Panasonic Microwave Steam Oven blogger review

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[@taniapenn6640]

Hi, I bought this microwave oven 5 months ago. It is now going back in for repair for the second time!! Panasonic have informed me it is not there policy to replace only repair. I am disabled & unable to use a normal oven. PANASONIC’S CUSTOMER SERVICE DOESNT EXIST

[@kevinu.k.7042]

Great review and so well done. When it is set to steam is the oven a closed unit. e.g. not vented outside, so the steam is captive. I am looking at one of these for bread and a vented oven will not be steamy enough. TIA

[@yklai5229]

May I know if there is any evaporation out from the oven when using steam mode? If yes, where is the outlet?

[@scotttait2197]

Great review... Nice to see one that isn't a hard sell! Regards from Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@eefonglee]

Thank you for this. Can I ask- where does the steam escape from, while cooking? As I have overhead cabinets, I’m concerned that the steam will damage the cabinets if it escapes from the back. Some steam ovens have the steam escaping from the front. Thanks again.

[@yklai5229]

I have bought one. The steam does not escape any where. It is contained within the oven. The precipitation is channel to a container underneath it on the left. The right side is the water container to supply for steaming.

[@nurimahrasidz271]

how long does the water tank last?

[@bertiepimplebum5633]

I live alone. I have roasted a chicken OK. I have grilled bacon OK. I want to do my first...cooked in a pot...dish. I put chunks of beef, vegetables in a pot and cook them together. Is this called a casserole? Tips welcome! (UK)

[@jeffburford]

Who cares what it‘s called, just eat it!

[@penelopepootwaddle5511]

@@jeffburford What an asinine response! He wants to know what it's called to be able to program it!!!

[@jeffburford]

Penelope Pootwaddle Not your type of humor, sorry... Call me anything you want, just don't call me late for supper!

[@ZigSputnik]

@late for supper!: What if it's called 'turd', would you eat that?

[@JennyChan928]

How can I get a copy of the cooking manual and recipe book ?

[@dinmk]

Hi could you please tell me is it normal for steam to bellows Out from the door? Side and top while cooking

[@yklai5229]

I don't experience the same. I place it on a cabinet, have not seen any water on the surface when using it.

[@dinmk]

@@yklai5229 all sorted had a faulty seal. Microwave replaced. Thank you for replying 👍🏻

[@runrep1313]

Beware!....Newbies may initially love the 4-1 Panasonic combi/steam oven and dash off rave reviews, but give it a few months and you may change your opinion. (maybe ditto any steam oven?) When you think about it, the steam function achieves nothing v useful....in fact it can be a short to medium term liability. Essentially the inner cabinet/door just creates an airtight container for the steam. The only thing you're interested in is steaming the food, not the compartment, container or plate. Steam inevitably creates moisture on the inner cabinet surfaces which condenses and liquifies as it cools and blocks your view thru the window while its cooking. It also leaves a puddle in the bottom of the oven which needs mopping up or it causes rust and paint flaking, and permeates the electronics (probably via the fan unit or any other defective seal) causing short circuits and customer disappointment/high repair costs.........a common set of complaints on the non panasonic reviews. In reality you're far better off using an ordinary microwave and putting the food in a container with a teaspoon of water and tightly covering with CLING FILM ! This ensures that just your food gets steamed without causing any cabinet condensation, clean-up, rusting or leaks into electronics, high repair costs/frustrations, low downtime and longer product lifespan .....happy customer.! Selling out £450 probably leaves you with a now mostly redundant existing microwave and convection oven that you already owned before buying this 4-1 (now only 2-1 useful !) headache gizmo. In the US Panasonic offer a 7-1 which is far more useful. It does Air frying, bread/cake making, yoghurt making, slow cooking, defrosting, baby bottle sterilising, toasting PLUS all the 4-1 features provided by this machine. I think it also has a rotisserie and air fry chip basket. Every single review gives it 5*. Unfortunately, Panasonic dont offer this model in UK, in fact they don't offer ANY Air Fryers in UK. In my opinion, and many others if you bother to search, there are far better cookers out there for far less than £450, than this badly thought through, designed, manufactured and much criticised product.

