9 reviews
Very useful convection oven – Mainly use the convection oven and microwave. Have been very happy with that. Used to use the steam oven function and grill - seems ok, but personally can’t be bothered, have read the reviews on rust- ours is about 6 years old now - no rust yet Show details
Don't waste your money – The oven function burns on one side all the time. Rusts really quickly. No after sales service at all. I purchased this very expensive oven thinking Panasonic would be a great reliable product. Right from word go no help at all. Very disappointed. Show details
Rusts, poor internal light, cooks on one side more than the other and the door fell apart! – Make no mistake this is a competent piece of kitchen equipment, as it should be at the price! That being said the grill cooks unevenly, you have to turn food around to stop it drying out or burning, the internal light is so poor we sometimes shine a torch inside, the door rusted within the first 6 months and last week the door fell apart. Would I buy another one? Not at this price and build quality. Show details
Bad: Steam + Easy to Rust + weak electronic. Good: flatbed, powerful convection, low noise – The steam function is a bit useless and takes forever, when you open the door, the oven if wet from top to bottom. The water is leaking on the floor. No wonder it rust immediately after purchase. The "sensor reheat" is a joke and not functional. There are a "cheaper" version without steam, but it also remove few other capabilities as 40C for… Read more
bread to rest. My advice is to not buy the CS894 for a everyday use of steam. I understand it's a challenge to built such oven, but this is way too much frequent with this model.
The last issue is the glass door that get quickly cover with internal dust and it's impossible to clean. That means it's very hard to see what is happening during cooking. The 2 LED are way too weak to check and disposed on the same side, so create large shadows. They are behind the control board, so the most lighted part is actually invisible.
I have one inverter changed after 2 years and now, that is the entire control board which is not working. It starts, but nothing is displayed on the screen when you plug it. We can hear some relay clicking every 5 seconds interval. A bit scary. I will not repair it as it stated to rust also. Such a waste for the planet. So I'm looking for alternatives.
Same size that I can put almost everywhere, Flatbed to cook large pizza and many bread at once. Powerful microwave. Combi function for crispy chicken wings. Low noise level operation. Easy to clean glass bottom. Nice looking. ... Well, I'm out of luck, only Panasonic offer such.
So, you know what? I may actually buy one again, knowing it's a 3 year investment max. I'm actually looking at second hand models that have not been used on steam function so much.
Are Steam Convection Microwaves supposed to rust – Panasonic NNCS894SQPQ 32 litre Flatbed Steam Convection Microwave is poorly designed. Why would you make something like this and then use materials that rust on the internals? Within 2 years of purchase the internals are rusting at a rapid rate. Attempts to rectify this with Panasonic have pretty much gone unanswered, will try one more time before… Read more
we head over to ACCC. Suggestion, if you are going to use steal inside a Steamer Microwave you should consider using something that won't rust. We have used the Steamer function just twice since purchase. The unit is regularly cleaned so it's not a matter of cleanliness leading to the rusting. Our previous Panasonic lasted 20 years, this one started rusting within 12 months of purchase. In relation to ease of use, for the person in the house that rarely uses this beast, trying to decipher the menu system each time I use it is not easy - when it comes to a menu, English works in Australia.
Worth the extra $$ – We wanted a flatbed and steam convection microwave to replace a more than 10 year old Omega that had noisy bearings. At 32L capacity it's a little smaller internally than the previous 34L but the flatbed design makes up for that and it has a considerably smaller overall footprint and almost silent operation. It's slightly less powerful (by 100W)… Read more · 1
but it's required only a small adjustment to cooking times. So far we've grilled and convection cooked with it as well as normal micro-waving and the results have been consistently good. Haven't delved too much into the programs as yet but steaming is next and with the built in water tray should be a simple exercise.
On the down-side, the icons are both small and not particularly intuitive but the user manual is comprehensive and well laid out so that hasn't been an issue as yet.
Update: April 2021. I'm going to agree with other reviewers that the LED light may as well not exist it's so dim but after 2.5 years of use the unit is still going strong and has had no issues.
Update: February 2024. The unit just stopped working on the microwave function - the fan and timer still run but it doesn't heat anything on any power setting and it is getting hot on the right hand side. Spoke to Panasonic and the closest service centre is about 90 minutes away and being out of warranty it's a carry-in job so after 4 years and 4 months of use, it's being ditched in favour of a basic Sharp flatbed for about 1/3rd the price!
Steam and oven not working properly – I bought NN CS894 combined steam microwave oven via appliances online. Expecting the steamer for veg and fish, never worked properly. Once a small portion fish cooked, it took 3 times longer than the recommended time. Oven not heated evenly. Contacted Panasonic many times, always saying please following the cook book. Yes, I did every time, it's… Read more
either fault or bad product. They didn't want to do anything.
I paid about $900 but only can use it as a $200 microwave oven. Very disappointed and not sure what I can do.
Convection Microwave that ticks all the boxes and more – I live in an all Electric house and have had Panasonic convection microwaves as a matter of convenience.The last model was Panasonic NN-CD997S which lasted from Nov 2011 until 22 Dec last year when it 'gave up the ghost' after 6 years of daily use of microwave, convection heating and grill functions. .I was therefore looking for another… Read more · 2
convection microwave that had the same power and would fit in the alcove in the kitchen where the previous microwave was. Armed with measurements, I came upon theNN-CD997S model and it was like the "Tardis" smaller on the outside but same capacity inside and same power rating! as my previous model..Then I discovered that it had no pesky revolving turntable rather a 'flatbed' arrangement which is more space efficient.The cost was about the same; almost $1K. and also a'bonus' steaming function.It is easier to clean and the touch pad symbols are simple and intuitive, though a tad small.(keep your reading glasses on).Cooling seems to be faster and the instruction book quite good.Only hitch is that it is a bit cumbersome to look up error messages when they occur .e.g; the water reservoir if it does not click in properly comes up as an error message and it was not part of the index but Dr Google came to the aid and then I discovered the page with the error messages and codes.The light is also by ? LEDs and I hope will last the distance as did the globe in the lastPanasonic Microwave.
It is easy to clean and looks sleek,almost silent and efficient.It comes with 12 months warranty but I usually purchase extra warranty fom the store.
As with most Panasonic products I have purchased it is reliable and efficient and has timeless styling.
I love it – Although this model is different to the one in title, looks the same. I paid over. $1000 for this a year ago. While it’s great as a microwave, has a very polished look, is nice as a convection oven, I don’t like the steak I’m option much as it’s not as affective as I had though. It easy to clean. I have to leave it open to dry completely so it doesn’t rust inside. Show details
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