Russell Hobbs RHM2574 Digital Combination Microwave, 25 Litre, Stainless Steel [Energy Class E]
About the RHM2574
Cooking meals for family and friends or reheating large plates of food becomes simple and easy with 900 watts of microwave power and 10 auto cook menus.
The RHM2574 combination microwave has a 31.5cm wide removable glass turntable and a stainless steel interior for easy cleaning. It also has weight and time defrost settings, a child safety lock and a simple, functional control panel; including clock and digital timer.
It comes complete with a grill rack.
Multi-functional Cooking
The combination aspect enables you to combine microwave energy, a grill, and convection heating (fan assisted) so you can heat, roast, crisp and brown.
This makes the microwave ideal for cooking lasagnes, pizzas, baked potatoes and cottage pies.
The true fan assisted oven acts exactly the same as a conventional oven, which gives you the option of an extra cooking facility for large dinner parties and family gatherings.
Avoiding Mishaps
To avoid any microwave mishaps it is recommended to take extra care with the following:
Low moisture foods (eg. cereals, bagels, dried pasta, pulses and chocolate)
– These must be cooked on a low power level for a very short length of time, or preferably not at all.
High sugar content foods (eg. jams, syrups)
– These foods can become easily ‘super-heated’ when cooked in a microwave oven.
Foods containing alcohol
– Foods with an alcohol content must not be cooked in a microwave as they could ignite.
Foods with a membrane or outer skin (eg. fruits, sausages, potatoes)
– Food with a sealed or none porous skin must be pierced to allow pressure and steam to escape
| Weight: | 20 kg |
| Dimensions: | 49.8 x 51.3 x 30.5 cm; 20 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Russell Hobbs |
| Part: | RHM2574 |
| Colour: | Stainless Steel |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Colour: | Stainless Steel |
| Dimensions: | 49.8 x 51.3 x 30.5 cm; 20 Kilograms |
Needs more clearance when on convection, and higher temperature than usual convection oven. Opener very stiff, but good buy and versatile
I bought this because I thought it would be easier for my teenage son to use than my big oven. I also hoped the oven would be faster than my big oven.
I have not been disappointed. The oven is alot faster than my big oven probably because it heats up quickly. It is easy to use and my teenage son is happy using it as a microwave or oven.
It is large, easy to clean and looks nice in my kitchen.
We have not used the combination cooking options yet and have only used the grill once. But I am using it most days as a microwave or oven. I am delighted with it. I bought the used like new one and it came in original packaging with instuction manual. Looked like it had never been opened. Just slight damage to the packaging.
works well and nice stainless finish. Won’t give 5 star because of points in which it is worse than my previous oven: lack of software sophistication (beeps horribly 5 times when finishes but does not remind when food left inside) and also for brainless red clock display (this color is reserved to call attention). Otherwise worth money.
Love it because it’s substantial, has many features, the best one for me is the grill, now I don’t have to use my grill on my oven and don’t have all the clean up afterwards. I would recommend this to my friends and family.
Better than the Bosch one I had to return this one works
Lovely practical oven. Wonderful stainless steel interior. Very nice quality.
Really good combi microwave, very happy with it and would recommend
The microwave side of this oven works as expected although the controls are neither obvious nor easy to read.
Having only had it a week I have only used the convection oven once – cook frozen chicken kievs. I was horrified to find that after the appropriate pre-heating and cooking times the bottom of the Kievs still cold when the top was cooked – and the butter in the had not frozen. The previous very similar model I had included a metal “tray on legs” on which you placed items to cook by convection oven, but there is nothing like that supplied. I am not sure whether to just use the metal tray on legs or to send it back.
This is a big microwave both inside and out – just be sure you have the space for it! I got this one mainly because it has a fully stainless steel interior …. our last two were painted and both started to rust within a year … this one shouldn’t. Microwaves well (we’ve not yet tried combi settings). Easy to operate with plenty of options. Recommended.
