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5.0 out of 5 stars
Panasonic Combination Microwave, 1 Dec 2010
This review is from: Panasonic NN-CT569MBPQ 27 Litre slimline combination microwave oven silver (Misc.)
I ordered the above on Friday pm and received Microwave Monday pm. Which is pretty good for standard delivery. Having had this microwave for under two weeks I have used both the microwave and convection options and am very happy with the performance. Although it fits very neatly on my worktop the actual capacity is really spacious. My 11" plates that could only squeeze into my previous microwave/grill are lost in this oven. The controls are very simple to use and is quiet in operation. But best of all is the convection oven, which is a proper fan oven and not a convection oven that you get in cheaper versions which use the grill and fan only to heat. In these ovens all you get is burnt food on the surface and unheated in the centre. So paying extra for the Panasonic is worth every penny. So if you are looking for a powerful, large microwave/grill plus an oven that you can use for day to day cooking - this is for you. It certainly is the green option, the amount of energy you save by not having to put a large oven on for cooking a steak pie or roasting chicken etc. is reason indeed to invest in this product.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent oven with very poor design feature, 31 Jan 2011
This review is from: Panasonic NN-CT569MBPQ 27 Litre slimline combination microwave oven silver (Misc.)
I purchased a Panasonic NN-CT569MMBPQ from Amazon on about 6th September 2010. It was efficiently delivered by Amazon, (as usual) and with the exception that the mains cable in my opinion is too short, (About 70cm) I was very pleased with the oven until 28th September 2010 when oven light failed. Things went "down hill" quickly from here. I was then very surprised to find out that the oven must be returned to a Panasonic dealer for the light to be changed, (Cannot be done by public or even by a service visit because microwave leakage tests are required after stripping down the oven to change the light!) Panasonic Customer Care told me that the lamp was not covered by their guarantee, would not supply a figure for lamp life and said that there was not a standard Panasonic charge for changing the lamp. The charge was left to the Panasonic dealer to set. I understand that the oven light is not solid state and so in time can be expected to fail again. Although in this instance Panasonic Customer Care agreed to replace the bulb at no cost to myself the local Panasonic dealer, given to me by Panasonic Customer Care did not readily agree with this, (Because I had not bought the oven from him). After a lot of distasteful phone calls, a lot of miles driving the oven to and from the Panasonic dealership and over a week without a microwave oven (The dealer had to send to Panasonic for a replacement bulb!) I finally got the oven back. Its now 31 Jan 2011 and since this unfortunate incedent I am glad to report the oven has worked faultlessly and is excellent. Unfortunately next time the lamp fails I will have to make a distasteful decision - replace the bulb or replace the microwave with a new one! The design of this oven hardly compies with the spirit of modern "Green" thinking and minimisation of landfill. In all respects very poor Panasonic and very poor our elected leaders who let Panasonic get away with this!
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37 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Panasonic can do most things except cook..., 22 Oct 2010
This review is from: Panasonic NN-CT569MBPQ 27 Litre slimline combination microwave oven silver (Misc.)
Have to say first that I have always been and still am a big Panasonic fan - TV's, DVD players, VCR's, alarm clocks, video camera's - I've never had a problem with any of them and they're all Panasonic! However I have had problems with their microwave ovens, perhaps it's only this model, but I've had x2 of them now after returns from different suppliers, both exhibited similar issues. Comes down to them resetting themselves a lot, you'd be half-way through a cooking cycle and it would just stop and reset itself with the display "refer to operating instructions" as if it had a power cut. Additionally with this latest one I purchased, the count-down timer would suddenly freeze but the cooker still continued - that is plain dangerous! So I've sent this one back for a refund and will purchase a different model altogether. Don't let this put you off buying Panasonic equipment because I still think they're great, I just wouldn't recommend this particular device. If you do decide to buy it - keep the receipt just in case!!
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