Panasonic 1000W 34L Air Fryer Microwave NN-CD88 - Silver

Great for morning porridge.

Easy choice and well delivered by Argos. A good all round kitchen appliance. Still at the stage of learning how to use it well.

TinMan, 65 or over

Great all rounder

Certainly does everything it says it will do! So much easier than getting out the air fryer or putting the oven on . The instructions are poor and not everyone has the ability to download or print off. Easy to clean, but storage of the different parts for different uses is awkward. Even so, I’m happy with my purchase

Ad 58, 65 or over

Good microwave

Good microwave; I haven't had the opportunity to use the air fryer or convection settings.

RM, Sussex

Brilliant microwave

I bought this microwave a month ago and have been very pleased with the performance of it. The oven capacity is very generous and the different methods of cooking are very helpful for different dishes,

Jonnies

Looks good not sure how to use it yet confused !

Looks good seems impressive but would appear complex manual or details of how to use wold be handy Seen a previous review who eventually received a 131 page version via email to print My wife has refused to use it so far would have like more than a double sided instruction card So not able to give a higher score at present You could send me a manual that would be appreciated?

null, Romford

Microwave

Very happy with this microwave, just wish there was an instruction manual as I am still finding new settings after 3 months.

Chris59, 65 or over

Brain the Size of a Small Planet!

I’ve not had this long enough to fully explore its amazing and endless cooking modes. I bought it to replace a full size oven that I rarely used. Having a microwave that also cooks seemed like a perfect combination; and so far it’s true! Firstly, it’s very elegant and fits the kitchen decor perfectly. Secondly, it’s SO quiet! The old one was so noisy that it was impossible to hear conversations, but this one is so quiet that I have to look to see if it’s working. Ninety percent of the time, it’s used as a microwave. Since I have an air fryer, which is my main cooking workhorse, I use the Panasonic only when I have guests. There are two methods of operation: pressing buttons for manual operation, and turning the dial for automatic programs. These can be a little complicated to fathom, so the following is a quick tutorial. Let me run through the dial-programs with you: 1. Dial settings 1-3: Defrost. While you can bung something in and press the microwave button twice to get into defrost mode, it also has a ‘chaos defrost’ setting on the dial. This sets the machine for three types of defrost: Bread and light things, minced, or pieces of meat; and solid stuff like whole chickens and joints of meat. So: turn the dial to the right setting; press to select and turn the dial again for weight. Press again to go. It will ping to tell you to turn stuff for maximum effectiveness. At the end, the food won’t have defrosted right through because it assumes you’ll allow a resting time before cooking. 2. A turn of the dial to ‘4,5,&6’ gives you ‘coffee, chocolate and soup re-heat’ from cold. 3. Dial 7&8 will cook half baked baguettes and croissants. 4. Dial 9-13 are ‘auto-sensor settings These heat a variety of foods by automatically calculating the cooking time, based on the humidity of the food. You don’t have to enter the weight because the sensor will calculate the humidity inside the oven to recognise when it is fully cooked. As you turn the dial, different icons appear to identify the cooking mode, and some require the metal dish (& the chrome stand) on the glass plate. Don’t forget! 5. Dial 14-20 are for baby foods etc, 6. Dial 21-30 are clever combi-cooking modes, automatically using a combination of microwave, grill, air fry and convection to cook a selection of meats etc. These will need the weight of the meats set correctly to cook satisfactorily. As you can see, this machine is astonishingly powerful and useful. Printing out the manual is definitely helpful. What I have run through is just the ‘turn-dial’. There are more settings revealed by using the manual buttons! But that’s for another day! Altogether thoroughly recommended!

PhilCutting, Newbury, Berkshire

Pretty good, but noisy

It is great, but it didn't come with a manual - and the QR code link to the website failed to find it online. So unlocking the features is hit and miss... Also - I bought this as it had a "QuietMark" rating - but it is very noisy and the fan continues to run after you have taken something out. The capacity is huge, which is great for reheating large meals. Combination heating also good. Generally I cannot complain about the microwave features. The oven pre-heat takes forever, so i haven't used it yet. The lowest temperature on the air-fryer is 180c which is too high to do some of the stuff I used to be able to do on my old machine. Otherwise I found the performance on the airfryer was OK. Good crispy chips soft centres.

WJM, 55 - 64

Solid machine.

Solid machine. Cooks really well on all settings. Only downside is finger marks show with the slightest touch which is annoying.

Chris, London

My kitchen best friend

I have always had a Panasonic combi microwave and have always been pleased with them but this one NN-CD88 is brilliant. The airfryer which is a new addition works extremely well I cooked some sea bass fillets in it for tonight’s dinner and they were delicious. I hardly ever use my main oven, so yes I am really happy with it.

null, Shropshire