No microwave is stainless steel inside, whoever thinks that this description means the interior???

Weird!

Will this run Windows 10? Thanks.

So far so good.. happy with the purchase

Not tank-line in build heft but seem good VFM and cooks much better than my old one - hope it doesn't break !

Didn't think I'd use the grill much but getting nice quasi-pizza results quick by topping Crosta and Mollica Piada's with a bit of passata mixed with herb vinegar, oil, pepper, paprika, bit of moz' and mascarpone on top..

The grill stand itself s a bit daft with it's legs and all.. :smirk:

Last year I purchased a Panasonic inverter microwave and returned it within 48 hours.

Programme it to run for 90 seconds & it would run for almost 150 seconds, so 1 minute more noise than I expect.
Also, it would carry on running even with the door open.

I have no idea if the microwave generator actually switches off at that point (the noise is exactly the same), but I do know it is a feature I never ever want on a microwave.

Just in case Panasonic people have any doubt:
1 Your microwaves should make noise for not a second longer than the customer specifies when programming it. [No one likes microwave noise & some people like to listen to the radio, or hold conversations in the kitchen]
2 It should shut off at the end of that time.
3 It must always shut off when the door is opened. Shut off = No microwave & No noise, as I want to know it has stopped.

Avoid these.

If Panasonic want to add novel features, how about a normal microwave with a big thick sound deadening case that reduces the operating noise to a lower level ?

Just picked up one of these.

Wondered if anyone else who has one can confirm that it's normal for the door hinge to widen very very slightly as you move from top to bottom.

Only found one side image online which looks fairly similar to mine (although it's more obvious up close).

Thanks OP ordered

They don't make microwaves like they used to. I bought a Goodmans microwave/grill with stainless steel interior, for £50 over ten years ago, and it is still going strong. At my workplace one with a painted interior, went very rusty within two years. Its replacement is aired out and dried after every use to prevent the same happening as again it is painted inside.

I doubt it can even get ITV, let alone the light programme or the home service.

I bought a combi (microwave, grill, oven) Inverter Panasonic for the bargainous price of £84 from Amazon Warehouse just after Xmas. Blimmin' thing only lasted a week and stopped working mid-programme - completely dead, no power going into the machine, plenty of space around the vents, so I'm a bit stumped what went wrong. I realise that this is only a microwave/grill but I'm not sure what to make of Panasonic after that experience.

Can't fault Amazon, they picked it up within two days.

For others seeking a large (30l) stainless steel microwave and don't mind the standard one year guarantee, may want to consider the below option for £90:
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/household-appliances/cooking/microwaves/kenwood-k30gss13-microwave-with-grill-stainless-steel-20499225-pdt.html

Can I TL:DR that for you? "I'm a Eurosceptic."

It's actually a much more general term than that. Look up inverter air conditioners, where the inverter part is a variable speed motor drive.

Thanks, that's a bit on the small side so I think I'll cancel

Crapped out just after warranty... This built-in obsolescence is really ruining the joy of buying something new as you know after 2 years, something bounds to go wrong. Also new things are no longer so well made. My neighbour had his new double glazed window installed a year ago, and last week one of the panels exploded. When I looked at the workmanship of his newly installed window, it struck fear into my heart. We had our windows for more than 20 years and I had never heard of its exploding,.. until now that is!

The interior oven dimensions on the Panasonic website are 315 x 353 x 178 mm which seems quite small. I calculate this as being 19.8 litres, not 23. Has anyone got one they can measure? 178mm high seems very small.

You're completely wrong and yet to present your opinions as facts.
As well as my personal experience with numerous vacuum cleaners, there are countless others that constantly report new vacuum cleaners with smaller engines being inefficient and cursing the EU directive.

All vacuums are sold now using marketing techniques to be "Eco" and "as powerful as a 2000W motor" but they are not. First of all, just look at older vacuums that had air-watt ratings (suction power) over 400W. Nowadays, there are no models rated that high any more. In fact, if you look at the old models from the same manufacturer, and compare to new EU compliant model, you can easily see they have sometimes half the suction power.

I can easily provide links, but you can see for yourself. Take any manufacturer, like Samsung, that is one of the few to easily disclose suction power, and see all their high suction power models are gone

Your point is also obviously wrong as there was no competition of motor wattage, it maxed at 2300w and you could rarely buy a motor under 1800w. EU is making everybody angry, as it is easy to see you need to use the machine for twice the time so you basically eat more energy but get frustrated as the carpet is still dirty

An inverter converts 12 v to 220/240 v . The Panasonic misuse of this name appears to be a
marketing gimmick .
Having tried various microwaves with grills , the grill part is rubbish . Always ending up using the cooker grill or oven to crisp and brown food. If you already have a cooker with a grill, you might as well buy a cheaper model microwave.

Will this run Windows 10? Thanks.

got one last year but older model, still going strong
price compare: http://www.idealo.co.uk/compare/2969721/panasonic-nn-gd371s.html

I personally would never buy a Panasonic microwave again. I bought a 32l one from John Lewis last year for £89. Seemed to be a good deal on paper, however, for some reason Panasonics tend to not have a boost (30 Sec) button which is what all other microwaves tend to offer as standard. Need to press at lease 3 button instead of 1 conveniently positioned button to get basic 30 sec reheat use out of it.

Other way round for us. Two Panasonic microwaves, both crapped out just after warranty. Now have Sharp and still going strong.

No microwave is stainless steel inside, whoever thinks that this description means the interior???

Weird!

I used to be but after several issues with them I now prefer Amazon with their no nonsense returns policy. (I buy with my credit card and get 2 years extra warranty anyway).

