Tesco MM08 Freestanding, microwave


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Score: 8.8/10

175 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This Microwave scored high on ease of use. It scored poorly on features. “Value for money. ease of use. compact in a small kitchen” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 175 real customer reviews

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700W 17lt microwave More »

Real customer reviews

175 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
94% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (174)
Capacity7.4
Design8.3
Ease of use9.2
Features7.1
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.5
Overall rating8.8
Retired (12)
Occasional user (10)
Busy mum or dad (9)
Love to cook (6)
Other (137)
 

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Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Value for money. Ease of use. Compact in a small kitchen

- Bell sounds a bit tiny

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96 of 103 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Pauline, Warwick

+ It works well and is very easy to use. Well worth the money.

- The lowest time setting is for 30 seconds. Sometimes it is useful to be able to set the time in 10 second intervals.

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64 of 67 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Feb 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very good value for money as a basic microwave. This overrides any bad points. Pay more for one with more frills!

- Small - can be difficult to get a microwave cover for the food on the plate within.

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64 of 70 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Feb 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Does exactly what it is supposed to do at a phenomenal price.

- Very small capacity and difficult to get precise timings of less than a minute.

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56 of 58 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Feb 2009

Score 8.0/10

sarah, london

+ great value

- could be a bit bigger, my dinner plates dont fit!

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43 of 44 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jan 2009

Score 8.0/10

Paul, High Wycombe , “Buyer for aged parent”

+ It's capable of being understood and used by an 88-year-old with Dementia - Sadly my father.

- A little small.

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40 of 42 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

steve, sheffield

+ its cheap but gets the job done! bargain!

- limited functions but what do you expect for something this cheap!

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36 of 38 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Feb 2009

Score 10.0/10

Sophie, London

+ its just a basic microwave that does what it says!!

- it doesnt have any really! if you are looking for a cheap but good quality microwave then go for this one!!

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26 of 26 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Feb 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “special diet needs family”

+ Easy to use , no clock to switch off to save electicity.

- No bad points found as yet.

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25 of 25 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Feb 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ ideal for a single person

- slides on surface when pressing door button

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24 of 25 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Feb 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Value for money and easy to use.

- The internal size is only just big enough.

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19 of 19 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Feb 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ very simple to use, looks neat

- none

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16 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Feb 2009

Score 8.0/10

Gail, Stoke on Trent , “Recycled teenager”

+ Ease of use. Simple and straightforward. Very reasonable price.

- Reviewer left no comment

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ compact, easy to use and value for money. Ideal for use in a small kitchen, for a single person or couple wanting a baswic model.

- I wouldn't think it would be of use for someone with a large family, or wanted to perform complex tasks using microwave.

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

May, Caerphilly

+ We use the microwave in our caravan and it's size makes it ideal for use in a small space.

- Not found any yet.

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14 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

Patrick, Nefyn Pwllheli , “nothing”

+ We use ours in the touring caravan It fits nicely in the cupboard easy to use and just the job for our needs

- none at the moment

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13 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Rosemary, Chatham

+ User Friendly, easy to clean,

- For the amount of money one pays for it, no bad pionts

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Feb 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Bargain, and it works to a point. 700w so not the fastest.

- Doesn't count down all the way to zero and then "ping", it gets to just under a minute left and then just stops. Impossible to do precise timings but then it is a value manual microwave.

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12 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Feb 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “good basic value”

+ easy to use.

- could do with a digital timer

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11 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Feb 2009

Score 8.0/10

alan, birmingham

+ cheap and cheerful.easy to use

- none that I can think of.

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9 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

sarah, brighouse , “busy new mum”

+ a basic microwave just to warm/cook certain food nothing out of the ordinary, fine for what I want it for.

- bit on the small side, have had to get a smaller plate to put in it and then have to transfer food to another one when cooked which means more washing up.

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9 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Roslyn , Hemel Hempstead , “take care of parent”

+ Neat and Efficent bought this for my Elderly Dad and is easy to use .

- White is not too good a colour for the Elderly maybe a grey or Black is easier to keep clean .

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11 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anita, Kettering , “Like a simple life”

+ Simple to use

- Smaller than expected

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Jo, Essex

+ Very easy to use, expection for my elderly parents.

- little on the small size, only takes small plates.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Apr 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “dyslecsic pauper”

+ cheap, easy to use and understand, neat.

- Very light, slides over the worktops.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

Patricia, Bury St Edmunds , “Retired” More like this »

+ For the money it is very good!

- The only bad point I find is that the door is a little difficult to open and close.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

Stuart, Feltham

+ Small and good for putting ing small places

- non that spring to mind

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Mar 2009

Score 4.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- the "open" button jammed within a week and it had to be returned and exchanged

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Selena , Orpington

+ An excellent value product, alot of features for the price, not big and bulky, smart appearence.

