Russell Hobbs RHRETMM705B 17 L 700 W Black Compact Retro Solo Manual Microwave with 5 Power Levels, Timer, Defrost Setting, Easy Clean

Absolutely disgusted. I bought this microwave with confidence because i have always thought of Russell Hobbs as a name you can trust. It was not cheap and i expected it to be good quality for the price but i as very disappointed. The microwave is noisy and slow , it vibrates badly when used and after only 8 mths of very light use the door has corroded causing the fuse to trip in the house and now the microwave will not work at all. Never again will i buy a Russell Hobbs product and i advise you all to think twice. My previous microwave was £19 pounds in Asda sale and lasted me 8 years without a glitch. My lesson has been learnt.

Lovely machine. I can't comment on it's longevity as I only got it two days ago, but it looks good and does the job. Not quite sure that I understand the problem with having to go to two minutes then back for anything less than two minutes. Let's face it, you have the same problem going forwards as well as back, you don't have a 'seconds' option either way. Unless you are doing some pretty precise cooking, then this shouldn't be a problem and to be honest, if you are looking to be doing precise cooking, then you should be buying a digital microwave. I also don't understand the negative comments about the label on the front. Okay, it would be nice if the manufacturer could have attached a more user friendly label, but 30 seconds with a bit of white spirit and the flat end of a wooden skewer and it was off. No lasting damage to the machine and not need for a hammer and chisel! Come on folks, if you're going to complain about something then make it something useful that can people can use to make an informed decision on whether or not to buy.Bottom line - if you want a good looking microwave that does the job at the price, then you could do worse than this.

Why buy a retro microwave if you want digital with seconds. It does exactly what it says on the tin. As for moaning about stickers being hard to remove, yes it is a pain but i cleaned mine off in 5 mins. Be honest guys, it looks nice thats why you bought it, if you want to go into catering then get an expensive and practical microwave for extreme cooking!

this product seems all form over function to me - you can accurately use anything. Two minutes is the first actual amount of time you can turn dial too and that is in itself very inaccurate. This was going to match my kitchen but I would not recommend for use, although it does look good I would get something a bit less retro looking and a bit more useful if I knew about the ridiculous guessing dial idea that RH has here

Bought as gift for my grandmother, the microwave looked brand new but the dials didn't work after like 3 weeks, my grandmother lives alone so it wasn't used very much before it broke.Also the front of this microwave is made out of very cheap plastic