merlina Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 As Omleteers know absolutely everything..... Having not bought a microwave oven for about 30 years, am not at all sure what I'm looking for. Any advice please? Especially brands to look for/avoid. And is there much difference between a £40 and a £140 appliance? (I don't want it to be complex - I just want to press 'on' - I'm assuming expensive models are trickier to operate?) TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Have just had to do the very same thing for my mum. We ended up with a Morphy Richards 800w one from Argos for around £50. Two dials and no faffing. It works well, does just what we want, and is easy to operate, no digital bits Don't even have to press a button to open the door, just pull the handle, simples! This one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Has to be Panasonic all the way for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I love my Panasonic too. It was a pricier one as I wanted one that did the grilling, roasting etc, so was approx £800 about, gosh, must be 10 years ago now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I went for looks rather than anything else. It's set in a closet with stainless steel doors, so went for the no button sleek look. Just as a tip: look for one with a decent light in it. Mine has a very minimal light and because the door is very reflective, I can't see anything in the bloody thing, when it's on. Not very practical when trying to spy for over cooking milk and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Ours is a Panasonic too. We downgraded from the all singing and dancing grill etc version and just have the push button one. Stainless steel and it's fine for what we use it for. Which apparently is quite little apart from reheating meals from our freezer. Or warming up tortillas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlina Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 Many thanks Especially about the light - would never have thought of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 My microwave now doubles up as a mirror! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egzandra Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 I thought I was unique as well as ultra resourceful in putting on my lipstick using the microwave - when I worked in an office with no mirror but it had one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
