Panasonic NN-CF770M

Brilliant oven. I love it! – I was scared when purchasing a new microwave because nearly every review I read was critical and I'd had a couple of bad experiences recently. The idea of a flat bed was very appealing. The first microwave I ever owned was a Panasonic and it was brilliant (the best brand I'd ever used by far). I did a lot of reading before finally choosing the… Read more ·  1

Panasonic NN-CF770M which is a flatbed inverter microwave with grill and convection capabilities. It is excellent. Very intuitive controls - easy as to use! (With past machines I often had to study the manual to remember how to perform a simple operation!) It cooks superbly. I have used the defrost, microwave and reheat functions and the convection quite extensively and all work perfectly. Haven't yet tried the grill or combination cooking. I hope the latter works well as it's a great way to roast meat to make it tender and full of flavour. Would be handy if the grill works as the only other grill I have is in my wall oven and I don't like having to turn the big oven on for a small grilling job. The oven also looks good. I bought a trim kit which was a challenge to fit and not particularly well designed in my opinion but it looks good once it's on. Child lock is a practical feature too, especially as I had my wall oven mounted lower than usual so the microwave above it is at chest height, since I use if 100 times more frequently than the oven. Flatbed is much easier to clean and use, and the interior of this oven is very streamlined. Overall, an excellent device that I recommend without hesitation.

I like it – I previously owend the Kmart Micro/Convection Oven and while it was okay, this is so much better on a number of levels. It has better convection heating and the maximum temperature is 250 degrees. It has a temperature setting for proving bread. I haven't used it yet but plan to. I cook my roast potatoes in the oven on really high and can get… Read more

great potatoes in about an hour.

I don't use the preset functions so will not write about those.

Yes, there is a condensation build up if you use the microwave, I cook my porridge in the microwave on low and by the end there is condensation build up which does drip out when you open the door but I wipe it up and then turn the oven on to 250 degrees for 5 minutes to dry out the oven.

On the down side, the viewing window is not very bright so if you have the sun in your eyes or the sun on the window, it is difficult to see. The light within the oven is not very bright in my opinion.

The microwave is not as effective if you leave the oven try in while trying to microwave so remove the metal tray, you don't get sparks but it works better without it.

The unit does not have a rotating plate but that doesn't fuss me, it is getting use to it after having a plate that rotates for such a long time.

All in all, a good machine

Good value for the price – I bought this microwave after having had a dismal failure with another brand which had to replaced twice in less than 3 months because of faults with the turntable which just stopped working.This appeared to be the only true flat bed inverter convection microwave available at a reasonable price and so far I'm happy with its performance. The… Read more ·  1

convection component works well and cooks evenly, although it does require a little experimentation to ensure cakes etc, are fully cooked. Have generally had to add a few extra minutes to the cooking time. The microwave function also works well and the suggested timings for different items listed in the manual are fairly accurate. So far no disaster and no overcooking. It has lots of programming features and auto-menus - perhaps a few too many, but I guess someone with more time can explore the many features available on this oven. The flat bed feature means that you can put far more in the oven than in a conventional microwave with a turn table. Again a little experimentation is required - eg. using more shallow cookware. The interior is relatively easy to clean as it is stainless steel. Unlike my previous oven there is no moisture condensing internally on the oven door so it clearly is well sealed. Unusually setting the time on this oven is done with a rotating dial - something I had not seen before but it works well. My only gripe, it seems to work in 10 second intervals only. It is not perfect however. The fan is noisy and as with all convection microwaves, it is difficult to clear behind the grill. When will someone develop a microwave with a drop-down grill?? My other gripe is the high gloss finish. Surely someone can develop a microwave oven with a matt glass finish? Whilst it looks good when clean, the oven door is soon covered in finger prints so requires cleaning after every use. The lights on the display as well as in the oven cavity are far too dim as well - it's difficult to see what is happening in the oven without opening the door and the display light is only clear close up. Please change the lights to something brighter! So all in all, whilst not perfect, this is good convection/microwave for the price. PS - Just contacted Panasonic as one of the silicone feet on the trivet went missing and it cannot be used without it. (I did check online to see if they could be purchased separately, but no luck.) They have sent me a new trivet at no cost, even though the oven is no longer under warranty. Great service and highly recommended!

Spacious and good for reheating buns – I have Breadtop buns every day as breakfast. It takes too long to heat up the buns with my big built-in oven. This microwave is very good in warming up the buns and pizza as well. It takes about 10 minutes. The buns are like freshly baked. It is very spacious inside and with a long plate, I can warm up 6 buns for the whole family in one go. … Read more

However, I didn't use it for baking potato or chicken. The microwave function is good as well. The previous one last for about 7 years and I replaced the light bulb once. When it was broken down last year, I bought another brand. Regretted. Then replaced it with this Panasonic model again. Will not try other microwave oven in future.

On the other hand, the price is considered quite expensive. Therefore, I think the manufacturer should offer at least two years' warranty instead of one.