- none

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use, value for money

- Reviewer left no comment

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Mar 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Price
Easy to use and keep clean

- Not many functions, but fine if you only want to reheat microwave meals!

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Its simple to use. Good value for money.

- Smallish, but struggling to think of any. If you want a bigger machine with all the bells and whistles, you pay it!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Feb 2009

Score 8.0/10

clare, Darlington , “a busy mum”

+ compact and neat easy to use and practical

- carnt find any for that price

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Excellent for my use.reheating.Fantastic value for money.

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Mar 2009

Score 7.0/10

elizabeth, pontypridd

+ Simple,basic, no frills microwave. Compact size for small kitchen/space. This is the second purchase of this model.

- The 1minute graduation on the timer does not work.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

Mark, Mexborough

+ Ease of use,power setting easy to use and a big step up from my samsung which you needed a degree in atomic physics to put on defrost.

- Capacity a tad small but a minor point really

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Apr 2009

Score 8.0/10

MIKE, DORKING

+ DOES WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIN - NO FRILLS - CHEAP AND EASY TO USE.
BOUGHT FOR 88yr TECHNIPHOBIC, WITH POOR EYESIGHT.

- LAST ONE BOUGHT LASTED JUST OVER A YEAR.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

REGINA, MANCHESTER

+ Compact, easy to fit on worksurface.

- Capacity, smaller than usual size. Some standard containers only just fit in.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

sue, hemel hempstead , “i use the microwave”

+ a good overall product, easy to use and good value for money.

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Occasional user” More like this »

+ I like the design and the ease of use.

- No bad points as such, however, I am used to using a E800 power microwave and in retrospect I should have purchased a more powerful item.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Drac, Winchester , “i'm truthfull”

+ Its light easy to clean and good value for money

- I have seen some with more technology (which i like but were out of stock)but if your not a tech head like me its fine
and i would have liked a little more space inside

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “married mother of one”

+ It was excellent value for money and is really easy to use

- It dioesn't have a lot of features

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ cheap, easy to handle

- warming up takes some time, no other functions than warming up

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ cheap and easy to use. i dont use it for cooking just reheating and sterisising bottles so it does exactly what i need it to do with out it being complicated

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Apr 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ cheap , small and simple

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Mar 2009

Score 1.0/10

jean, lewes

+ I am very happy with the purchas

- I have not found any bad points so far

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ very good value for money

- maybe a little too small for some items

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Lorraine, Watford

+ Easy to use. It doesn't have many features but that is reflected in the price, it does the basics that a microwave should. The capacity is the same as a previous more expensive microwave I had.

- None so far.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

Diane , Essex

+ very compact for a kitchen work top heats and defrosts at speed easy to clean

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good value, basic microwave.

- Haven't found any yet.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

laura, woorcester park, surrey

+ very good value for money, easy to use.

- old clock style counter, not as accurate as digital timer.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Julie Hodgkinson, Blackburn Lancs , “microwave ready meals lover”

+ Basic, easy to use, modern design and not expensive. Excellent buy.

- None.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 May 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ ease of use

- none, it does what it says on the tin

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Liz, london

+ Good price, easy for all the family to use, nice size,

- none so far

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

carol, cumbria , “Busy mum or dad” More like this »

+ great value for money

- little bit small inside, but you only get what you pay for!!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Orla Carmody, London

+ Simple design, good value for money, no problems

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

mick , plymouth , “Busy mum or dad” More like this »

+ We like everything about this product, we like any item that is easy to use and this is so simple that you do not even need to read the instructions, if only all electricals were this good.

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

Rana, Birmingham , “Love to cook” More like this »

+ Its cheaper and trust worthy

- It is quite small for a family, but excellent for single person.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Alan, Hants , “Retired” More like this »

+ I bought this for my Mum who is in her 80's, it's easy to use and very good value.

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Angela, Newport , “Busy full time worker”

+ Simple easy to use and compact

- A little too small for large plates etc

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ If, like me, all you want your microwave to do is heat things up then it's perfect. And more powerful than I was anticipating for it's size.

- The dial makes timings a bit vague.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Chris, Lanark

+ A basic easy and simple piece of equipment to use, no fuss with simple and clear operating instructions.

- A little tight in terms of capacity e.g. defrosting a large loaf of bread.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Ian, Essex , “Retired” More like this »

+ Looks good

- I use it a lot for heating up a cup of milk, because it is difficult to see through the glass door the milk often boils over.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Sally, Gravesend , “Love to cook” More like this »

+ It was bought for an oap for ease of use which is great

- None

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Sep 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Retired” More like this »

+ It answers all my needs. easy to operate, compact. Only drawback see below

- A little small., otherwise fine Certainly value for money

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purchased 14 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ uncomplicated easy to use good value

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 09 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Ease of use, especially for an elderly person. There has to be a huge market for this kind of product but it took me some time to track one down for my mother.