This is a fantastic addition to my kitchen ,so glad I purchased it.
I have had micros with non stick linings that just slowly peel off.Non stick gives of toxic fumes too,so toxic it kills pet birds .
The stainless steel interior is beautiful bird ,safe and super easy to clean .
Love all the extras too the grill and convector oven ,ups how much I can cook using this micro and my conventional gas hob and cooker .
Well worth the every penny of its price.
I wanted an easy to operate digital microwave as my manual one was not accurate. I went on reviews and this one came out well. It’s slightly bigger than I expected but still fits on the counter top. Very easy to use and very pleased with it.
I liked that in a small flat it has all the needed functions, but the lead is sooo short that it was hard to find a space for it..need to buy a heavy duty extension so it can move to a better area of flat. The first one that got to me did a clucking sound when putting in the convection mode on, so had it replaced. Check well all functions.
The back of this microwave is bulky plus I tried to use the grill part it doesn’t really work so good hence for future reference I’ll stick to conventional microwave.
The microwave and combination are very good and so far has worked well (I have had it around 2 months. The only thing I have found is the instructions could be made more simpler and more explicit at each stage about the danger of having the metal cooking stand inside the oven whilst using the microwave. It does say at the beginning but I would like to see it reiterated at every cooking stage description. But good oven and would buy again.
Haven’t used all the functions yet, but getting around to it. Old one wore out and wanted a stainless steel interior one which was hard to find at a decent price. Decided to pay a bit more for the extra functions as the ss interiors are more expensive and it didn’t cost that much more than their standard digital mode. Bought it to save on electricity as prices so high now I can’t really justify using a whole oven to warm up a quiche!
Touch the outer case with wet hands and it gives small electric shock
After a few days I noticed a slight dent on the top.
No baking tray as advertised…are these used returns? I wondered.
The oven was well packaged so I suspect it was an ex-demonstration or possibly a return.
The oven works well generally but the grill function is pretty much useless.
10 minutes would not melt cheese or toast two slices of bread.
However apart from slight defects and rubbish grill I am quite happy. The convection seems to work so why not the grill?
My advice is check on arrival for dents, missing baking tray and electric shocks if hands are wet as even buttons gave me a shock. That can’t be right.
Wanted a fairly simple combi microwave to replace one that had developed a fault. Not wanting a fully electronic control model, came across this Russell Hobbs one at a really good price. On unpacking I suspect this is really made by the same company as the old one so, as that gave many years of good use, am really pleased. Just hope it performs and lasts as long as the previous one.
very pleased with micro wave combie good value for price
This works well, the convection oven heats hotter than my old one.
The only criticism I have is that the amount of pressure you need to open the door pushes the whole oven back, this was got around by putting a rubber mat between the oven and the work surface.
This works well, the convection oven heats hotter than my old one.
The only criticism I have is that the amount of pressure you need to open the door pushes the whole oven back, this was got around by putting a rubber mat between the oven and the work surface.
This is a really great model microwave our 2nd time we have bought this after we accidentally wrecked our first one!! Bought different types before but this model outshines all the others
othing to dislike about this microwave combination oven. Does the job it is designed to do–, need to leave the door open to remove any steam after cooking–haven’t had this problem with other microwaves! Slightly noisy when microwaving — not a problem though!
Only had a few weeks, very impressed so far. Easy to use. Looks more expensive than price tag, but I see the greatest savings using the convection oven which preheats in a third of the time of my main oven. Tempeture output better than my last combi. Microwave function good also. Have not used grill.
Don’t understand how some people are saying this hard to use or doesn’t cook properly, perhaps they didn’t take a few minutes to read the instructions!
I have used both the microwave and convection and it works perfectly. It takes some adjusting as any new oven will! But cooked my pizza perfectly and looks nice. Really happy for the price too.
Easy to use ,once you master the controls and buttons.Use it for basic microwave tasks and conventional oven mainly.
Easy to clean ,no problems so far.
