Swan SM22030RN Retro Digital Microwave, 800 W, Red

This microwave arrived very quickly and was packaged well.Nothing to assemble, just put into position and you are ready to go.I love all things retro and especially green! This is such a nice colour and adds pop in my vintage style kitchen. I love the controls and how simple they are to use. You basically just choose the settings on the upper dial and then dial the minutes in at the bottom.You can also set according to weight and that is easily explained in the accompanying booklet.It cooks beautifully and evenly. It has a really nice bright light inside too.I'm very happy with the size. I had a really large one and had been looking for one that was a nice medium size. This is perfect. Big enough to do five jacket potatoes.The appearance is what sold it for me so I'm extremely happy that it does not dissapoint on the function side of things.I also think the price is great. Worth every penny.I have had it for around 8 weeks and have used it more or less daily without any issues at all. I would happily recommend this beautiful retro microwave.

I purchased this product at Christmas 2014 - I love the style of it and the colour - it fits well into my kitchen - the design is compact and stylish, however I do find that the controls are a little complicated to figure out and tend to just "do my own thing" if I'm honest. Also another little niggle is that when you use it I find that it tends to fill with fluid at the bottom - ie the steam doesn't seem to escape properly - so you end up with a puddle in the turntable well every time you use it - but this is a minor problem as over all it is a good efficient microwave and well priced. Also I have dexterity problem (I have arthritis) and I find the pull handle really easy to use and the knobs are very easy to use much easier than a push button control.All in all - despite the niggles - I would highly recommend this Microwave to anyone.

I love this, with a couple of minor reservations (both of which probably say more about me than they do about the product). We bought ours to replace a similarly cream-themed Daewoo microwave which stopped working after two years. The Swan model is smarter, reassuringly more expensive to buy, and has the same capacity but a slightly smaller footprint. It's well made, with good sturdy metal fixings throughout (none of this chrome-coloured plastic nonsense), and does everything you'd expect of it quickly, quietly and efficiently. My only reservations are as follows: firstly, the Swan branding. A cursory glance at their website proudly displays the Union Jack and the 100 year history of this great British institution, home of the Teasmaid etc. The product itself though is made in China, so don't be fooled into thinking you're Buying British when in fact you're not. Secondly, it doesn't have an energy saving standby mode - it's either on, or its' off. When it's on there's a beautiful clear (digital) clock display; turn it off though (for instance at night) and the time isn't saved, so you either have to reset the clock each time, or simply leave it showing 00.00 all day long which is, I must confess, what we tend to do.As I say, neither of these minor reservations are exactly show-stoppers, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the machine to anyone looking for something smart, efficient and a little bit different.

Very stylish looking microwave. Simple to use and roomier than you would think, it certainly takes my full size dinner plates and the large size of pyrex bowl. So far I havn't found anything that I have wanted to put in there that hasn't fit! Works really well, it's far better at defrosting than my old microwave. The only mildly irritating thing is that when it's finished whatever it's doing it will give three loud beeps but then repeat said loud beeps every three minutes until you go and open the door. It's good in that you wont forget anything but I often put something in to defrost and then leave it whilst I go and do something else - the beeps then get quite annoying. You feel like your being ruled by your microwave!! A small point really but it could really annoy some!

Bought to replace a boring stainless steel microwave, this machine goes perfectly in my clotted cream country kitchen.Lovely rich colour, and fantastic retro styling make it a pleasure to use. There is a really bright digital display clock, very clear.The manual is minimal, but I don't want to do fancy stuff in my microwave, I just really want to heat stuff up or cook veggies, and I can do this very easily, by keeping the top knob on at 100%, then just whacking the time dial and pressing the little Start button.I have just bought it, so no idea how it will stand up to everyday wear and tear. I will try to update you in a couple of months to let you know how it's going. However, so far, for the price, I am ridiculously pleased with this purchase.Update July 2015 I am still loving this microwave oven, it is really easy to clean and has kept its good looks. I have even mastered the defrost function now, but still using it mainly for heating up things!