Panasonic NN-DS596B

Keeps dying – So when it works it's great but it has now blown for the second time. Not good enough for an expensive microwave Show details

They do so much more than just a microwave – I have had this model for just over a year now and I must say that I have used my large oven only twice since I bought this. It also enabled me to get rid multiple kitchen appliances. It steams very well and cooks the best cakes as it seems to have a more even cooking temperature than my regular oven. The grill works perfectly and the cleaning… Read more ·  1

options make it so easy to clean. It is very quite while it is cooking and yes the fan when cooling is loud compared to the quiteness of cooking mode, but it doesn't worry me at all. The only faults I have with it is that the control panel is very dull and doesn't light up and I find the top can be a little hard to clean, but thankfully the cleaning modes solve that problem, apart from that to me the positives out weigh the minor issues by far. . Recently I have discovered that there is a 31litre model, which will go onto my wish list for the future.

Note: I thought I would update this as after loving the things my Panasonic could do and how well it cooked 5 months out of warranty the knob that chooses the majority of programs and sets timers stopped working on it. It's not loose or damaged in any way, it just stopped working. Thankfully I did get an extended warranty when I purchased it.

Update: For some reason there was a few months delay in what I was told was a simple repair. When I recontacted the extended warranty company with a question that I needed before going back to the store to follow up my repair, they were amazing. They stepped in, contacted the repairer and cancelled the repair. They then organised for me to get a new 4-1 and as it wasn't available locally they had it delivered to me, all in a matter of a couple of weeks. So after going through a frustrating time, it just goes to show that purchasing an extended warranty is worth it.

I now have the latest model and am really loving it, so once I check out a few more things I will write a new review for that one as I see some of the features have changed slightly

Noisy, No backlighting – The cooling fan is Still Noisy, even after having it repaired under warrenty .... NO Backlighting on the LCD Screen A Major oversight Also needs a 'Save' mode for ones 'Popular' settings.... Too longwinded to set Every Time !!!!! Show details

This product was a disaster – The thermostat was all over the place so food either wouldn't cook or it would burn. The microwave function produced a lot of steam and would dry out the food. As for the service I received from Panasonic, well it took them three months to test the unit and get back to me with the result, ie, it's faulty, no details as to what the faults were. I would not recommend this product or any other Panasonic product for that matter.

Great unit – I purchased this Panasonic inverter when it first came out and has been very good in our kitchen. A shame there is no back light for the LED display. Show details ·  1

Malfunctioned when just out of warranty – Mine started to act as if in demo mode when not in demo mode. Switching in and out of this mode and turning on/off got it working for a couple of weeks before it stopped working completely. A very expensive piece of junk, avoid.

We have very bad experience with this model – We purchased this model in May2020 and it stopped working 1 year and 8 days (warranty is 1 year). We called Panasonic and they said we had to take the heavy oven to their office (in the middle of COVID) or we could send it back for repair at our cost. Luckily, we bought with 3 year care plan from Appliances online. Under this plan the INVERTER was… Read more

found to be faulty and was replaced (and it took two weeks to fix). 7 months later, it stop working again and the Magnetron needed to be replaced (took another 2-3 weeks to fix. then, 2 months later, it stop again and the INVERTER needed to be replaced. I called Panasonic stating this product is not fit for purpose and asked for a refund and they are not interested. Heed my warning, Stay clear of Panasonic Microwave ovens. Looks like I'll have to talk to NSW fair trading. Quality of the oven is a half star out of 10.

Horrified – It doesn't brown food evenly, however the steam is great. But it failed after less than 3 years.none of its options work ie MW convection oven nor steam. Paid $989 for it. Not happy. Show details

How do i light up the display panel on the front – Am I missing something in the instructions? I love everything about this oven but the display panel doesn’t light up so its really hard to read. How do i get it to light up? Show details

Poor quality construction – I am not at all satisfied with this unit. We have had 3 replaced under warranty for the same problem and the 4th is going back today. The issue 8s that the door opening button quickly fails. The door can still be manually opened but that is not what we want. Show details

A Great All In One Microwave – Fantastic product. Does everything. I don't think there is any other Microwave that does as many types of cooking that this can do. It's expensive, but it does everything. My only gripe is no Instant Cook microwave button. Takes 4 different inputs to use microwave, but getting used to it.  Show details ·  1

Love this microwave – I had to find a multi function microwave that would fit exact dimensions for my new kitchen and after having a previous Panasonic Microwave/Convection that lasted 32 years, I didn't hesitate in going back to them. This one is compact but as it has a flat bed (no carousel) it takes the same dishes as my previous large one did! It's new inverter… Read more

technology is perfect. You can chose the power in gradients right down to 100 watts too.....no more low/med/high. It's a steam oven which I haven't had before but use regularly and love........I fit a whole stuffed snapper into it and it was delicious. It has a steam shot setting and I use steam settings to reheat so food doesn't dry out. It's a convection oven too and can be used as a combo, it's a griller, it defrosts on auto settings and has a heap of auto cook settings. It really is an amazing and versatile 'second' oven.

It actually wasn't even on the shelves of stores when I found it online so Harvey Norman got it in for me and did a great price.