Can't live without it! – I bought this combo microwave/convection oven to save energy on turning on our large 900mm gas oven just for small amounts of baking. I now find I can't live without this! It is perfect for baking cakes, biscuits, roasts, pies etc just as well as any regular sized oven, I just find that you have to add on some degrees ie if recipe says 180 I… Read more ·  1

will set this to 190-200 degrees. I find it heats evenly, and bakes and grills perfectly. Since buying this about a year ago I would say I have used my regular oven only once!

Love this oven – Had mine for over 5 years and never had a problem with it. I use it as a microwave and as a full time oven. If it ever wears out I will be getting another one. Cheryl Show details ·  1

Absolute rubbish – Door dropped in first week, Had to go for repair. cooking anything with water content causes so much steam Water runs out the door, weight defrost cooks your food, after 30 years of cooking in microwaves this is a absolutely useless and not fit for use. It is so slow to do anything it’s a waste of time and energy. I’ve been in touch with Panasonic… Read more

and the keep fobbing me off. Saying all microwaves produce steam, this is a river flowing out the door. It’s not normal.

So slow should boil on stove top – We had an old sharp which we replaced should have kept this model take ages to heat our gas job is better. Would take twice as long as old model to heat. Show details

cleaning – how the are you able to clean inside roof of the oven when there is a fix grill stopping you this is minus for Panasonic cooking etc is fine just the cleaning darryl Show details

Absolutely love it – Love this oven - can put large casseroles and platters due to lack of turntable. it's relatively quiet, looks handsome in the kitchen, super easy to clean and very powerful. Only had it for a month so can't say how long it will last, but I definitely recommend it to busy families. Show details

Flatbed microwave – The Panasonic flatbed microwave is excellent. Having no turn table makes fitting different shaped dishes in the cooking cavity easy. Heat is distributed evenly so cooking is even. Placing and removing items is easier as no tray has to be allowed for. The controls are simple to use. It is a good kitchen appliance.  Show details ·  1

Heap of crap – We have had this microwave for only 3 years and it’s died with a H97 error code. Even when it did work it was terrible. It was very slow and cooked unevenly. Eg. Two minutes to heat a cup of milk. This model is a heap of crap. Stay away.  Show details

NOT HAPPY slow cooking, blown globes and door hard to open – Microwave is much slower then our old small sharp microwave that the Panasonic replaced, The light globe blew in first 24 hours of owning this microwave so they replaced the whole unit. after a few months of use door become very hard to open. at 10 months old another light globe has blown this time sent to repairer Ive now been with out a microwave for almost 4 WEEKS!  Show details

A little disappointed :-( – Having owned a multi function oven in my previous house (it was built in or else I would have taken it with me) I purchased the Panasonic NN-CF770M with the hope it would do everything it said it would. The first unit I bought - the light was not working from the start. I rang Harvey Norman where I purchased it from and they replaced the unit… Read more

immediately for me - Great service. The second unit - the microwave function takes double the time of cooking as the instructions and heats unevenly. I haven't had a flat bed unity before so I'm not sure if this is the reason? I use the convection oven function a fair bit - it all seemed to work very well until a few weeks ago when it just cut off half way through cooking and rendered the whole system to shut down. The only way I could get it to work was to turn it off at the power and leave until the next day. It turned back on and so far so good. Im not sure why it shut down. I have used the grill function a couple of times and works ok. It is easy to clean but the cooling fan is quite noisy. The unit looks good.

Ours Has Been Good – I see there are mixed reviews for this model - that surprised me because our experience has been all positive. It is n attractive machine, well designed and it cooks particularly well. Ok we mostly use it as a microwave for reheating food but we have had no problems at all and are completely happy with it.  Show details

2 out of 2 broke – I purchased one and within a week it was playing up would work every second time you would start it. After a week and a half I took it back and the replaced it with a new one and after just 2days it broke. Needless to say I asked for my money back and bought a new microwave of a different brand  Show details

Good microwave and oven not so good grill – I've had this microwave for almost 2 years overall I'm pretty happy with it except for the grill. I have been really happy with the fan oven (convection) and use it regularly for smaller items as I normally only cook for 2. Found it perfect for heating frozen items and cooking things such as banana bread. I wasn't all that happy with the… Read more

microwave as it seemed to be underpowered. I would follow directions on packets and always found I needed to put things in for longer. I no longer have this issue as I found that you're not supposed to use the glass tray when using the microwave. As all my previous microwaves used a glass dish so this never occurred to me. Even after checking the manual it isn't made clear. Now that I've taken the glass tray out everything comes out as expected and I'm really happy with the microwave function.

The only issues I've had are with the grill. I don't use it very often but found when grilling some sausages it overheated and completely stopped working. I took it in to be repaired (no longer under warranty) cost about $140 to fix but still cheaper than replacing. I tried again to cook sausages and once again the exact same thing happened. The repair guy advised that it was just getting too hot when using the grill causing it to fail. Once again I repaired it as I was happy with the other functions.

I would recommend this product but recommend only using the grill for quick things such as melting cheese.