- Small capacity

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purchased 15 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Ally, Sheffield

+ Cheap and cheerful. No frills, but does the job. Typical Tesco Value product.

- The design isn't amazing, but what do you expect for the price?!

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purchased 20 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Love to cook” More like this »

+ Excellent product, simple to use and effective.

- Can't think of any.

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purchased 15 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

aileen, woodsville, swadlincote , “Retired” More like this »

+ Everything is good except the push button opening of the door, side handle would be less awkward.

- None i would actually call bad - I love it

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purchased 26 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Is good value for the money, works well

- None found so far

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purchased 09 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

susan, portslade

+ could have been a little larger

- none

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purchased 14 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Hollie, Stowmarket

+ well priced, basic microwave perfect for simple microwave cooking and starting up a house in times of recession

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 29 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Di, Telford

+ Very good value for money, small compact, bought to use in a caravan, Ideal.

- None so far

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purchased 02 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Retired” More like this »

+ Dials to turn not led screen to read. Clear markings

- Personally prefer a pull door not a push button

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purchased 08 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Occasional user” More like this »

+ Does what it is supposed to do,ideal for heating pies,pasties,quick meals etc Simple to use,no flashy add on gadgets that confuse people.

- Unable to think of any,I chose this particular model because it is a basic microwave oven as simplicity is all I require

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purchased 13 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

E, Manchester

+ Attractive looking for the price, easy to use, overall, good value for the money.

- None that I have come across, for a basic appliance, it is good.

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purchased 07 Aug 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ heats up very quickly

- not great with chunky food

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purchased 27 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ cheap, works fine, great value for money

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 17 Aug 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ its simple to use and compact, taking minimal worktop space up

- quite a low wattage,

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purchased 24 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

Ann-Marie, Camborne , “Used at work for”

+ No complicated very easy to use

- None really, but small and basuc, just what we needed

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purchased 28 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Clare, Aston-under-Lyne , “Occasional user” More like this »

+ Is a compact size.
It is easy to use.
It was inexpensive.

- No real bad points as I would not expect any additional features for this price. I only wanted a basic microwave for heating things up.

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purchased 24 Aug 2009

juliet, nottingham

+ Affordable easy to use microwave.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 27 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Lynda, Birmingham , “This was bought for”

+ Value for money

- Basic, but not a problem as that was what was wanted

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purchased 07 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Jill, Worcester

+ Compact, easy to use, does the job.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 28 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Bridget, France

+ Excellent for the price, it does what it says.

- None

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purchased 30 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

heather, exmouth

+ good value for money, easy to use.

- slightly too small in capacity

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purchased 05 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Cheap, simple to use, basic but adequate

- None really

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purchased 12 Sep 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Busy mum or dad” More like this »

+ cheap and easy to use

- short times (eg 10 seconds) are difficult to get accurately.

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purchased 09 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Retired” More like this »

+ IT's a good small microwave

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 08 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ DOES WHAT I WANT IT TO DO I.E. WARM MILK, MELT BUTTER ETC.

- NONE

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purchased 17 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

P Chitts, Victoria , “for workplace”

+ cheap

- questionnaire

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purchased 16 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Busy mum or dad” More like this »

+ Very easy to use - good price and works just as well as a more expensive model.

- None

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purchased 16 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

ivor, lytham , “Occasional user” More like this »

+ simple easy to use

- bit small

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purchased 19 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “busy working mum.”

+ excellent value for money and easy to clean.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 29 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

David, Tean

+ Easy to use and very reliable.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 16 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

lesley, essex , “Love to cook” More like this »

+ small bvut perfectly formed and great value!

- none

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purchased 24 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Lynn, Richmond

+ it does exactly what it is meant to do - nothing complicated - easy controls.

- plug lead could be a little longer

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purchased 09 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Emma, Bethnal Green

+ A very simple and easy to use microwave that does the job perfectly! Has a defrost setting too which is useful.

- Capacity inside is not that big

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purchased 18 Sep 2009

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Retired” More like this »

+ good for the price easy to use

- no bad points

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purchased 28 Sep 2009

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Product Features

Construction Freestanding
Grill Function No
Colour Multi
Power (W) 700
Volume in Litres 17
Height in cm 25.8
Width in cm 44
Depth in cm 34.5
Number of Power Steps 5
Weight Sensor No
Fan No
Release Date 5 Nov 2008
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Manufacturer's Description

Our Tesco Value 700W microwave has 5 power levels to choose from plus a defrost setting. Its 17L capacity caters for most cooking needs while the easy to use manual control and cooking timer keeps things simple. The microwave has a defrost setting and is finished in clean white look.

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Price Total price Availability Buy
96% 1000+ reviews £30 + £5 delivery
£35
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