LG MS-1942ES Freestanding, microwave

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Score: 8.7/10

228 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This microwave is a good all rounder. “Useful quick-cook function and auto defrost. like digital readout of power levels.” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 228 real customer reviews

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800W 19lt microwave More »

Real customer reviews

228 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
89% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (228)
Design8.2
Ease of use8.5
Performance8.5
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.2
Overall rating8.7
retired (1)
Other (227)
 

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Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ useful quick-cook function and auto defrost. Like digital readout of power levels.

- Using functions other than straightforward cooking a bit of a fiddle at first until you get used to it.

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purchased 22 Feb 2006

nick, todmorden

Score 8.0/10

+ very good value for money.

- It is difficult to read some of the writing on the buttons.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Good looking appliance
Easy to clean

- Push buttons difficult to see

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Apr 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Looks good
Easy to use
Reasonably priced

- Internal dimensions a bit on the small side (but I was willing to overlook this on account of the price!)

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 May 2008

Hintza, Beith

Score 9.0/10

+ Does what it says on the tin. Only Which best buy that was a reasonable price.

- The beeper does not stop until the door is opened which can be annoying.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 May 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Great micro for the price & fitted perfectly under my cupboard too. Highly recommended.

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 May 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Stylish, easy to use and quick.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 01 Mar 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ simplicity of operation

- none noticed

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purchased 23 Mar 2006

Hannah, Kent

Score 10.0/10

+ Easy to operate

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 15 Mar 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ cheap and cheerful. Does exactly what is says on the box

- Lightweight moves around a lot when opening and closing the door or pressing the buttons.

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purchased 16 Jan 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 3.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- timer for food could be designed better

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purchased 12 Jan 2007

jane, runcorn

Score 10.0/10

+ easy to use with simple straightforward instructions.

- paint on the door would have been a nicer finish if it had been same as the body of the microwave which is a gloss finish

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purchased 13 Jan 2007

Jenny, Mansfield

Score 5.0/10

+ The colour

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 18 Jan 2007

Kieron, Yeovil

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy to use good design & good price.

- I have no complaints good product

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purchased 10 Jan 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Easily cleaned. Not too large or heavy. Fits into corner recess. Attractive appearance. Auto timers.

- You have to study the instructions!

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purchased 02 May 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Controls easy to use. Plenty of features without being too complicated.
Ideal microwave oven if you only want to reheat, defrost, cook the occasional ready meal, fish, baked potatoes etc.

- Door does not open easily.

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purchased 09 May 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ GReat looking and has grill.

- setting the clock?????

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purchased 02 May 2007

Angela, Edinburgh

Score 9.0/10

+ Attractive looking, sleek, ease of use

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 05 May 2007

scott, Bolton

Score 3.0/10

+ looks nice

- glass plate rubs on base.. making a howling noise.. very slow at warming things up..
the first 1 i got just refused 2 work anymore, am on my second.

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purchased 03 May 2007

Derek, Southampton

Score 10.0/10

+ It must be good even the girlfriend can use it,having only read the instructions just once!!!! thanks

- None

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purchased 06 Apr 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ We have a small kitchen with limited work surface so the size was perfect
also only use on the odd occasion so size and price suitable

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 05 May 2007

Deborah, Westcliff-on-Sea

Score 10.0/10

+ Easy to use. Quick function options.

- Nothing.

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purchased 13 Jun 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ easy to operate
looks good

- none

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purchased 05 May 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Good design for big plates due to shape

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 05 Apr 2007

Keith, Camberley

Score 9.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- These are the comments after using the microwave for five weeks the real test will be how long it will last !!!!!!!!!!

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purchased 10 Jul 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 4.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- The case rattles and vibrates when the oven is operating

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purchased 12 Apr 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Does the job

- Power selection a bit awkward

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purchased 20 Jul 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Design, looks ease of use

- none

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purchased 04 Aug 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ The most amazing value for money and performance I have had with microwaves. It heats the food with handles remaining easily touchable, no gloves needed. The pre-set programmes work exactly right cook/defrost/heat completely if set correctly. Excellent product, I love it.

- None

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purchased 24 Jul 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy to use and operate

- None

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purchased 08 May 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ Fairly easy to use

- Samller than I expected

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purchased 29 Sep 2007

Jenny, Bromley

Score 9.0/10

+ My previous microwave had a stainless steel interior and I was worried how practical the interior would be on this model but I have found it easy to clean. Easy/logical to use, looks good in the flesh too!

- A minor niggle is that when it has finished cooking it gives 3 loud beeps and will do so again and again every minute or so until you give it your attention.

