Russell Hobbs SMS21 Freestanding, microwave

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Score: 8.7/10

81 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This microwave has no outstanding positive points. - It scores very poorly on features. “Very easy to use. bought this for an aunt in her 80's and she took to it straight away.” Gus, West Sussex View all 81 real customer reviews

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81 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
86% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (81)
Capacity7.4
Design8.3
Ease of use8.9
Features6.3
Performance8.6
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.9
Overall rating8.7
Professional chef (1)
Retired (1)
Other (79)
 

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Score 8.0/10

tony, falkirk

+ Reviewer left no comment

- will not start unless you do over 30 seconds!

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22 of 22 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jan 2007

Score 9.0/10

Gus, West Sussex

+ Very easy to use. Bought this for an aunt in her 80's and she took to it straight away.

- None

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15 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Dec 2006

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ looks good

- no accuracy when turning the timer. Cannot do timings of less than a minute - will not turn on.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Sep 2007

Score 10.0/10

Hazel, Loughtoin

+ I bought this for my mother-in-law for Christmas and she was delighted. She finds it easy to use and it fits into her kitchen.

- Reviewer left no comment

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Nov 2006

Score 9.0/10

Lucia, Bordon

+ Compact and efficient.

- Reviewer left no comment

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Jan 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Bought for office use”

+ Smart, easy to clean, simple design and function. Finish 'ping' is loud!

- Opening door moves the whole microwave. You have to remember to hold and click! Doesn't allow you to chose 30 seconds, you have to put it on for a minimum of a minute.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Jun 2008

gail, nicholas

+ nice to look at and easy to use

- none so far

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jul 2007

Score 10.0/10

harry, sheffield

+ every thing o.k

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Apr 2008

Score 8.0/10

LINDA, Lancaster

+ easy to use

- the door steams up

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Scott, Glasgow , “Professional chef”

+ Simple but effective product, good value and no problems

- Reviewer left no comment

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

Michael , Truro

+ Simple operation a child could do it!

- Reviewer left no comment

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 May 2008

Score 5.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use

- After only a few weeks, the door has already started sticking. Most of the time, when you press the open button the door doesn't open.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Sep 2008

Score 7.0/10

GERALD , WIGAN , “teh inaccurate dial”

+ very easy to operate

- the timer dial only returns to about half a minute which makes it difficult to gauge accurately.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

alexia, devon , “busy mother”

+ easy to use , stylish , good value for money.

- timer control not very accurate.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Dec 2008

Score 8.0/10

Geoff, Milton Keynes

+ Easy for parents to use, no complicated add ons.

- No bad points it does the job well

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Feb 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ EASY TO USE, NICE DESIGN

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Jul 2007

Score 9.0/10

Pauline, Glasgow

+ Easy to use, looks great

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Large clear dials

- Press opening, would prefer manual opening. Turntable plate unsatsfactory.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Tony, Cambridge , “Not much!”

+ Generally, I am very satisfied with this purchase.

- 1. The plate has a tendency to slip off the turning pivot rather ttoo easily.
2. It is difficult to set the timing accurstely in units less than a minute.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

Charles, Denton, Manchester , “I'm a journalist”

+ This microwave performs very well; it does what it says on the box.

- Often, the previous user might have used the microwave set on another power setting - Low, for instance. So, if you forget to check that the power setting is set to the one you want - High let's say, before you put your meal in, then when you return to take your piping-hot meal out of the oven, it is lukewarm.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “easy going laid back”

+ Very straight forward to use - the main thing

- no bad points that i can think of

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

lyn, dundee

+ does what it should

- difficult to set for short periods ie. seconds

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

Alice, Sheffield , “Alice Joy”

+ Excellent product,well made and does a good job.I couldn't wish for anything better.I would recommend it to anyone.

- None.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Patricia, Goudhurst Kent , “experienced cook”

+ very simple to use

- choice of colour of casing

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ simplicty of use and size of oven , nearly all the realy simple ovens were too small.

- Starts as you turn on the timer rather than a seperate start switch

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ EASY TO USE
EASY TO CLEAN

- TOO LARGE LIKE MOST MICROWAVES IT IS LARGE ON LIMITED WORK SPACE

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Aug 2008

Score 5.0/10

Leslie, Coprsham, Wiltshire , “Elderly gentleman much experienced.”

+ Adequate, at best.

- The door release is much too stiff. You need to steady the whole machine when pushing the door opening button. The switching on with the timer is annoying. My old micro wave had a separate on/off switch which was much easier. The timing scale is also not good. The first minute should be extended to give one some measure of control over items requiring short duration. I find that unless you use the machine for periods longer than one minute it tends to switch off before reaching the zero point. All in all - a bad buy.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Robert, Kidderminster , “Microwave Perfectionist!”

+ Excellent performance when cooking, re-heating and defrosting

- Door knob difficult to push

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

KATHLEEN, WIGAN

+ Very easy to use.Nice looking microwave.

- None up to now.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Oct 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ EASY TO USE

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Hilary, Wellesbourne, Warwick , “Pensioner - likes microwave”

+ Very easy to use and attractive appearance.

- Cannot time for under a minute and the bell could be louder.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ its not complicated

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 16 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ simple to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 26 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Alison, Birmingham

+ Reviewer left no comment

- The lead could be a bit longer

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purchased 13 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

amzad, oldham

+ very easy to use

- none

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purchased 24 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ very simple to use, food is cooked/heated evenly, excellent value for money

- none - I wanted a simple microwave and that's what I've got!

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purchased 15 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Landlord replacing tenant's microwave”

+ Good value - performs basic m/w functions well

- As yet unaware of any...

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purchased 11 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very simple to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 12 Mar 2009

Score 6.0/10

Shuma, Bow, East London , “Easy to use”

+ Easy to use

- If only there was a function for the timing. When I heat something for less than 1mins it is not user friendly with the round botten.

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purchased 03 May 2009

Score 7.0/10

Jan, Birmingham , “Retired”

+ Simplicity : Style : Good Value

- Dim light inside

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purchased 24 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ nice design and easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 26 May 2009

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Product Features

Construction Freestanding
Grill Function No
Colour Silver
Power (W) 800
Volume in Litres 21
Height in cm 28
Width in cm 48
Depth in cm 36
Number of Power Steps 5
Child-Lock No
Auto Cook No
Weight Sensor No
Fan No
Release Date 1 Apr 2006

Also known as: Russell Hobbs SMS21

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