The EU vacuum cleaners directive was to reduce energy waste from a combination of marketing and an ignorant gullible public who were duped into thinking that a bigger input power must be better. The "number" on microwave ovens is at least the output rather than the input power, so the only reason to make them inefficient is to save manufacturing cost, which is a much less powerful incentive.

Hmm, wondering if it's worth taking the chance - plenty of Amazon reviews stating the peeling issue. I was thinking JL would be good to deal with to return, I worry based on Bob_Regis's response that this may not be the case, hmm... teetering between yes and no now!

John Lewis are the best

PS You will note that it is "2.2 cu ft" and "Genius" which seems to indicate that this is a US model; the Genius range was brilliant- first one we had which lasted 15 years. I don't know why they don't do the range over here but I assume that it is an EU thing like vacuum cleaners.

Better than the semi-commercial version at £1400-ish.

Yeah, I guess that's what I was thinking, if I hold out for the perfect one I'll be using a stove forever and never get a microwave!

cheers! I did have a poke around on a few of the manufactures website and didn't see anything.

£470 :confused:

Would love to find a 1200W microwave - quite common in Canada (discovered after a recent trip)
Anyone seen them sold here? The extra 200W is very noticeable (1000W seems to be the highest wattage available here)

I bought this in early January after our old Panasonic died...

It was £79 special purchase at JL and I have to say that I'm really impressed with it. It looks nice and is sooooooo quiet in operation!!!

Definitely worth the £79 and as a bonus you get the grill option too. I saw it in Costco at the weekend and it was £120 which is still cheaper than the £150 that Amazon had it for sale at!

This a brilliant microwave for the price

68% score at Which only bad points uneven grilling & power drops off during long use, that was based on rrp of £134 so this seems a really good buy!

Stainless steel inverter! Sounds great, but what does it mean lol ? :smiley:

We are on our third model of these. I would never buy again. The invertor models do not seem to last particularly long (do a google search).

John lewis were awful with handling this, even though bought online kept getting me to drop it off at the repair depot in the middle of town (these are bulky and big).

Decent microwave. Probably the best under 100

Nice one. We too bought it for 99 from jl so will ask for a refund of 20. Thanks op

We bought this model b4 xmas and so far has been fine! Keep having to remind my partner to place a cup with about 1" water on the tt with her microwaveable neck warmer or risk damaging the unit.

Bought an expensive model without the rotating plate just before Comet shut down. Not been impressed at all, but fortunately there was a 5 year guarantee which has been used twice for a complete repair of inverter and magnetron. First I have heard about the power dropping off, but it now explains a lot!

Would agree with bob_regis. Had a couple of Panasonic inverter microwaves myself - just about outlasted the warranty. Brilliant while they work (never had baked potatoes cook as well) but seems to be a fundamental problem with reliability. The problems the Which review mentioned sound like they could be causing the longer term issues but as said above, plenty of mention of this online.

Yes... but it's a great demonstration of the fact that there are different qualities of stainless steel!

Are you mixing up this model with a combination microwave, they are normally £150ish. The inverter part is just a Panasonic thing.

Definitely not roast! Ignoring the semantics though, surely you end up with a very unevenly cooked bird?

That's just an example of a microwave with a stainless steel interior.

Pretty poor quality stainless steel though, if the review is anything to go by.

Yep - good way to roast a chicken - much faster than a conventional oven. But if you want it to be crispy and browned, you'll need a combination microwave.

Make sure you leave the door open until it dries after use, otherwise as it's not stainless steel it'll rust......

But if the Which? report is correct that power drops off after continuous use, it is badly designed I'm guessing with inadequate heat removal from the inverter circuitry which has to reduce power to avoid overheating.

Roast a chicken in a microwave? Eh?

No. It still provides only microwaves which don't brown, unlike conventional elements. I infer that the inverter system allows power to be continuously variable, unlike the on/off of conventional microwave ovens. Am I correct?

FYI - i bought one of these off tescos last year. the price was lower (50 mark) and i find the grill function useless (it doesnt work anywhere near as well as an oven grill).

How does the inverter tech work in practice, I was looking for a combination microwave but does this inverter tech mitigate that need?

My current Panasonic microwave which is about 5 plus years old is stainless steel from inside

check reviews http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-NN-GD371SBPQ-Stainless-Compact-Microwave/dp/B005IOLGSI

Thanks

Cracking deal in that case.

Worth noting that unless it's an Inverter model, these are Chinese and manufactured by a third party, generally Haier.

Not the best.

Bought this from Costco last year for £120 I think. Excellent microwave and a great price. Though I think Costco comes with a 5 years warranty possibly.

If your near any shops that sell Panasonic microwaves, you could always go in there and try a 23l one. I did this but only with a bag of microwavable rice, so you'd properly get a few stares lol

Thanks, Still I am dithering as I used to have one with 30L. I think I might chicken out!

Here are the full specs.

http://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer/home-appliances/microwaves/microwave-with-grill/nn-gd371sbpq.html

Says the turntable is 285mm, would of thought that is big enough but I'm not 100% sure.

Is it big enough to roast a chicken please? I am looking for my credit card and then realised that it must be able to house a 1.5kg chicken.

Usual cheap white enamel, nothing really wrong in that, just not stainless which the description might suggest and John Lewis fail to mention.

Good price for top brand but only stainless finish on the outside.

How do your price match with John Lewis itself?

tempting, our old Panasonic microwave is on its last legs

We got the non-grill version of this a couple of months ago (via HUKD price alert of course) and it's a good microwave. Easy to use and very quiet.

Couldn't resist, don't get money till Thursday but there was PayPal option lol, fatal!

Cheers OP hopefully won't need that 2 year warranty

Oh I get it never mind