A closer look at the Panasonic 31L 4-in-1 Convection Microwave Oven 2021 – National Product Review

Are you time poor and want to save time in the kitchen? Enjoy the convenience and versatility of Panasonic’s new 31L Convection Microwave. Perfect for home chefs and busy families, this convection oven features 4-in-1 cooking functions such as Steam, Bake, Grill and Microwave. Whether you’re re-heating last night’s takeaway to cooking complicated dishes, you can easily cook any meal with the microwave’s 36 Auto Programs. Plus, this convection microwave is powerful with a 1000W inverter microwave and a 1300W power for grill and steam functions. Built in a sleek and minimalist design, this microwave will look great in any kitchen. For effortless cooking, enjoy a flatbed design that will accommodate for more cooking space with its rectangle shelving and grill trays.

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Beware!....Newbies may initially love the 4-1 Panasonic combi/steam oven and dash off rave reviews, but give it a few months and you may change your opinion. (maybe ditto any steam oven?)
When you think about it, the steam function achieves nothing v useful....in fact it can be a short to medium term liability. Essentially the inner cabinet/door just creates an airtight container for the steam. The only thing you're interested in is steaming the food, not the compartment, container or plate. Steam inevitably creates moisture on the inner cabinet surfaces which condenses and liquifies as it cools and blocks your view thru the window while its cooking. It also leaves a puddle in the bottom of the oven which needs mopping up or it causes rust and paint flaking, and permeates the electronics (probably via the fan unit or any other defective seal) causing short circuits and customer disappointment/high repair common set of complaints on the non panasonic reviews. In reality you're far better off using an ordinary microwave and putting the food in a container with a teaspoon of water and tightly covering with CLING FILM ! This ensures that just your food gets steamed without causing any cabinet condensation, clean-up, rusting or leaks into electronics, high repair costs/frustrations, low downtime and longer product lifespan customer.! Selling out £450 probably leaves you with a now mostly redundant existing microwave and convection oven that you already owned before buying this 4-1 (now only 2-1 useful !) headache gizmo. In the US Panasonic offer a 7-1 which is far more useful. It does Air frying, bread/cake making, yoghurt making, slow cooking, defrosting, baby bottle sterilising, toasting PLUS all the 4-1 features provided by this machine. I think it also has a rotisserie and air fry chip basket. Every single review gives it 5*. Unfortunately, Panasonic dont offer this model in UK, in fact they don't offer ANY Air Fryers in UK. In my opinion, and many others if you bother to search, there are far better cookers out there for far less than £450, than this badly thought through, designed, manufactured and much criticised product.

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Purchasing this microwave is probably one of my all time biggest regrets.

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I love how the internal coating is already starting to bubble at 0.23. The left edge of the microwave has very noticeable bubbles and that is just where the door

Why can't stainless stell just be the defacto standard instead of this crap lining that peels off very easy.

The reviews for this product are good but the 1 big gripe is the internal coating. For the cost it should be stainless steel. I mean even add another $50. People will pay it.