Hamilton Beach Microwave, 30L, 3100W, Combination Microwave with Grill, 8 Presets, Defrost Function, Multi-Functional Cooking, 5 Power Settings, Grill Rack, Silver - HB30LS01

So far so good. It seems to be good quality, it all works as it should , but I really wish they would give dimensions of the actual oven rather than saying 30l I have dishes and covers that I really need to fit in the oven . It's actually 5mm shorter than my old microwave same size plate etc and also 30l.

We needed a new microwave. Having never heard of Hamilton Beach, we went by the Reviews. It is a 30ltr, 100w unit and looks the 'absolute dogs' in the kitchen. Has more-than enough facilities and works really well. No complaints at all!

Decent capacity. Good m/wave power. Oven and grill work fine. Looks ok, if slightly tacky. So .. truly excellent value, BUT ... We've been spoilt by having Panasonic Dimension 4 combi ovens previously, and these were far more expensive. When last one broke and wanted a cheap one pending bigger decisions re the kitchen, we chose this. Criticisms: Doesn't feel very solid. Eg the Start button feels like it might fail early. Might be wrong and only time will tell. Electronics are cheap to implement and it almost feels that features were intentionally omitted to reflect the price point. Eg, it's not programmable so you can't, say, set 3 minutes at full power followed by 10 min at 50% power. The fan oven only offers a limited range of temperatures. The next setting after 150° is 180°! The combination settings for m/wave and fan oven don't offer any fan oven temperature options - in fact it doesn't even specify what the fan oven temperature setting is! There is no auto sensing so the only so called 'programs' offer a very limited weight setting that you specify. The instruction book leaves several significant questions, such as what utensils to use for the fan oven. (I did find that the top of a frozen pie burned long before the time was up, set at the correct temperature, when placed on the flimsy high rack - the sole accessory supplied - but do I need to put a metal tray on the glass turntable for baking, as I did on the Panasonic?) So, in conclusion, you get what you pay for. It IS good value for the price (hence the 4 stars) but limited in its functionality.

I have owned many microwaves over the years. I never could find a combi that was simple to use. At 77 I am not very techy and I hate having to cope with huge instruction books. At last I have a micro combi I can easily use with confidence. It also looks really smart ! I recommend this appliance. Top Marks!!!

Just as the warranty ran out by two months the microwave died. Not good.

Amazing product. Highly endorse it.

Very impressived with this microwave, was intrigued that this brand is big in America and Canada. Have only used the microwave function so far which is both quiet and very efficient, would recommend 👍

Just to set the scene, I've had three convection ovens in my life before this, all known brands. I needed a replacement and this was cheap, but seemed ok. It is not ok. I mainly use mine in convection over mode. It loves to beep. Sometimes it beeps randomly.. I think this means it's up to temperature, I really don't know. It beeps when it finishes cooking as you'd expect. The thing is, it will keep beeping every few minutes FOREVER!! Seriously, if you don't get your food out it will just beep forevermore. This is annoying. I've investigated and there doesn't seem to be a way to turn this off, or even turn it down. This annoyance aside, the main issue I have is that they have put the main heating element on the inside of the oven. Normally the heating element is behind the back wall 'mesh' along with the fan. Why does this matter? It matters because things get caught on the element. Even though I was aware that things get caught on it, one day I cooked a pasta meal in a tray (suitable for ovens), which got stuck. I didn't know anything about it until I smelt burning plastic. I ran into the kitchen and opened the door to plumes of dark grey smoke and what was left of the plastic tray (see photos). So, bad, potentially dangerous design in my opinion. I won't be buying another when this ones dies.