IFB 25 L Convection Microwave Oven (25BC4, Black +Floral Design)

good quality and body is well

- Initially for few days it made a continuous low humming noise, probably from the transformer. After about a month the sound seems to have stopped.- IFB should provide battery backup for the clock & other settings. The clock gets reset on power off, so it's basically useless if you don't keep the oven ON all the time.- The control buttons are not feather/pressure touch. They are actually push buttons behind the flat display panel.- The oven depth is quite large. The cooking cavity is square (220 x 340 x 344mm) rather than rectangular. Check the size (281 x 483 x 415mm) to ensure it fits in the place it is to be kept considering open space at the sides, back & top for ventilation.- One customer mentioned in their review that IFB customer service person came to give demo. No such luck for me (I stay in Pune).- Note: I bought it for Rs 12700 on 12-Sep-2015. Currently (29-Oct-2015) the price is Rs 15000.

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In one word --- Awesome

Good oven. Only thing is that the IFB service center executive will force you to buy the oven cover and the voltage cut off device. They are cheating people saying IFB won't support issues that arise due to voltage fluctuations and any insects going inside the oven hence forcing to buy the simple MCB box and the cover for 1800 rupees. Insects won't go inside the device if we just put a plastic sheet cover? Cockroaches are more intelligent than humans. Tricky fellows trying to sell additional accessories by saying lies. But I agree it's your own opinion to buy or not. Other than this the device is doing good. Tried baking and cooking.I am satisfied with the device but not with the local service center.

Product Packaging is good. Supplied all accessories mentioned in product detail (starter kit + recipe book). Delivered within 72Hrs without any extra cost. Product built is good. Don't misguide by number of auto cook menu in any Oven as it is not different by Items, it is placed by group. i.e. beverages include ginger tea, tulsi tea, masala tea, etc and total number goes to 10 :) So 26 auto cook menu is same as 101... It is just marketing trick....Just used once before writing review and works well in all combination mode. Demo will be provided free by IFB. Over all good quality product.

The microwave feature is fine. The worst part is the convection part!!!! After properly preheating at 180 degrees, and keeping the cake batter in the oven, the cake was fully burnt at the top in less than 5 minutes!!!!! But the underside was fully raw! Tried covering the tin with aluminium foil on the top, even after 45 minutes, the cake was still fully raw...hardly cooked! Anything you keep in the convection part, everything is burnt only on the top but uncooked inside! Even in the microwave feature, if you keep any food for more than five minutes, the food gets burnt only at the bottom but the top part looks fine. Even the autocook menu options suck. Can't choose the right dish at all.... Fully waste of money if you are trying to buy this especially for baking! Hope ifb resolves this serious issue.

I am giving this review after 1.5 years of use, it is hard enough to be in my home after handling roughly by 5 person. Beside that it is very user friendly product. Just go for it.