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Adsa Smart Price Manual Microwave
by thehonesttruth
I'm currently upgrading all my white kitchen appliances to stainless steel and chrome effect ones, purely for aesthetic reasons. One of the appliances to which I must wave a regretful goodbye is my Asda Smartprice Manual Microwave, which retails at 31.99, but which I got for free around six years ago when a friends relative passed away, ... and they let me have this for helping with the house clearance.
It's a basic microwave, with just two manual dials on the front - the one on the bottom for setting the time from 0-30 mins, and the one on top for adjusting the heat settings, from low to high, including a defrost setting. It's very easy and simple to use, and very self explanatory, with the dials being easy to turn. Below the dials is a push in botton that sits flush with the front of the microwave, and presses in to release the door catch.
The door itself has a large window that had that textured brownish coating on the inside, then a black frame within the white door. Although the window is not entirely see through, you can keep a watchful eye on your food to make sure it's not boiling over here. Inside the microwave is a turntable with a removable glass plate. Both the plate, and the plastic wheeled turntable can be removed for easy washing, and can both be submerged in water and soaked, though of course they should both be thoroughly dried before putting back in.
The dimesions of the microwave are 33.7 X 45.2 X 26.2cm. It's not particularly huge, but it's fine for your standard dinner plate. I do find though that if, for example I were to microwave a kebab on it's paper, the paper would be too big for the turntable to turn. The turntable can be stopped very easily if something is sticking over the edge of the plate, and occasionally I find that the glass plate slips off a little and stops turning. I'd like it to click into place more securely, but the gaps for the 'feet' of the glass plate are quite large.
At 700 watts, it's not the most powerful microwave, but it does the job well. I did initially find it an inconvenience that it didn't have a category mark on the appliance anywhere, but a little google-fu when I first got it revealed that it was a category D microwave, which is about mid range performance wise. This microwave is fairly quiet in operation - you can hear it in the same room, but not in other rooms of the house. It makes a nice loud ding once cooking is complete.
I've always found it cooks food very evenly - the only times I have had any issues have been my own fault (not changing it back to high power from defrost) and it's been very reliable. I don't eat an awful lot of ready meals, but I do reheat home cooked food often, as well as using this instead of a pan for scrambled eggs, heating soups and beans etc. It's easy to clean - a quick wipe round after each use does the trick, and it can be made really fresh and clean by microwaving half a lemon for 30 seconds and then wiping.
It does have a couple of downsides - it is quite lightweight, so when I open the door it does move across the worksurface. It's very unlikely to go falling off unless I open it in a rage, but I would have preferred non slip feet. It also does look very cheap and old fashioned, which is the reason I have replaced it now that I'm in the financial position to do so. Not to worry though - this has been gifted to a student friend for his digs, and is still being used on a daily basis.
A reliable bit of kit that won't break the bank, but won't win any beauty competitions either. Available from asda.com, and in some stores. 4 stars
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Argos Value Range White Manual Microwave
by thriftygiftyisme
=Argos Value Range White Manual Microwave=
Honesty I don't have shares in Argos, or work there I just happen to find there products good value. Although at times I do think the house looks like an Argos showroom
=Microwave=
The glass plate got broke in our last microwave and the digital display was ... playing up, so in reality it was time for a new microwave, so it was Argos to the rescue and get a basic one to tide us over.
=Instructions=
There are full instructions with the microwave.
=To set up=
This may sound daft but it was so nice to just plug in and go, then pop in the glass plate inside the microwave, making sure that it is in-line properly.
=Two Dials=
There are two dials on the microwave, these are on the right hand side of the microwave.
=Wattage=
The first button is the wattage, there are five options, which start at defrost and go up to 700W.
=Timer=
The lower dial is for the timing this is just a turn around, and goes up to 30 minutes these are marked at intervals on the dial.
=The Movements=
The dials turn around smoothly, you get a ping from the timer when the item has gone down to zero.
=To Open=
There is a large clear button, which you press and this opens the door, it is easy to open.
=Spinning Dish=
This can be taken out easily and put in the sink to be washed with soapy water if it needs a clean.
=Dimensions=
The height is 26cm, the width 44cm and the diameter is 34cm. The weight i 9.4kg. The capacity is a 17 litres.
=Would I recommend=
I would recommend this is a starter microwave, from memory I paid around £30 for it, so it does the trick, we have had no problems with it.
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Daewoo KOR6N9RR
by micheal123
We was given a old microwave off my girlfriends dad when we first set up home a few years ago,and although it looked as if it was on its way out,this old machine just carried on going and we only decided to get rid of it because it was becoming a eye sore as our home became nicer.
So when we decided to buy a new one,we gave the old ... microwave to my brother as he had just moved into his first flat and I am told it is still doing its job today,we opted to buy the Daewoo KOR6N9RR,and we picked it up whilst doing our weekly shopping it was just a spur of the moment buy as we liked the way it looked,the color fitted into our kitchen perfectly.
This microwave cost us £69.00 when we first bought it but a quick look at Amazon shows it only costs £59.00 which is very reasonable for a microwave of this quality.
The Daewoo KOR6N9RR has a red gloss finish and this microwave is designed to fit into modern kitchen designs,with a capacity of twenty liters this microwave is powered by 800w.
It has a concave reflector system which uses concave reflectors in the cavity to help make sure that you get even cooking results,it also has five easy to use power levels,auto cook,menu's,auto touch and auto defrost,and this microwave is very simple to use.
The outside measurements are 446x270x346 (mm)
The measurements inside are 295x219x303 (mm)
This product is very easy to use and was really easy to install,it was a simple fact of taking it out of the box,plugging it in and opening the door to turn it on,we was then ready to start using our new kitchen appliance.
One thing which made me happy once I had bought this product was the fact that it was a lot less noisy than the microwave we had before,its very smooth and hardly makes a noise at all,plus I thought the design and color of this microwave was really nice and my girlfriend did too,the chrome touches on the corners,handle and doors break up the red nicely.
This product has been great since we bought it,not one problem so far,so if you are looking for a new microwave this is one which comes highly recommended from me,well worth the money which I paid.
This review can also be found on Ciao under the user name mike83381
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