How old is your microwave oven?

My Panasonic is well over 40 years and maybe 50. We think we brought it to this house 50 years ago. I contacted Panasonic last year and it is so old they could not find the model number. Touch wood it's still performing well and being large as the early models were has great capacity for bigger dishes.

It’s not the microwave but the flipping over priced glass turntable which is new. Panasonic should be ashamed of themselves….. the glass broke mid heating of the third thing I’d used the microwave for. New one cost nearly £30 what with postage and that broke after 3 weeks. I phoned Panasonic to tell them and was told they would get back to me but did they? Nope. Even though they had said to keep the packaging the 3rd one came in ( which cost me another near £30 ) so I could return the last one which broke. The broken one is under a table and has been there over 5 months. The chap on the phone, who said he’d get back to me said that the glass plates must have been damaged as they hardly ever broke due to normal use. Well the past 2 xxxxxing well did. The 3rd one is still going strong after 5 months so guess it will be giving decent service. Unlike Panasonic

2 years and it’s out of guarantee and unusable, it a Panasonic digital. Next time I will have a basic store one..

Mine is eight years old, a large Panasonic 1000w combi in daily use - and has only ever had a new wave guide cover sheet - that cost £3.

The one I have now is about 4 years old. The one before it was 30 years old.

Got rid of it when I had a pacemaker fitted. Don’t miss it at all

My new Sharp lasted a few weeks and then sparked and shorted out .

I now have a Russell Hobbs and it seems more robust .

Mine is a Panasonic and about five years old. Quite small as it’s just me and it’s very straightforward to use. The last one I had was also Panasonic but too big and with a combi function I didn’t use, no longer having a family at home. It lasted about sixteen years before starting to look tatty, although it worked ok. The next one I get will probably be a bit more fancy than this as I love some of the functions included in the newer ones. Still got a while to go with this one though!

Mine is about 15 years old , it has a grill and several programs! I’ve forgotten what they are all for as I lost the instructions shortly after I got it ! , but I use it for cooking nearly every day , it’s a Samsung

We bought a new one when it developed a rust strip at the base of the inside on the back. Since having the new one we leave the door open to let steam out before closing it. Know two others this happened to and so adopting this habit. Never know it might work!!!

Too old to remember how old

I can still remember the first time I saw a microwave. We went to out friend Gerry’s house and he showed us how quick it was to bake potatoes in his new microwave. Crikey, it must be 45 years ago.

Mine's circa 40 years. Panasonic. Gives dual readings for metric and Imperial. Bought it in Comet.

I've just taken delivery of a £99.99 Panasonic - the cheapest one @ £75, John Lewis own brand, was out of stock. Delivery was an extra £11 for a timed delivery, 07.30-10.30, and it turned up at 09.30, so all good.

I've set the clock - it took a few attempts!

A few years ago I wanted a basic model with a stainless steel interior because the one I was using, with a wipe down lining had started to peel off an I thought it could be dangerous.
I went to Curry's,but all the stainless steel micro waves came with countless cooking programmes that I did not want.

The salesman suggested that I buy a Samsung basic model but with an interior similiar to an ordinary electric oven. I've had this one for about 6 years now, and I'm happy with it.

Mallin

It’s not the microwave but the flipping over priced glass turntable which is new. Panasonic should be ashamed of themselves….. the glass broke mid heating of the third thing I’d used the microwave for. New one cost nearly £30 what with postage and that broke after 3 weeks. I phoned Panasonic to tell them and was told they would get back to me but did they? Nope. Even though they had said to keep the packaging the 3rd one came in ( which cost me another near £30 ) so I could return the last one which broke. The broken one is under a table and has been there over 5 months. The chap on the phone, who said he’d get back to me said that the glass plates must have been damaged as they hardly ever broke due to normal use. Well the past 2 xxxxxing well did. The 3rd one is still going strong after 5 months so guess it will be giving decent service. Unlike Panasonic

The glass broke in my microwave and I kept forgetting to order one, then when I was taking some things to the tip I noticed there was a section just for microwaves. I took a glass turntable from one of those.

My Tower microwave is a few years old now.

The last couple of days when I have heated milk for coffee or this morning when making porridge, it has gone all lumpy and blobby. I wondered if it was the milk, or if the microwave is on its way out? Can anyone advise? (The milk is fresh).

I ate the porridge, it was ok. Am waiting to see if the result is the same when DH gets up and does his porridge.

We have a spare microwave in the loft which DS kindly donated to us when he updated his kitchen. It may soon be needed.

I bought my microwave at least 30 years ago. It was when I lived in Cheltenham and Iceland was still known as Bejam and sold microwaves as well as frozen food.

Ailidh

It's a Samsung.

I googled microwave/air fryer combo, because I didn't believe it could exist. Seems like it does!

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Other models are available - tho not that many yet, it 's mes a New Thing. 🌼

Looks good, on for £185.

As a P.S. to my earlier post, DH’s porridge was also lumpy and blobby. Although the milk looked and smelled fresh, and still in date for another 4 days, I boiled some up on the stove. It all separated and went horribly curdled.

It had been refrigerated since buying. Took it back to Tesco and got a refund.

Hopefully the microwave lives to see another day.