Middle of the road (Baumatic BTM25.1SS)

Member Name: philstreet

Product:	Baumatic BTM25.1SS
Date:	14/01/09 (72 review reads)
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Advantages: Good for the money

Disadvantages: The grill is poor

It does what it says on the tin. Ultimately it is a microwave. It is not the best microwave I have ever had but at the same time it is not the worst. But what do you review a microwave on? Personally I would say that it is its ability to defrost or cook food in its microwaving way and that is exactly what it does. The machine is quite noisy and if you have that and an extractor fan going at the same time in a small kitchen then you cannot hear yourself think. The Microwave also has a grill function and we bought this as I thought I would be able to use it to warm plates whilst cooking in the oven. I have to say that the grill function is pretty useles, I did try grilling bacon in it once and it is just not as effective as a good old fashioned grill, in fact some way off. This integrates into your fitted kitchen so at least you do not have a microwave sitting on your work surface if space is at a premium. All in all, it is not a bad machine, looks VERY NICE and I would say that it is pretty good for the money and at the end of the day it does exactly what it says on the tin. If you want a microwave that can defrost and reheat food then you can do a lot worse than this but if you like your microwaves with bells and whistles that really do work then you will probably have to pay an extra £100. Great if you are redeveloping a kitchen as part of a house/flat redevelopment in order to increase the value of the house.

Summary: Not bad for the cash

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