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Swan SM2090B review
http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/kitchen/reviews/microwaves/swan-sm2090b/review/
The Swan SM2090B solo microwave is a basic model so you won't find any automatic cooking or defrosting programs, and neither does it come with any accessories. But we put this solo microwave to the test to find out if it makes up in functionality what it lacks in fancy extras.
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Posts (8)
 wrote: | star23 wrote: Agree with ' Absolute Rubbish'   I bought this about 3 years ago on Which's recommendation. I agrre with some of the reviews, the timer was a complete nightmare. Impossible to get accurate timing due to the amount of play in the dial. Impossible to time for one minute as the dial just switched itself off after a few seconds,I had to guess where to point the dial to get the minutes I wanted, so had to put the kitchen timer on as well to double check. The heating and defrosting worked ok,but the timer dial lets this basic model down. Last week the microwave just died on me,no apparent reason. I wish i had kept my big old Samsung that was working fine and i had it for 8 years when I disposed of it for the annoying now defunct Swan.Nervous about trusting the reviews from Which for my new microwave. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | cthomas wrote: Microwaves well but time dial is a pain! I was looking for a relatively inexpensive microwave that would heat up food and defrost it. I didn't need any fancy extras such as grills so I was happy to discover this Best Buy which sounded like it met my needs and also look reasonable in my kitchen.Well I have to say that it does what it promised but in retrospect I would have gone for a different microwave that had a digital timer instead of a dial as it's very hard to set small amounts of times with any accuracy so I wind up hovering around the microwave, opening and shutting the door to check whether the food or liquid is warn enough. Even with this, I quite often end up with food that's too hot and have to then leave it to cool down. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | 2011-08-11 14:19:44.04 wrote: Slack dial! Bit disappointed, looks good and works but the power setting dial is very slack and when the machine is running slips back to the defrost position, so it's can only either perform full power or defrost. Ordered from Woolworths.co.uk who tell me I can return it but will have to wait up to 21 days for them to process the return before the can send out a replacement... Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | Which.co.uk editor wrote: Which? review of the Swan SM2090B microwave Thank you for your feedback about this Swan microwave. It sounds like the problem is in being able to set the timer accurately, particularly for very short bursts of heating. A downside of very basic solo microwaves like this is that sometimes the rotary controls can be harder to set accurately than microwaves with digital controls. We’ll make more of this in future reviews published on the site. Thank you again for letting us know. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | 2011-08-11 09:50:48.35 wrote: energy rating? My version of this was returned to day the timmer fault also it cut out 4 times whilst cooking porridge 3mins cooking time. I was amazed that swan can sell anything without warning customers... and Which How dare you reconmend this..... Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | Evertonaremagic wrote: Bob I bought this microwave and am also annoyed with the timer. Its particularly bad for small things like warming up a cup of tea that's gone a bit cold - it'll either run for a couple of seconds or a full minute (ish) and there's nothing inbetween. I'm getting a new one! Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | cazacox wrote: Absolute rubbish I bought this on Which's recommendation and completely disagree with the review. Yes - it's basic, but it does NOT perform well and the TOTALLY unpredictable timer (it has so much play in the dial that there is no chance of accuracy) has forced me to use the kitchen clock to estimate cooking times. I wanted a microwave simply for reheating and defrosting but have become so frustrated with this one that I'm going to buy a more expensive replacement to save my sanity.I'm sorry to say that my confidence in Which's opinion has been dramatically reduced. DO NOT buy this microwave - you get what you pay for and it's cheap rubbish :o( Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | Shugster wrote: Basic, but good Just what a wanted - a basic microwave that does exactly what you expect it too. Great at defrosting and re-heating. Pros: Cons:
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