Good but Microwave side could be better – Bought this to replace a small oven and microwave. Having had a combi before I had big expectations but considering I was coming from two separate appliances (microwave and oven) to a combi, I should expect things not to be as I expect. Oven is a not a powerful as my last one (but I did know that), but still does seem to take a long time to… Read more

heat/defrost. The oven side of it is great. Being only 3 of us in the house, it's the perfect size. Not crazy about the combination cooking.

Terrible microwave ok oven – Simply the biggest mistake you could make if your after a great microwave. Side by side with other's microwaves we own this often takes TWICE as long to heat a simple dish. As an oven it is OK just make sure not to burn the rear of your dish as it doesn't spin. Terrible as a defroster as well.  Show details

Use it all the time – Bought this on the recommendation of a friend but they had an older model. Probably not quiet as good as I thought it would be but having said that, I still use it virtually daily. The oven feature I use a lot rather than heating up the large oven. I can fit most things I want to cook in it on a day to day basis which I find very convenient. The microwave function is still plenty good enough and I like that you can fit larger dishes in it.  Show details

Not good – This is the worst unit I have ever purchased would not recommend the door keeps saying not closed keeps on turnig of I have it in my caravan at the beach so hardly used but out of warrenty panasonic your reputation is not good with this product going to buy another brand  Show details

This is the way Microwaves should be – I just love it. I use it often as an oven if I have frozen pizza for example. As a microwave it takes little longer sometimes to get your dish warm enough, but you can fit in it larger dishes with no problem because of flat surface without rotating dish. It is easy to clean as well.  Show details

Microwave doesn’t work well at all – We bought this as it’s a convention oven also but we hardly ever use the convention oven side of it. When we did use it, the convention oven does work really well. The pastry cooks fantastically. But we tend to use it more for a microwave. It can’t even cook the packets of microwave pop corn! I’m on lite n easy and I have to cook my meals for an… Read more

extra 3 minutes to what it says. Even then I end up burning my mouth as in some spots of my meal is cold and other spots it’s steaming hot. I would buy just a microwave that does only one job and one job well next time.

Worst customer service in the world – Parts of this microwave missing from manufacturer. Tried to contact Panasonic Aust spoke to someone in the Philipines with no help. Then transferred to Sydney Customer Solutions didn't want to know about it. Then I called Head Office and again they didn't care or want to know. Asked for email address to lodge formal complaint and they refused to… Read more

supply. In other words, if there is a problem with Panasonic products, all staff have been trained to steer customers towards spare parts to spend more money. Forget about warranty rights. You don't have any. Panasonic Australia, bow your head in shame. I can't believe Panasonic is still operating with an abysmal customer service department.

My New Best Kitchen Friend – Never owned flat bed Micro before and am pleasantly surprised. Very even cooking on all settings - microwave, grill and convection. Grill and convection heat up quickly. Impressed with grilling function. Like the shelving. Just roasted chicken for first time and it is delicicious. Only thing this old traveller misses is a 24 hour clock setting. Oh yes...and the Microwave is very good looking.  Show details

Excellent little oven – I've been using the nifty little unit every day for a year now. Microwaves well - warms up, reheats defrosts. Oven function is great for baking all veggies (esp potatoes), toasted nuts, haloumi cheese, garlic bread and I even use to for warming plates! As others have said, the beep noise is a little hard to hear and the inside lighting could be better. I would recommend it.  Show details

Everything working so far – Bought this in 2016 and have been using it everyday. Mainly microwave and convection. Pro: it does convection, grill, microwave and hasn't caused any issues (yet) Con: It does take a while to pre-heat the convection and a bit longer to cook. Would suggest that convection is used for the small things like pies, rolls...etc The fan noise to… Read more

cool the microwave can be annoying, so if you have an open kitchen/living area

Tips: get a microwave dish cover, helps reduce splatter and cleaning the grill gaps is annoying. It could also help avoid rusting issues by keeping the steam in when microwaving

Otherwise, I'm happy so far with this item

Small interior and a bit quirky – This was bought to replace a 30+ year old National Genius microwave that had failed. Even in its current state the original bulb is working! National was Panasonic's old name. So the expectations are high for this brand even if I've downgraded in model. I have only used it for basic heating thus far. The dial timer is quirky and only goes up/down… Read more

in increments of 10 seconds. Another quirk this model requires a larger clearance around it for proper ventilation even than some larger models. Like others have said the cooking does seem a bit slow and it's supposed to be a 1000W microwave. At $588, the mark up on this model seemed high. Google searches at the time showed NZ prices were $100 cheaper than the price I bought it for. This exact same model was sold for $476 by Masters in 2015. I'm wary about the exposed grill elements and catalytic interior back panel. I much prefer an all metal covered interior for easier cleaning. Will try roasting with the convection function in the near future now I've bought a steam roaster microwave accessory made of silicone.

Brilliant. Use it daily – Awesome when used correctly. Use all the features quite often. Defrost is suoerb Show reply