Microwave Reviews

Gorenje is a big name in the household appliances market. We can trace its roots to the village Gorenje where it was started in 1950 as a company, which produced agricultural machinery. It was in 1958 that it stepped into the home appliances market. Currently, Gorenje products can be classified into three segments Household Appliances, Home Interiors and Trade and Services segment. Gorenge Group has about 93 companies of which 69 are international. It has made its presence in 70 countries across the world mostly in the European region. The following is the review of Gorenje BOC5322AX Built-in Combined Microwave Oven.

Product Overview:

The exterior dimension of this product is 59.5(W) x 45.5 (H) x 54.2 (D) cms. Whereas, the interior dimension of the product is 42 (W) x 21 (H) x 39 (D) cms. This BOC5322AX Built-in Microwave performs the functions of a Microwave Oven, Grill, Hot Air, Grill with fan, Defrosting by weight and Defrosting by time. The special function buttons such as P1, P2 and P3 would enable you to heat food, cook, Defrost and Toast. When you use the special function buttons you can specify the food type and weight. As every other oven, you have the choice of interrupting the cooking process and cancelling it. You can also alter the parameters. Cleaning the oven after every use is the only maintenance required. So it is easy to handle.

Capacity:

The capacity of Gorenje BOC5322AX Integrated Combined Microwave Oven is 32 litres. It is ideal for a big family. Definitely, it would consume quiet a lot of space.

Display and the controls:

This oven provides the basic control functions such as setting the clock, hiding or displaying the clock, altering parameters and safety blocking. The safety blocking control enacts as the child lock system.

Door and Handles:

The manufacturer provides you with a door that has to be opened downwards. It is an advantage here the risk of damaging the door by banging it against the wall is less. The glass door, which would enable you to view the cooking process. The handle of the door is been made up of stainless steel.

Functions:

• Oven - The manufacturer provides you with the basic functions of an oven. One can carry out the normal cooking process such as cook and heat vegetables, meat, rice or potatoes. Added to this it has the Microwave and Quick Start function, which is been meant to heat food with high water content.
• Grill - You can use this function to brown the top of food swiftly. It also has the microwave and grill option to cook lasagne, chicken, roast potatoes and toasted food. Hot Air is another function to bake or roast. You also have the microwave and Hot air function. For crispy roast meat, fish, poultry or French fries use the Grill with Fan function.
• Defrosting - Defrosting can be done by weight automatically. Defrost food by time manually.
• Special functions - It has three special function buttons P1, P2 and P3. P1 for heating, P2 for cooking and P3 for defrosting and toasting.

Miscellaneous:

Gorenje BOC5322AX 32 Litres Capacity Combined Microwave Oven includes a 32 cm rotating plate and metal tray for baking. The maximum power output of this microwave oven is 1000 w.

Gorenje BOC5322AX Stainless Steel Microwave Oven - Technical Specification Table

Daewoo, the manufacturer of wide array of consumer products introduces this Microwave under its Duoplate series. With the goodness of features and function, it wins the hearts of many users spread across the globe.

Physical Characteristics:

Daewoo KOR3000DSL Duoplate Microwave Oven comes with the various parts that make it function in the desired manner. The overall make over of this oven are the door latch that gets locked when the door is shut off and in case if the oven is been opened when functioning of the oven it automatically pauses the function for which no special instruction is necessary. It consists of the door seal that is present in the surface and it prevents the steam from escaping. Also present is the spatter shield that helps to protect the outlet from splashes of the food that is being cooked. The cooking tray is been made of heat resistant glass that is removable. It can be easily cleaned and hence the handling is been made easy. The roller guide supports the glass cooking tray for the rotation. The door of the oven has a transparent screen that makes an easy see through. However, it is transparent only to light and does not allow the waves to escape.

The dimension and weight:

This KOR3000 DSL microwave has been attired with the stainless steel finish and has the dimension of  279 x 465 x 342 mm that relates to the height, width and the depth. It weighs as less as 11.8 kg and with the freestanding type of construction, it can shift places easily.

Control panel:

Daewoo KOR3000DSL 20-litre Capacity  Microwave has an effective display that gives a read out of the cooking time, the power levels, the indicators and the current time. Made up with the push buttons and the rotary controls the operations are been carried out easily. With the power button the required power level can be selected. The clock button allows setting the time. The dial knob is been used to set the time and the weight of the food that is been cooked. By selecting the auto cook function the various programs for the reheat can be selected. The defrost function can be operated by noting to the oven either the weight or the time. The start or the easy cook and the stop or clear buttons are also present in this appliance.

Power and System:

This model has the cavity capacity of 20 litres and works on the concave reflex system. Under this system, the microwave functions efficiently with the same level of temperature even in the corners of the cavity. It does not burn or under cook the food and hence the cooked food can be obtained with uniformity. The power output is 800 Watts. It can be put to function with different power level that dictates based on the nature of the food and the required tenderness.