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purchased 08 Oct 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ stylish looks very easy to use and a good price

- none

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purchased 07 Oct 2007

claire, bridgend

Score 10.0/10

+ different heating system used to cook food, not the usual unevenly cooked food. Its cooked evenly using intellowave. I will buy another one for another member of my family, coz i recommend it.

- none yet

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purchased 08 Oct 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Auto cook and defrost functions really straightforward to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 29 Sep 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Neat design , easy to use, simple instructions

- Trivial point, but opening the door by pullig tends to slide the microwave on the counter. pehaps a button door release wpould be better.

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purchased 18 Nov 2007

Chris, Cardiff

Score 8.0/10

+ Cheap - works well - OK to use - no problems as yet

- Plate small but adequate for most puposes. Looks a bit tinny and may not be strong

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purchased 26 Oct 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Heats evenly and thoroughly.

- No bad points

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purchased 02 Nov 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Very good value for money.

- Some of the keys are so dark that it's hard to read them in some light conditions.

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purchased 16 Nov 2007

Shirley, Outside Glasgow

Score 7.0/10

+ Quite small & compact but then that is why I choose this particular microwave

- It is not possible to dial in a simple re-heat using only seconds

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purchased 24 Oct 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ clear display

- loud buzzer - need to be able to make it quieter !

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purchased 16 Nov 2007

PAUL, THORNTON-CLEVELEYS

Score 8.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- very noisey

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purchased 19 Oct 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Good design, easy to clean. Functional.

- Tries to be too cleaver at times, but easy if you let it have its own way.

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purchased 15 Nov 2007

Kim, Crewe

Score 10.0/10

+ Worked out how to use it without the booklet. Small and compact is what I was looking for and got. Silver, but not stainless steel so it is easy to keep looking good.

- None

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purchased 08 Nov 2007

catherine, dunblane

Score 10.0/10

+ great size, not too bulky. very quiet and efficient. deals well with defrosting items,

- none

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purchased 22 Oct 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ clean looks easy mainted not bulky creat value

- hard to se controls we all dont have young eye sight

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purchased 18 Oct 2007

Alan, Yaxley

Score 10.0/10

+ Nice design,simple controls,good vakue for money.

- None

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purchased 17 Nov 2007

Joanna, Blackpool

Score 10.0/10

+ looks great!

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 26 Dec 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Very easy to use and cooks consistently all of the time.

- A bit small, ok for one person.

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purchased 15 Oct 2007

karen, Morecambe

Score 10.0/10

+ Good quality product reasonably priced

- Keeps beeping to remind you its finished and continues until you open door, so a good and bad point

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purchased 21 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ A good looking unit with a decent build quality.

- The EPG and menus are somewhat slow to respond, as is changing between channels.

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purchased 15 Jan 2008

Steve, Rugby

Score 9.0/10

+ Does everything it says.

- Could do with an inbuilt battery to keep clock going when it's unplugged....

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purchased 28 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Price, performance

- None

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purchased 01 Nov 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ The look and size, great for a smaller microwave.

- The only slight niggle is that you can't just put a defrost time in you have to put the weight of the meat, etc. You are soon able guess though!

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purchased 23 Nov 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 12 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ easy to use & clear display

- none

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purchased 15 Nov 2007

b., ashford kent

Score 9.0/10

+ easy to use looks modern

- a little small

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purchased 15 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Value for money

- Difficult to read button options with poor eyesight.

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purchased 09 Feb 2008

Maureen, Ipswich

Score 4.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- It is very noisy

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purchased 24 Oct 2007

stuart, uxbridge

Score 9.0/10

+ excellent product for the price

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 25 Dec 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 4.0/10

+ Ease of use

- Turntable sticks and jumps even under a small load

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purchased 29 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Cheap as chips and Which recommended. Found it really good for cooking porridge also heated up some cooked rice that was a bit dry, and it came out as if it was freshly cooked!

- Need to press thumb against the panel when opening the door to stop the whole microwave moving.

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purchased 04 Feb 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- when cooking you need to check the poweris at 800 as itreverts back to 620 everytime it's been used.

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purchased 15 Nov 2007

ian, grantham

Score 9.0/10

+ good price

- door a bit stiff,whole microwave moves when opening

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purchased 13 Jan 2008

Ray, Southsea , “A smart operator”

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy to use,good performance and value for money.

- The printing could be bolder on the right side of the appliance as us old gimmers need to rush for our glasses before we can key in the requirement.

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purchased 20 Nov 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser , “nothing”

Score 10.0/10

+ easy to clean and looks good too

- there are none

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purchased 25 Sep 2007

Colin, Middlesbrough

Score 10.0/10

+ Ease of use and price.

