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

I searched a long time for MW before buying and then bought that model. It looks really beautiful and reminds me of my youngish years. So, it makes me happy. Usage: what the cook expects from MW is an important question. We are mostly using it to boil water, defrost the frozen foods and warm up some breads or cooked meals. So, this model is perfect enough for us. We never cook any meal in MW by using its features because there are other tools to do that better than MW. So easy use and perfect look are positive for that model. The size may be taken into account as a negative point. It is not big, 17 litres and compact. There isn’t a grill option but it’s not an important point for me because I have a proper grill as well. Why I would use a relatively weak mw grill option instead of the better grill? So, it makes me happy about its beautiful look. Result: Easy, compact and so useful machine.

I love love love this microwave. It's analog and does exactly what I want and ONLY what I want and need. It is free from all those settings you never use. It's free from difficult interfaces and touchscreen buttons that don't work. It's free from the nagging and perpetual reminder beeps. It's simple. It's super mobility and sensory friendly. It's compact but still fits full sized plates. And it's cute and retro in style. I wish I'd had one of these my whole life.

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.

Arrived undamaged and matches the advertised images, it's working well so far. It is quite plasticky despite the retro look but that's reflected in the price and is more generally a sign of the times. As others have mentioned there is a sticker on the front in a fairly prominent place. This contains instructions on how to use the controls when heating for less than 2 minutes, so that's why it uses a permanent adhesive - it probably isn't intended to be removed. That said, a hair dryer and some sticky stuff remover would make short work of it if the sticker bothers you. Personally I don't mind it so have just left it there. The warranty is 12 months with no extension for registering with Russel Hobbs, in case that matters to you.

Love my bright red microwave as it’s an attractive addition to my kitchen but also very functional and I love the simplicity of the dials for timer etc.

all ok

Simple, stylish microwave, retro in design. Just what I was looking for.

Good quality, easy to operate and good size.

No it wasn’t what I thought at all very disappointing

Received it on 30th July, used it a few days and on 2nd August the spinner melted and the plate does no longer spin turning the microwave unusable. Will look for an alternative. Quite disappointing as I thought this would be a quality product.

I thought it was marvellous suited my kitchen

Great, exactly what we were after