Miscellaneous:

Daewoo KOR3000DSL Stainless Steel Microwave features with the Duo plate system, child safety lock, kitchen timer function, more/less function. It goes impressive in its own way and relaxes the minds of the user as it comes with the 12 months guarantee that is been offered by the manufacturer.

Daewoo KOR3000 DSL Microwave Oven - Technical Specification Table

About Panasonic: The brand known as leading suppliers of consumer and business related electronic products since its establishment during 1972. It has come up with separate companies in UK who are responsible for the sales of the industrial products and components known to be Panasonic Industrial and the professional video and the broadcast products known to be Panasonic Broadcast.

Model: Panasonic NN E225MBBPQ Touch Control Microwave

This NN-E225MBBPQ Small microwave specially designed with the touch control system along with its impressive structural characteristics. Its built is professional with the capacity of 19 litres in the 0.65 cu.ft interiors. Its freestanding structure can be installed easily on the cook top and its small footprint makes it appear to be compact.

Physical characteristics: Panasonic NN E225MBBPQ Compact Microwave is been designed in the stainless steel finish with the door opening in the sideways. The door does not consist of a handle and it opens with the push of the door release pad. It locks with the push of the door where in the door safety lock secures the door from accidentally opening. The door has been made of the see through oven window that allows the user to follow the cooking progress. The rear side and the top is the external air vents. It consists of the roller assembly which is required to be used along with the glass turntable that is been provided. The dimension and the weight of the product are 260 x 455 x 315 mm represents the height, width and the depth, while it weighs 12 kg.

Control panel: With the contemporary design control panel with the touch screen interface comes with the clear and easy reference operations printed in the panel. It consists of the display window, selecting the power levels, the time pad, the various programmes of cook, reheat and the defrost. The timer and the clock pad, weight selection pads, stop or cancel pad, start pad and the door release pad makes it all for the complete operational solutions in the control panel.

Features:

Easy to clean – The products under this series feature with the easy to clean ability as it has acrylic lining this can be just wiped of the dirt after use. It does not get the stain and hence it makes cleaning simple and can be maintained as new as a recent buy.

Child lock – Securing against the unauthorised access to the control panel by the little ones around the programme of the oven can be secured by child locking it each time.

Programmes and Functions:

• Multi-stage cooking – The specialty of Panasonic NN E225MBBPQ Stainless Steel Microwave is 2 stage cooking, all you have to do s to program up to 2 different instructions by which the oven will automatically switch between the different power levels.
• Auto weight defrost – In this the frosted foods like the bread, meat and other can be automatically defrosted by only entering the weight of the food that is been loaded in the oven.
• Auto weight reheats or cook – In this mode the food can be reheated or cooked automatically by just entering the weight of the food. The oven determines the power levels and the cooking time automatically. Hence the fear of over or under cooking is been eliminated.

Power levels: It offers selecting the power levels among the 5 different watts of High mode of 800W, Defrost of 270 W, Medium of 600W, Low of 440 W, Warm of 100W based on the nature of the food and the requirement of the cooking procedure the levels can be selected by pressing one time for the 800W, 2 time for the defrost mode and it goes on up to 5 presses.

Panasonic NN-E225MBBPQ 19L Capacity, 800 Watt Microwave - Technical Specification Table

The maker of this product ‘Panasonic’, the name that denotes the producer of many life style and industrial products that simplifies the daily activities. With the goodness of technology, style and the design, most of its model can be seen distinguished from the usual models available in the market. This Microwave belongs to the combination microwave series of products that is capable of performing the functions of microwave, convection cooking and the grill.

Model Overview: Panasonic NN-A554WBBTQ Combination Microwave is been designed to make the work easier in the kitchen space. It is suitable for the contemporary kitchen that always desires to hold on to the premium products. It comes with an innovative design where in Panasonic have reduced the depth of the oven by 20% and by repositioning the fan system in the roof. This allows to the user to enjoy the same space yet with the smaller depth dimension. This model adds up to the compactness yet offering the combination features of the microwave, conventional cooking and the grilling.

Design and Structure: Panasonic NN-A554WBBTQ 1000 Watts Microwave meets up with 27-litre capacity that is suitable for the family use. Present in it is the glass turntable of  34 cm diameter. The unit as a whole is of dimension 304 x 510 x 390 mm representing the height, width and the depth. It weighs about 13kg never been felt too heavy to handle or shift places. Perfect on the countertop, as it is freestanding with a relatively small footprint. This comes with the body finish of white while the interior space is been coated with the stainless steel lining. The interface of this model is modish with that consists of a display and the touch controls. Aesthetic is the control system that gives access to all the menus in a soft touch. It does consists of clear definition of various functions on the control panel as the user can never be misguided or go wrong in setting up the programme. The door of this Microwave opens side ways and it comes with a wide viewing window. It does not have handles and the opening of the door is with the press of the door open pad present in the control panel. It can be pushed tight that it gets locked automatically and safely.

