Full size (60cm) integrated microwave?
Full size (60cm) integrated microwave?
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clockworks

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163 months

Yesterday (09:57)
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Mum lives in a retirement apartment, leasehold. Bought new, about 7 years ago.

The kitchen is in very good condition, but pretty small.
Since living there, she has used the integrated oven (placed in the middle of a larder unit) just 3 times. She uses a Panasonic combi microwave or air fryer, which take up a lot of worktop space., while the oven sits there doing nothing.

She'd like to replace the oven with an integrated microwave/convection oven.
Problem is, the vast majority are "compact" designs, 45ch high, and the existing oven is 60cm.

The only 60cm units that I can find are from Bosch, Siemens, and Smeg. £1500 and upwards.

Any cheaper units that I'm missing?


The alternative would be a 45cm oven, and an extra drawer box or filler panel. Might be tricky to match the fronts, and would require modifying the cabinet.
Freeholder insists that any modifications get approval, and it has to be put back to standard before selling up.
A 60cm unit would be a straight swap.


vaud

56,085 posts

173 months

Yesterday (09:59)
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Personally I would go for 45cm and either a blanking plate (maybe a magnetic board for notes or a shelf on top of the microwave as it wouldn’t need to match?

Bill

56,368 posts

273 months

Yesterday (10:03)
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Not sure how the freeholder has any say over kitchen adaptations. Structural changes I can see though.

Either way I'd just put a standard combi oven in the hole and use the space above to store the air fryer on top.

ETA realised she has a combi oven that's big enough. So try that as an experiment first.

Edited by Bill on Sunday 19th October 10:05

AndyTR

643 posts

142 months

Yesterday (10:04)
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Could go with a cheap combi oven and microwave - Russell Hobbs RHMEO7202DS

mrsshpub

928 posts

202 months

Yesterday (10:34)
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We've got a 60cm Neff combi microwave & that gets used almost daily.

clockworks

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6,894 posts

163 months

Yesterday (10:54)
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AndyTR said:
Could go with a cheap combi oven and microwave - Russell Hobbs RHMEO7202DS
Thanks.
That looks like a proper bargain!

clockworks

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6,894 posts

163 months

Yesterday (11:01)
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mrsshpub said:
We've got a 60cm Neff combi microwave & that gets used almost daily.
I can't find a 60cm Neff on their website?

Lesgrandepotato

392 posts

117 months

Yesterday (11:15)
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For a long time after we built our place we had a standard microwave in the oven hole until funds recovered to buy one. I’d do that as a no cost option and put the current oven back in when the time comes

mrsshpub

928 posts

202 months

Yesterday (11:18)
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clockworks said:
I can't find a 60cm Neff on their website?
Have you looked here? smile

https://www.neff-home.com/uk/en/mkt-category/ovens...

clockworks

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163 months

Yesterday (11:26)
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mrsshpub said:
Yes, that's where I was looking.

As far as I can see, all their microwave combis are 60x45 "compacts"

mrsshpub

928 posts

202 months

Yesterday (11:28)
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clockworks said:
Yes, that's where I was looking.

As far as I can see, all their microwave combis are 60x45 "compacts"
I thought you wanted 60cm wide confused

Bill

56,368 posts

273 months

Yesterday (11:33)
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mrsshpub said:
I thought you wanted 60cm wide confused
60 high, as in full oven size.

CorradoTDI

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189 months

Yesterday (11:35)
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Does the Microwave get used much?

I'd got for a full size single oven with Air Fryer function then maybe stash the Microwave into a cupboard or shelf if you need the worktop space.

clockworks

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6,894 posts

163 months

Yesterday (13:09)
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CorradoTDI said:
Does the Microwave get used much?

I'd got for a full size single oven with Air Fryer function then maybe stash the Microwave into a cupboard or shelf if you need the worktop space.
She uses the microwave pretty much every day, often as a convection oven. Faster and cheaper than the standard oven.
Cupboard space is extremely limited, kitchen is only about 2 metres square. Nowhere to put a freestanding microwave, except for the worktop.

dickymint

27,673 posts

276 months

Yesterday (13:36)
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clockworks said:
CorradoTDI said:
Does the Microwave get used much?

I'd got for a full size single oven with Air Fryer function then maybe stash the Microwave into a cupboard or shelf if you need the worktop space.
She uses the microwave pretty much every day, often as a convection oven. Faster and cheaper than the standard oven.
Cupboard space is extremely limited, kitchen is only about 2 metres square. Nowhere to put a freestanding microwave, except for the worktop.
Two rules in our kitchen NO microwaves and NO air fryers........simples wink

The Gauge

5,495 posts

31 months

Yesterday (13:38)
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We have a Hotpoint 60cm integrated combi microwave which I think can be had now for around £400

micky g

1,567 posts

253 months

Yesterday (13:45)
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There are no 600mm high integrated microwaves (that just microwave), although I have found this combination oven which would work:

https://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/rhmeo7202ds/r...

If you wish to replace the existing single oven with an integrated microwave, I'd suggest a 450mm height compact with a 150mm warming drawer underneath.



Edited by micky g on Sunday 19th October 13:51

The Three D Mucketeer

6,781 posts

245 months

Yesterday (13:45)
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clockworks said:
She uses the microwave pretty much every day, often as a convection oven. Faster and cheaper than the standard oven.
Cupboard space is extremely limited, kitchen is only about 2 metres square. Nowhere to put a freestanding microwave, except for the worktop.
I've got a Panasonic Inverter microwave and if it's like mine I can understand why she uses it every day ... not just a microwave .... but oven , grill , steamer ,panacrunch pizza cooker... best thing since sliced bread , can time every operation ... So they've probably stopped making them now getmecoat

vaud

56,085 posts

173 months

Yesterday (14:07)
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dickymint said:
Two rules in our kitchen NO microwaves and NO air fryers........simples wink
I’m a keen chef as a hobby (sous vide etc) but I couldn’t manage without a microwave. Especially for defrosting, starting jacket potatoes etc

clockworks

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6,894 posts

163 months

Yesterday (15:38)
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micky g said:
There are no 600mm high integrated microwaves (that just microwave), although I have found this combination oven which would work:

https://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/rhmeo7202ds/r...

If you wish to replace the existing single oven with an integrated microwave, I'd suggest a 450mm height compact with a 150mm warming drawer underneath.



Edited by micky g on Sunday 19th October 13:51
Someone posted about the Russell Hobbs combi earlier, and it looks like it'll do what she wants - combination oven and microwave that'll fill the available space, and keep the freeholder happy.


A 45cm unit plus a drawer would fit, and for most users it would make more sense.
Probably would've suited Mum a few years ago too, but, at 88, she's shrinking. Now down to 5 feet tall. Raising the oven door by 6 inches might be an issue, and if the drawer was above the oven she wouldn't be able to see what's in it.