[@eugene7665]

Thanks for saving me money by your review :)

[@zbadyzbadbad]

Such great review 👌👌

[@stevieg6418]

If you keep opening the door whilst baking it will try to reheat to the optimum temp so...try not to open the door whilst baking, this is a big no no.

[@wilson9d71]

Captain obvious there lol

[@evelyntan5588]

Wondering why you would add steam periodically when baking banana bread....

[@geoffsmith7403]

Here is the reason for steam with regular bread but not much help with banana bread because it under goes a different process as explained at the end of the article Baking in a gas oven also has moisture so there is a noticeable difference compared to an electric oven which is very dry heat slate.com/culture/2012/11/why-does-steam-make-bread-light-and-crusty-it-slows-down-the-cooking-process.html

[@jimmytai1915]

Useful information 🙏🏻

[@owendavis7601]

Any more thoughts two years on, am seriously getting one, many thanks

[@kierangoddard2198]

DS596BBPQ

[@JamesWood-dj1lf]

toasts evenly, has a small footprint on the kitchen counter

[@yotty97]

how do you setup the steam? do you need to refill it with water occasionally or how does it work?

[@wilson9d71]

Of course, water wont last forever

[@yklai5229]

Just make sure each time you use it, check the water container and refill when it is running low.

[@MrGrimm1337]

anyone's microwave making loud sound that sounds like water pump when it runs out of water, while the microwave is cooling and not cooking? I am still wondering if mine sounds ok or is there something wrong with fans or pump..

[@owendavis7601]

whats the model number please

[@owendavis7601]

duh, found it

[@videoraver]

Can you just steam food, without the microwave radiation?

[@alexsze9136]

This is what I'm wondering as well! Did you find out?

[@tastypaste]

Microwaves use non-ionic microwaves to vibrate water in the food, it's not radioactive.

[@snuscaboose1942]

Yes you can.

[@SkittyCat23]

Can I bake macarons

[@monicanicholls]

Why no bread baking recipes with the NN-CS894S model

[@dyathink]

Honestly, looks like a complicated mess. Operative word, mess. Hope I am wrong. I was super curious after seeing one in the store. But watching this I am left puzzling, why, just why?

[@renghennagoolenpillay2653]

Can we put metal tin in it

[@speccrar2002]

RENGHEN NAGOOLEN PILLAY hi, only when you are no using microwave function

[@kelischmidt6007]

This is one of the most poorly-designed products I have ever seen. The worst thing? I COOLS your food after it heats it! How dumb is that?! So let's say you put a bowl of soup in and then the phone rings: if your soup sits in the microwave after the cooking cycle is over, the automatic "COOLING" feature will come on and you'll have to reheat your soup AGAIN! Also: -The default microwave "cook" setting is too powerful, the product's own manual recommends using the second once, which means every time you want to reheat something you have to push two buttons instead of just one. The default setting should be the actual default! -The timer dial is very touchy and not at all intuitive. -The fan is very noisy, almost as noisy as the fan in my stove hood. -The ending "beep" is much too quiet, if you have music or the TV on or you are not in the same room you will not hear it (I am mid-30s with excellent hearing). -The fan continues to run long after the "cook" cycle has ended, so if you don't hear the beep you have to keep looking at the screen to see if it's done because there is no sound difference between "cooking" and "cooling". -It takes 15 minutes to preheat to 400! And you have to listen to the fan the entire time it is preheating AND cooking AND cooling down after! Much quieter and quicker to use my oven, I'll never use that function again. -The steam function makes an almighty mess, water everywhere. Much less hassle to put a pot on the stove and then just rinse it under the tap than having to wipe out the corners of a microwave.

[@maskichef]

thank you Keli. you helped me save money.

[@SamLGND]

Is there anything you do like about it? I have an opportunity to buy it as 350 CAD $ .... is it worth it at that price

[@ZigSputnik]

@@SamLGND Did you buy it?

[@SamLGND]

@@ZigSputnik no it was just an impulse i was feeling at the time

[@generalfeed123]

this isn’t available in the US...

[@nocturnalag7695]

Well, this is the internet, not the USA.

[@21.tobacco]

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