase.
Title : Hinari Lifestyle MX731SSEG Easi-Tronic 0.7 Cu Ft Microwave Oven 800W with 1000W Grill Stainless Steel
Rating : 2 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Hinari Lifestyle 800W
A nice looking microwave cooker at a nice price.
The Downside:- Not at all user friendly, I think the outer cover is the thinnest piece of steel I have ever come across apart from a razor blade.
The blurb states that the inside is stainless steel, in fact it is white.
Works very well once you have mastered the controls but the noise from the outer covering vibrating when working. Well that's something else.
Oh, and it came with a dent in the top of it.
Title : Hinari Lifestyle MX704CSL Manual Microwave Oven 800W Silver (Chrome Door Handle Control Button)
Rating : 1 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Broke after 4 months
In the picture this microwave looks kind of pretty. In the flesh you discover horribly plastic-y controls that seem only slightly attached to the machine and which allow *no* element of accuracy time-wise when reheating.
It was passable though and did the job... at first anyway... One day 4 months after I purchased it (if that) the microwave died with no explanation and hasn't worked since.
I'd avoid this if I was you - the cheap price is simply a sign of what a shoddy piece of kit it is.