Was a bit surprised when it came, it is huge. I live alone but am keeping it. Lots of functions, the instruction booklet is very easy to read and understand. Very easy to clean. Looks good in The kitchen.
Unfortunately I needed a new microwave urgently after my previous and very expensive microwave which I’d had for just four years developed a fault that made it impractical to repair economically so after searching for a suitable replacement model I ended up choosing this one and I’ve been more than delighted with it.
As a microwave it’s nothing spectacular and most decent microwaves will do the same job but, as a combination oven, now that’s quite a different story.
My previous combination oven was pretty useless when it came to being used as a convection oven but this one is great and with a little adjustment to times and temperature I can trust it to produce results that I’d normally expect of foods cooked in a full sized oven.
I love Yorkshire Puddings and would normally use our regular oven for making them, so as an experiment when I first got it I made six using the same mixture ( muffin tin sized) in our regular oven and at the same time six in a muffin tin in the Russel Hobbs and there was no difference, both sets were perfect, in fact my other half said she preferred those from the new microwave.
In our fan oven, I can get perfect Yorkshires at about 190 degrees after about 20 minutes. With the Russel Hobbs, I simply set it at 210 deg and allow perhaps a further 4 minutes longer than normal and they’re perfect.
If I’m making Yorkshires these days, my first weapon of choice is undoubtedly the microwave. It’s very useful when cooking full dinners as opening and closing to check other foods isn’t good when cooking Yorkshires.
I also make oven-dumplings to go with mince and I experimented last week and made my oven-dumplings in the microwave, they too came out perfect.
I’ve cooked chicken portions in there from scratch, in fact other than size restriction, I can safely cook anything that I’d normally cook in our full sized oven.
As a microwave, initially it probably isn’t the most intuitive microwave I’ve ever used but a quick glance at the instructions will very soon resolve any confusion.
I really can’t fault it as a combination microwave oven and is streets ahead of our previous combination oven which cost nearly double.
It’s quite big but just what you’d expect from a family sized microwave so make sure you have the room for it.
It’s certainly quieter than our previous microwave and other than showing fingerprints around the front of the door, I find it difficult to criticise.
One thing to mention was that I didn’t receive an oven tray as some advertising suggests but we kept the substantial tray from the old microwave so it wasn’t worth the effort chasing it up. The rack that comes with this oven however, is very useful.
A product I can fully recommend.
Works well, easy-ish to programme, bleep keeps going for 5 bleeps even if you open the door.
My only minor niggles with this so far (a month in to ownership) has been that having the element on the ceiling of the box, that bit is difficult to clean; but it’s still stainless steel – so much nicer than some.
The other interesting point is that the internal light doesn’t shut off if the door has been left open (to allow steam to escape after cooking) unlike our previous microwave. That’s more of a problem in that the bulb appears to consume a massive 40W rather than the 3W LED I’d expect to see in here.
My only minor niggles with this so far (a month in to ownership) has been that having the element on the ceiling of the box, that bit is difficult to clean; but it’s still stainless steel – so much nicer than some.
The other interesting point is that the internal light doesn’t shut off if the door has been left open (to allow steam to escape after cooking) unlike our previous microwave. That’s more of a problem in that the bulb appears to consume a massive 40W rather than the 3W LED I’d expect to see in here.
Very pleased with it but found it a lot cheaper after I punched i
This is a great microwave. Easy to use, easy to clean and excellent value for money. The quality is excellent. It looks really good too. Stainless steel inside and outside. This was exactly what we were looking for. Very large capacity inside. Can’t rate this high enough. It does stick out further at the back than some other microwaves but we had anticipated that because of the reviews we had read and made allowances for it.
Replaced old one, volume smaller but does the same jobs, has some auto settings which need weights or volumes, which work I tried piza, soup, baked potato. But I prefer the manual duel convection and micro settings, it does large apple pie in 22 mins v 45 mins in normal ovens. Grill looks sturdy and covers a larger area than my old one. The rotating glass plate is very near to the inner walls, so needs removal to mop up any excess moisture. And instead of one ping at the end of a cycle you have five (annoying). The wire stand for grilling and baking is useless luckily still have my old ones, and the free round baking try isn’t supplied anymore. But it does look impressive with the mirror effect door.
