This is MY Lifestyle (Hinari MX626)

Member Name: carolinesite

Product:	Hinari MX626
Date:	25/03/01 (305 review reads)
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Advantages: Stylish and cheap

Disadvantages: Not suitable for larger cooking

Nothing lasts forever, including my old microwave oven.
It had served me well for nearly 12 years, until it finally went up to that electrical graveyard in the sky.

I did not use it to cook food. It was just a cheap conventional 650W, that heated and defrosted food. Well, that’s a bit of a lie actually. I did use it to cook jacket spuds, but that’s all - honestly. It was mainly used to reheat dinners or to cook stuff that was microwavable, for quickness mainly.

To replace it, we wanted something that basically did the same thing, something not too expensive. We searched high and low, and then found our new baby in Tesco’s, of all places. It was the Hinari Lifestyle and priced at £59.99, it was just what we were looking for.

It’s a good looking model. White, with a mauve colour to the buttons. It has a green display LED clock and 12 function buttons, which includes the ‘start’ button. It has a rotating turntable, allowing food to be cooked evenly.

HOW MANY MINUTES?
There are 10 numeric buttons, marked 1 - 0 (0 acting as 0 and 10). These are used to select the minutes and seconds for your cook/defrost, as well as to select the power level, set time etc.

I’VE GOT THE POWER
There are 10 power level settings. These range from 80W up to 800W.

WHAT’S THE TIME MR WOLF?
The timer is used to set the cooking/defrost time. You can set up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds.
The time of day will displayed at all times except when the oven is operating. As with everything electrical, if there is a power failure, it would have to be reset.

I’VE MADE A MISTAKE
If you accidentally insert the wrong power level or cooking/defrost time, all you have to do is press the clear button and everything goes back to normal.

LET’S DO IT
The start button obviously starts your cook/defrost. You have to set a power level and ti
me first though. When the time is complete, three beeps will sound, telling you that your food is cooked/defrosted. It is also fitted with a reminder bleep. This will sound again every 2 minutes until you open the oven door.

WARM ME UP
There are 2 defrost program’s. One is used by using the timer, and the other is used by the weight of the food.

SPEEDY GONZALES
There is an ‘express’ button that you can use to program the oven for 4 popular microwave timings. For example: touch once for 15 seconds, touch twice for 30 seconds, touch three times for 1 minute, and touch four times for 2 minutes.

I’M POPPING TO THE SHOPS
It has a pre-set function too, and you can pre-set the oven to switch on at a desired time. Great if you want your micro pizza ready for you while you pop to the shops.

STOP THE GERBIL GETTING ROASTED
Another great feature about this oven is the child lock facility. I have often been asked by my son what would happen if such and such were to be put in there. It’s a good job he doesn’t want me to prove it.
The oven cannot be used when the lock has been activated.

So there you go, an excellent little oven, ideal if you just want to defrost, re-heat, or to cook jacket spuds. It looks very stylish, and I think we made an excellent choice, both in looks and in price.

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