Panasonic Steam Inverter NN-DS596B
Good Points
- Lightweight pull down door with large easy to grip handle.
- Prompts on digital display.
- Audio feedback when using controls.
- Written auto menu guide inside above door for easy reference.
- Preheat indicator.
- Control panel fairly easy to wipe over.
- Easy to remove drip tray and water vessel for steam function.
- No turntable – so easy access to floor area.
- Has a matte easy to clean surface on interior walls – 2 moulded shelf supports.
- Exterior glass surface is easy to wipe over.
- Sealed touch controls easy to wipe over.
- Grill rack and tray supplied.
- Comprehensive instructions with cooking guidelines and recipes.
- Embossed hot surface label on top of oven.
- Steam function.
Bad Points
- Only OK visibility through door.
- Touch and dial controls are only OK to use but can be difficult to comprehend, need to refer to the manual.
- Start button is small and not very obvious.
- Operation sequence is confusing and not intuitive.
- Small written labelling with symbols.
- Digital display is large but not very bright.
- Control panel can accumulate some grime around dial.
- Spills on ceramic glass base is difficult to clean -very difficult to clean any baked on residue.
- No exposed grill element – has two flush mounted panels, but is fiddly to clean around.
- Control panel can accumulate some grime around dial.
- Very noisy cooling fan.
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