Panasonic CF87 Speed Convection Oven, Grill, Flatbed, 31Litre, Two Level Cooking, Genius Sensor, 32 Auto Programmes, Easy Clean, 1000W Combination Microwave Oven

Excellent oven a generous size inside for cooking many foods. Food is cooked evenly and tastes good, easy to clean and a much better upgrade from my last one. Definitely worth the money and looks good.

I struggle to find the words that describe this convection oven succinctly. It really is an impressive piece of kit, which you never knew you needed. I bought this to replace a high-spec microwave and wasn't sure it could match it. However, I have been really surprised, by just how good this oven is. You really can cook, almost everything you can imagine: from scratch; from frozen; or simply reheating something. I really didn't know I needed this, until it arrived. Now, I can't do without it. I could fill this review, by describing everything that the convection oven does well, but that would require more time than anyone has. Yes, it is expensive, it is heavy, and it does take up a lot of room, but it does everything you could possible need. I don't use my old school gas cooker anymore, because of this oven. It literally does cook everything, apart from something you might want to use a hob for. However, there are still ways you can achieve that too. It is more energy-efficient than my previous microwave and does far more. It is really easy to keep clean and doesn't retain the smell of food you cooked the day before. So, it is like cooking from new each time you use it. One thing I didn't realise it had was the drip container, which collects any condensation from cooking. It needs to be checked regularly, but I have used it daily, for 2 months now and not come close to emptying anything more than a trickle. If you can afford this convection oven and have the space, I really would recommend buying it. It does everything that is described and more. I did a lot of research, before settling on this, which I would always suggest to anyone considering making an investment like this. However, you won't regret it.

The microwave is straightforward and not much has changed since previous models. The all-in-one function is where this oven excels! Excellent convection oven. The grill function leaves much to be desired as it can't really match a real barbecue. Pros: - Sleek and modern design - State-of-the-art convection oven - Smart defrosting and delayed timer function Cons: - Auto cooking program is not printed on the oven, requiring you to refer to the user manual to match the program number against the function. - Self-cleaning feature doesn't seem to work - Dim light & tray quality could be better. Overall, a very solid & irreplaceable cooker in the kitchen. It helps to save time with the delayed cooking function. Strongly recommended.

WARNING!!! Make sure you read the instructions properly regarding the "Wire Rack" DO NOT USE IT WITH THE MICROWAVE ON IT'S OWN. I am on my third one of these same machines in only 6 years. The first only lasted 2 years and then the second 4 years. Ironically I always read the instruction manuals before using any new item but unfortunately the Instructions with this machine are a little ambiguous. Ridiculously I have only just re-read the booklet discovered that you can use the "Wire Rack" in Combination with Oven, Grill and Microwave. BUT you cannot use it with the microwave alone. This is what caused both of my machines to fail as they melted the wire rack even though I have been using it like that for 4 years. What rang alarm bells with me was not only the short amount of time they lasted but a couple of users had theirs 10 years. I love this Panasonic Combination along with using their bread machines for 30 years. And there is nothing out there that I could find to match this oven. I use it every day for final proving and baking my doughs. Fruit cake only takes 45mins on Combi 8. BUT just be aware of my warning above and hopefully it will last considerably longer.

I bought this back in February 2022, to replace a previous aging flatbed Panasonic Microwave/Convection oven. This was the only one I could find that would allow two shelves simultaneously for convection oven cooking. Whilst slightly bigger in cooking space than our old one, this is narrower which is great for the worktop space. The controls are all button based, so it takes seven button presses just to microwave something for 60 seconds - thats a let down - our old Panasonic had a rotary digital dial which was much quicker and easier to use. The buttons also dont work if you're wearing gloves as they appear to be conductive rather than pressure sensitive. We used to love the Jacket potato program on our old Panasonic - type in the weight and we got perfect fluffy jackets with crispy skins every time. This oven cannot match it, it uses a sesnor so it doesnt really know the weight of potatoes being cooked, the skins are soft and the bottom of the potato is rock hard - its a complete waste of time. In general use, the microwave and oven do work perfectly well, and I would have given it 4 stars (5 for my old Panasonic), until I had to reach out to Panasonic support. A woeful experience which took 45 minutes on a chat with "support" to finally get them to simply tell me the part number for the glass tray, which had broken and I needed to replace. Unbelievably the support agent was going to book a service engineer to come out and replace the glass tray that sits on top of the metal grill shelf.