Functions and the Power: This NN-A554WBBTQ Combination Microwave White colour comes with the multifunction and its cooking power of IEC is 1000 Watts. In case of the microwave functions, the power consumption is 1330 Watts, the grill functions with 1410 Watts and the convection cooking with the power of 1470 Watts. During the setting up of the programmes, it can be opted to be set with 6 different power levels. The rated voltage of this product is 230-240 V, where in the power frequency is 50 Hz. The grill features with the quartz heater that forms group with the latest, efficient and the durable grill type.

Features: There are few interesting features that make Panasonic NN-A554WBBTQ Freestanding Microwave a welcoming one and they are

• Turbo Reheat function is the one that gives the initial increase in the power when the food is been reheated to make it turn as fresh as ever.
• Chaos Defrost reduces the defrosting time by quickening the process with the increase in the power and serves to be a great time saving option for those busy days.
• 60 minute cooking is a standard cooking procedure that complete the process in this set time by altering the temperature and the programme automatically in order to bring in the desired tenderness in the food that is been processed in this microwave.
• Sensor programs are the one that automatically senses the nature of the food and functions until the desired cooking level is been obtained. This model also consists of 10 different auto programmes that work instantly with just the touch of the button.
• Multi stage memory of 3 stage cooks the food in 3 different stages with the different power levels and the timing that is been set by the user for any specific recipe.
• Delay start of 9 hours 99 mins is possible with this Microwave as during the busy days the microwave can be programmed in advance to relish the food after the come back from the schedule.

Verdict: This model is sure a valuable one for its features and the functions. The interface is worth its price and it does bring in a contemporary look to the kitchen. Its user-friendly interface is another noteworthy feature.

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R890SLM - 26ltr Combination Microwave with Double Grill from Sharp

Brand: Sharp corporation was established during the year 1912 with this name derived from the ‘ever-sharp’ mechanical pencil. It proves to be one of the widest ranges of business and lifestyle product portfolio under this single brand name. This company operated in over 30 countries and distributes its products worldwide.

Model: This model belongs to the combination series of the brand that offers the multi functions of Microwave, Double Grill and Convention Oven. This product is the one that offers express cook, defrost menus and multi sequence cooking. The structure and the dimension are impressive as it its stylish finish and the control system. The following is the review of this model.

Product characteristics: Sharp R890SLM 26ltr Combination Microwave With Double Grill in the dimension of  309 x 520 x 488 mm which denotes the height, width and the depth of the appliance. This is an all-together silver finished body while its interiors are been finished with the stainless steel. With the sure contemporary design is its door that does not hang with a handle but has been fully made of glass and translucent. The door opens up with the press of a button and it opens sideways. The heating type of this product belongs to MAFF heating category E, the one that is competitive in performance.

Capacity and the Controls: This Combination Microwave oven can handle the capacity of 26 litres, it suits to manage the cooking for the whole family. Embedded with the electronic control with the touch control interface is a highlighted feature of this model. The neatly aliened control system comes with the full description of the utility and the programme settings. The minute minder makes it an easy reference when the programme is been functioning. The display belongs to the blue LCD screen that is another stylish addition to the model. The selection of the buttons is with the soft touch where in it highlights with the red light for the ones found at the lower end and in blue light for the programmes found about the enter button. This is another modish design that is impressive for many.

Functions and Programmes: Having been capable of offering functions of Microwave, Double Grill and Convention Oven, it is been known to be a combination microwave. The general microwave functions with the power of 900 watts where in the general food can be cooked to tender and can go in for the defrosting options. In case of the grill function, it functions with the double grill with the power of 1200 Watts on the top and 650 Watts at the bottom grill. The grill is been made of quartz that is one of its kind to prove durability and functionality. Food that requires a crispy finish the meat, fish etc that has tenderness in the centre goes well to be grilled in this combination microwave. In case of the convection oven its functions is between the temperatures of 40 °C to 250°C. The programmes offered by Sharp R890SLM Touch Screen Control Microwave are 10 Auto cook, 6 Express cook, 4 Express defrost. In case of the auto cook function the chosen recipe in the index of the control panel is been selected once the ingredients are loaded in the oven and the rest is been taken care by the oven and it requires no selection of the power levels or the time as the programme runs till the required tenderness is been obtained in the food. The 6 express cook and the 4 express defrost programmes also handles the food instantly with just the selection of the programmes. It is as instant as it requires no additional programming.

Verdict: Sharp R890SLM 900-Watts Combination Microwave comes with not additional accessories but for the turntable. Its performance is note worthy. This well built model does not have any notable downside but for its price tag. Highly appreciable and highly recommended model that can go rated nine out of ten points. This is one of the best selling models for the year.

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