- No

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purchased 02 Feb 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ easy to use, good size

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 25 Dec 2007

dianne, shrewsbury

Score 9.0/10

+ very easy to use

- only down side is if your not careful when opening door you can alter the clock easily

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purchased 21 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy to use with sufficient features to undertake any microwave task

- None really

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purchased 15 Feb 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Small, good looking, warns you if item not taken out.

- Only calibrates in multiples of 100 grams

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purchased 08 Feb 2008

Jo, Dumbarton

Score 8.0/10

+ Its excellent value for money.

- Even the most basic functions are hard to find at first.

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purchased 11 Oct 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 6.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- no timer auto timers not easy to use

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purchased 14 Nov 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Easy to use and looks good.

- none

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purchased 01 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “mah”

Score 8.0/10

+ overall a good basic microwave for a small family

- keeps beeping after cooking till door is opened. this is very annoying

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purchased 02 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “retired”

Score 9.0/10

+ easy to use

- button labels not too clear

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purchased 21 Jan 2008

Phil, Lincoln

Score 9.0/10

+ slick, easy to use and wonderful value for the performance; very good indeed

- turntable requires careful placement to function correctly

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purchased 02 Feb 2008

IRIS, NEWPOT

Score 10.0/10

+ It is excellant value for money it doesent just look good it works really well to.

- No bad points

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purchased 05 Mar 2008

Paula, Halstead Essex , “Mum and homemaker”

Score 9.0/10

+ This microwave is absolutely fine for a cheap reliable deal. It's easy to use, compact and neat to look at.

- It keeps beeping at you when the cooking is finished which is a little annoying and it is lightweight so does move across the work surface when you pull the door open. A push button open door function would be better for us mum's who often have to cook one handed with babes in our arms!

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purchased 21 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Does a mean jacket potato in 5 minutes!

- A little fiddly to use timing.

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purchased 02 Mar 2008

Linda, Great Yarmouth

Score 10.0/10

+ Very easy to use. I tend to use the "quick start button" nearly all the time. The + and - button is useful too.

- I have nothing bad to say about it.

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purchased 24 Dec 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Very simple to use and good performance

- The keypad tones are very loud and it continues to beep every minute or so once the programme has finished to remind you that it's done - it does this 4 or 5 times. Pointless design "feature".

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purchased 19 Feb 2008

alison, ayr

Score 10.0/10

+ small very practical

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 29 Feb 2008

Maureen, Marske by the Sea

Score 10.0/10

+ Easy to use

- None

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purchased 02 Mar 2008

pam, merseyside

Score 10.0/10

+ looks good,well worth the money

- none

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purchased 03 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ value for money&easy to use

- noisy

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purchased 05 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Easy to use and understand

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 11 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Quite particular”

Score 9.0/10

+ Very efficient and cooks equally all over

- Rather noisy and vibrates

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purchased 02 Mar 2008

Christine, Bromley

Score 9.0/10

+ easy to use , small but takes a large plate still

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 15 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ It does its job effectively

- none so far

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purchased 09 Mar 2008

Sally, Lancing

Score 10.0/10

+ simple to use, looks good

- none

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purchased 09 Mar 2008

Wendy, Lymington , “Architect & busy mum.”

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent Value & easy to use. Pretty rhobust & not bad to look at either.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 27 Feb 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Cooks food right through and can be used continuously - still cooks right through

- door opening design a bit awkward

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purchased 24 Nov 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Novice cook”

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy to cook and reheat with. Autocook is excellent

- Door handle could be better

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purchased 12 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “houseperson”

Score 10.0/10

+ easey to use

- none so far

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purchased 19 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Simplicity

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 25 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Medioguiri ”

Score 7.0/10

+ price, ease to use, performance

- it is a bit small and too light so when you press the buttons it moves making it a bit uncomfortable to use.

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purchased 02 Mar 2008

Ann, Lutterworth

Score 10.0/10

+ It looks styilsh and is easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 10 Jan 2008

Chris, Ashford

Score 8.0/10

+ Decent size turntable, very good price. good performance - fast cooking!

- bit 'plasticy' in construction.

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purchased 01 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Displays hard to read

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purchased 13 Apr 2008

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Product Features

Construction Freestanding
Grill Function No
Colour Silver
Power (W) 800
Volume in Litres 19
Height in cm 28
Width in cm 33
Depth in cm 32.5
Number of Power Steps 5
Child-Lock Yes
Auto Cook Yes
Weight Sensor No
Fan No
Release Date 1 Jul 2002

Also known as: LG MS1942ES, LG MS-1942

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