Replaced old one, volume smaller but does the same jobs, has some auto settings which need weights or volumes, which work I tried piza, soup, baked potato. But I prefer the manual duel convection and micro settings, it does large apple pie in 22 mins v 45 mins in normal ovens. Grill looks sturdy and covers a larger area than my old one. The rotating glass plate is very near to the inner walls, so needs removal to mop up any excess moisture. And instead of one ping at the end of a cycle you have five (annoying). The wire stand for grilling and baking is useless luckily still have my old ones, and the free round baking try isn’t supplied anymore. But it does look impressive with the mirror effect door.
So glad I chose this product – it looks grea
Very good microwave.
Much easier than the last one I had.
Thanks.
Very pleased with this microwave, even managed to cook Xmas dinner with it after my oven failed 7 days before. On the large size ,so worth checking measurements before purchasing. Overall great microwave.
Used for the purpose it was bought for. Grill is a big disappointment,
not only for its ‘strength’ but also for the cleaning or non cleaning would
be more appropriate. Its about time this feature was improved not only
by R/H but all manufacturers.
Reasonable price, several options. Instructions very basic, so need to play around with it a lot. Looks good. One issue is it has a lot of condensation inside after every use, so need to wipe it down, not sure if it will cause damage over time.
Reasonable price, several options. Instructions very basic, so need to play around with it a lot. Looks good. One issue is it has a lot of condensation inside after every use, so need to wipe it down, not sure if it will cause damage over time.
Good looking, pretty easy to use and clean, grill and convection oven not very powerful, glass turntable chipped very easily when knocking it slightly when putting a plate on to it, surely this should be toughened glass?
Bought this to replace our existing microwave which, after many years of use, developed a fault. This is exactly the same make and model – which was why we bought it.
It is an excellent microwave/combi cooker and I have no quibbles with how it works except that the door doesn’t open properly and it has to be gently pulled from the bottom to get it open. That’s a bit of a pain but, for me, it’s something I can live with and easier than going through the returns process.
Bought this to replace our existing microwave which, after many years of use, developed a fault. This is exactly the same make and model – which was why we bought it.
It is an excellent microwave/combi cooker and I have no quibbles with how it works except that the door doesn’t open properly and it has to be gently pulled from the bottom to get it open. That’s a bit of a pain but, for me, it’s something I can live with and easier than going through the returns process.
Great looking stainless steel with a mirror finish. We bought fir a holiday home so always trying to get cake and eat it. Thought we would go for an inexpensive convection and grill combo to replace the broken microwave. This is great. Very deep so more space than we had previously. Have used the oven function and it is really efficient and effective. As some users have said the mirror finish which gives a nice effect does affect the view of cooking. Apart from that so far very pleased.
i recommend this ove
i recommend this ove
It is easy to use when you get the hang of it! A very sturdy microwave combined oven and grill.
I really like this as it is powerful and controllable and looks good except as others have commented the red LED display. It just looks so old fashioned and a little alarming like a warning sign.
Other than that I have not regretted purchasing this vital kitchen item.
It is easy to use when you get the hang of it! A very sturdy microwave combined oven and grill.
I really like this as it is powerful and controllable and looks good except as others have commented the red LED display. It just looks so old fashioned and a little alarming like a warning sign.
Other than that I have not regretted purchasing this vital kitchen item.
This is now my third Russell Hobbs microwave, the previous two being the exact models and the paint on the inside of the door all bubbled up and peeled off. Hopefully this one won’t be the same. Apart from that fault they have performed very well and were still fully functional when I binned them.
