In the past twelve years I've managed a grand total of three weeks without a working bread maker (when making olive bread, be sure that the olives you are using are pitted!). This machine recently replaced a Russell Hobbs model that was getting a little squeaky in use. I've by no means explored all its possibilities, but I have never had a bread machine as good as this before.
I generally prefer to use the dough setting, as I prefer to shape the loaf myself, but I have tried "going all the way" with this machine and apart from the hole in the base where the paddle was, the results are barely distinguishable from a conventional oven baked loaf.
Even on the dough setting it takes longer than my last bread maker, but ... Read More:
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A lovely, compact Microwave. Still plenty of room inside. Beep doesn't bother me at all and I don't find it noisy. Easy to use and clear display.
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I have had two NN-A554W and both developed exactly the same fault in exactly the same place (burnt door seal) after very little use. I still don't know how or why that happened and Panasonic couldn't or wouldn't explain it. As the second appliance was still under guarantee (just four months old, less than two months of use) I got my money back (thanks Amazon). I now need another microwave but I will not be buying another Panasonic.
I advise all users to check the door seal regularly.
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Bought this based on the Which? report, it was judged the best standalone solo microwave. It is a bit plastic-y, and the first one I received was broken (not encouraging). Credit to Amazon though, they sent a replacement that arrived the next day - well done Amazon! New one great, and so far working as hoped! Would recommend it.
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Would just like to say to anyone who still hasn't quite made up their mind - buy this one now!!
I have had mine for three months now and have only bought one supermarket loaf in that time which tasted gross by comparison to the Panasonic's loaves.
I have a family of four incl. 2 teenage boys and so use this machine every day (sometimes twice a day!) - I set it on the timer when I go to bed and come down to perfect bread. It has never disappointed and I reckon I've already made back the money spent on the machine.
I have never made bread before now but thought I would buy this to see what all the fuss was about - I did think it might end up in the shed with the footspa but it is never out of use and is amazing.
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Would just like to say to anyone who still hasn't quite made up their mind - buy this one now!!
I have had mine for three months now and have only bought one supermarket loaf in that time which tasted gross by comparison to the Panasonic's loaves.
I have a family of four incl. 2 teenage boys and so use this machine every day (sometimes twice a day!) - I set it on the timer when I go to bed and come down to perfect bread. It has never disappointed and I reckon I've already made back the money spent on the machine.
I have never made bread before now but thought I would buy this to see what all the fuss was about - I did think it might end up in the shed with the footspa but it is never out of use and is amazing.
(Don't bother ... Read More:
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Would just like to say to anyone who still hasn't quite made up their mind - buy this one now!!
I have had mine for three months now and have only bought one supermarket loaf in that time which tasted gross by comparison to the Panasonic's loaves.
I have a family of four incl. 2 teenage boys and so use this machine every day (sometimes twice a day!) - I set it on the timer when I go to bed and come down to perfect bread. It has never disappointed and I reckon I've already made back the money spent on the machine.
I have never made bread before now but thought I would buy this to see what all the fuss was about - I did think it might end up in the shed with the footspa but it is never out of use and is amazing.
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We have had two of this model in the past 3 months. The first lasted for 2 months before developing a serious fault. The second one developed the same fault within one day of use. The exterior casing of the oven became extremely hot whilst the contents of the oven did not even get warm. Steer away from this model!! Had to put a star to send review but doesn't deserve a star at all!Panasonic NN-E273S Digital Solo Microwave Oven Stainless Steel 20L 800W
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I have had several microwaves over the years and this is by far the best.
It is an 'Inverter' microwave, this means that when using functions such as defrost rather than 'pulsing' on high power, it can actually operate at a lower power which most microwaves can't.
It is the first microwave I have used with a decent browning and crisping function. It comes with an excellent Panacrunch pan, which just looks like a round metal dish, but when you use it you can cook pizza, hash browns, quiche, pastys etc... and they always come out brown and crispy. Tonight I used it to cook Breaded Jalapino peppers, they normally take 15 mins in a conventional oven. They took just 4 mins and came out lovely and crispy!!
We got our Panasonic microwave about 18 months ago as a replacement for an ancient Panasonic combi that had served us very well. It soon became clear that it was a pale imitation of its predecesor.Its functions were less flexible, we were especially disapointed with the defrost functions, (bread for example didn't defrost as evenly as before).The oven burnt the tops of things such as joints or sponge cakes.It was difficult to keep the inside clean. You may notice that I refer to it in the past tense. 7 months ago it went bang! So I can add only a 13 month life span to my list of complaints. DON'T BUY THIS PRODUCT, there are many others on the market, often at a more reasonable price.
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