Panasonic NN-SF464MBPQ Flatbed Microwave Oven, 27 Litre, Silver

Let's start with what's bad: this microwave has some ridiculous design flaws. For example, it forgets the heating time you've set if it's not used for a few minutes (making it impossible, for example, to set it up before going to bed and then just hit the "go" button in the morning, to reduce the beeping noise). Also, one can set the starting time of heating/cooking with the precision of 10 seconds (who needs that kind of precision for this function?!), but only 99min ahead, which most of the times beats the purpose of the timer. If it worked like the clock itself, one could set it up to heat up something when returning home or waking up in the morning. A minor annoyance is also that one gets to select from several predefined powers which do not come in any sensible order (1000W, 270W, 600W, 440W, 250W, 100W), which makes it easier to miss the desired one until you learn how many clicks each of them requires. All that being said, it is still a very good microwave, probably the best I've ever used. It is spacious, it heats the food fairly homogeneously, and the beeper is not very loud (although, it does beep on every click one makes). It is also not too loud when working, it has a nice set of features, and one can quickly learn how to use it. Panasonic would do well to polish out the nonsense details I've listed above, but these are not nearly enough to lose this nice microwave a star.

there is some reviews that say it doesn't heat through or all around ! I don't know what they was doing or if they read the instruction but its a microwave and the bigger the amount you put in the longer you have to heat it, just like another microwave or oven for that matter . now what I like about this Microwave. its big.. no very big our small oval plates didn't fit very well in the old Microwave with a rotating disk. and the large oval plates wouldn't even fit in it. but this 27lite they go in and loads of room :) its powerful 1000w over the 800w make a difference to saving minuets on each warm up. I don't cook in it just use it to heat food up like frozen dinners , rice, beans, scrambled eggs :) for example the lasagne use to take 13mines from frozen now 10mins :) everything I have heated I've made sure its heated through and even this microwave I have had no problems with it and have not had to turn anything around. the bad thing I don't like about it : it is a very big microwave so make sure you have the space to fit it. there is no 1 button use like some . you have to press Power option and then time ( mins / sec ) then start. ( some I've used you can just press the start button and its starts with 30sec but not this one ) but saying that we have come to live with it easy enough the funny thing was looking through the window we have found it looks strange seeing the dish / plate not spinning lol If you have any doubts don't it is a very good microwave and easy to clean having no turntable helps that too but I would recommend if something may boil over put it on a plate :)

I knew our microwave oven was on its last legs and too small. Determined to look for a quality oven, bigger and without a turntable as they always annoyed me. Enter the Panasonic Flatbed Inverter microwave oven, Great choice, couldn't be better, cooks much more thoroughly and quieter .Happy with the price and quick delivery.

Avoid this microwave at all costs as it has a serious inherent design fault. It can’t even bake a potato. Once the item you’re trying to cook or heat up, gets warm, the microwave switches itself off and will then stop every six seconds or so. Don’t believe the good reviews this item gets. I have wasted almost £200 as I didn’t return it within the 30day window. Why is this microwave still being manufactured and sold?

A great all round oven which we use every day particularly during the Summer when our AGA is turned off. The first thing we cooked was some bread which was excellent. We have cooked everything from cakes to Sunday roasts in it and it is very adaptable. Baked potatoes on the auto programme are superb. Fish and bacon both turn out very well under the grill. It is a 'techie' oven with lots of programmes and permutations but when it is used regularly it becomes much easier to understand. The only fault to note is the bulb which failed after 2 months. Panasonic recommends it taking back to the supplier for replacement which is not really practical for such a heavy item

Easy to use,no turn table so easier to clean. Large capacity to cook / reheat several dishes at one time . Would definitely recommend to family and friends.

A good brand and reliable, I had the same one and unfortunately after 15 years continuous use the hinges dropped and steam came out. I went for this one same make but has a flatbed instead of a turntable, much easier as you can fit larger plates in. Touch controls and really reliable microwave. Easy to clean and easy to use book with instreuctions and how to cook different things. I love it very reliable

I loved this microwave. The flatbed, it's size. Easy to clean. I would have given it 4 stars but it only lasted just over a year. The inside of the microwave is coated with the special microwave paint, which has bubbled and is starting to reveal the surface underneath. According to panasonic, it is therefore, no longer safe to use and the paint bubbling is not covered by the warranty. I'm very disappointed and having to buy a whole new microwave. I will never buy a Panasonic one again.