I bought this a month ago to update my 25 year old Panasonic combination Microwave. My previous one served me well over the years and assume this one will too. I love the fact that it is more than a microwave and the new feature of steam is a fantastic bonus and adds to the versatility of the unit. Also love the fact that there is no turn table and the door opens down like a conventional oven. The new control panel at first glance is overwhelming however once you get used to the new icons (which are logical) it is easy to use and I do like the slide for selecting time and temperature settings. My only disadvantage is that it is not as deep as the old one, however I can use two baking trays at the same time so it well makes up for it.

Easy to use, works very well. Thinking that we won't need a standard oven any more when we renovate our kitchen. It's quite big inside because its a flatbed. If this one could be manufactured a bit bigger / taller then we could fit in a roast in an oven bag AND a shelf of veg. If you want to roast in an oven bag, it fills with air and so there isn't enough space for two shelves of food. Plenty of room for just the bagged roast on one shelf though. It has perfect temperature control in convection mode. Haven't tried the steam function yet. Great microwave, love that it doesn't have a turntable. The accessories are good quality, esp the big glass oven dish. I would have liked a normal wire oven shelf which it doesn't come with. You do need to read the instruction book carefully, for instance we read that the crispy grill function includes part-use of the microwave function, so therefore I assume you can't use the metal tray (strangely the instructions not clear on this part). Very happy and impressed with this machine.

I bought this in February and once I had got to grips with all the different features absolutely loved it. However, after a month the glass floor shattered. Apparently the Panasonic warranty doesn't cover anything physical and I was quoted $500 to repair it.