Very happy with purchase have 4 stars because there wasn’t any baking tray but apart from that everything else great price well packaged
Very happy with purchase have 4 stars because there wasn’t any baking tray but apart from that everything else great price well packaged
I bought this during lockdown as my old combination finally gave up the ghost, and could not get out to look or buy, so trawling thru Amazon spotted this one, quick delivery fairly easy to use and I am use to using a combi but could have had a better recipe book just a couple of sheets really, and also said on the Amazon site it comes with a baking tin and grill rack, grill rack was enclosed but not baking tin, and as with all mirror finish they are a job to keep fingerprint free but on the whole, it works a treat but any problems I will rewrite another review.
Love this product. I had the same itm before for several yearsbutpassediton tomy son andpurchased this new one.
The capacity is superb and the microwave fits in the corner of the kitchen (see photographs) This position this helps to accommodate the fairly-large “cooling space” requirements in the instructions (which include a page on “how to unpack” but are – of course – sealed inside the microwave until you have unpacked it!).
Sadly, the actual 2574 microwave in our kitchen is not the one ordered from Amazon and due on Friday 28th May 2020. Amazon sent us a cooling fan! First ever failure to deliver the right thing. A quick online chat produced a “returnless refund”. Two hours later, I sat down to order another one – to discover that Amazon only allopws you to order one of these every seven days!!! On Saturday 30th May, Appliances Direct delivered this actual microwave, at the same price.
Works fine.
Could have included some cooking suggestions or recipes.
Our Russell Hobbs microwave gave up the ghost on a Saturday during the lockdown. I ordered exactly the same model on Saturday & it was delivered on Tuesday. Excellent service.
Liked the appearance of this model.Using it a lot for microwaving and convection cooking.Very easy to operate.
Good value easy to use with a large number of functions including a grill .
Recommend in this price bracket.
Arived fast .
Perfect for combination cooking as well as separately. Cheaper to use that the big oven.
Excellent, very well made – robust and easy to use. Would buy again.
Mum was very pleased with this. Please note this is a big microwave so grate to put pirate dishes in etc
Had same model for 8 years, so this is the obvious replacement. Colour coated outer cover, not all stainless like old one. But the same otherwise. Great.
Actually laughed as it told me how to unpack it all. When you cant read the manual until it’s unpacked anyway.
I expect I’ll get there eventually, ..
there’s a great Utube video on, an Indian lady showing a similar model, she presses a program button then start, brilliant, I just wish this was the same..
Surprised and disappointed it did not come with a round metal baking tray for use in convection cooking. My old Panasonic had one and as the turntable size makes it difficult to find one that fits this would have been a good feature. The only one I could find on Amazon is taking three weeks to arrive so every time I’m in the supermarket I have to remember not to buy anything that can only be oven cooked
Surprised and disappointed it did not come with a round metal baking tray for use in convection cooking. My old Panasonic had one and as the turntable size makes it difficult to find one that fits this would have been a good feature. The only one I could find on Amazon is taking three weeks to arrive so every time I’m in the supermarket I have to remember not to buy anything that can only be oven cooked
Excellent looking appliance and does everything I want it to do. Excellent value for a top brand.
Good price and does exactly what I need it to do
The convection works well for roasting and baking, although you need to get your food in quick after the pre-heat cycle. Cools very quickly … Grill works well. I love it.
I’m very happy with this microwave oven and I like it.well package and very fast delivery.thank you
I’m very happy with this combi oven, it’s ease of use and efficiency.
Looks good in my kitchen too.
The convection function on this goes right up to 240 degrees.
The microwave function buttons and dial are all easy and make proper sense.
I have had others than are rubbish compared to this one.
Looks good,but a cheapy 35 quid microwave from ASDA works just as well if not better.
Excellent product – we have used with ease since it arrived. Arrived on time – had to change delivery address mid transit – super easy to organise.
Its a sensible size not too big with a good sized cavity, there is a bigger model if you have enough work top space.
The microwave is beautifully made, well designed, easy to set up, easy to clean and above all it is stainless steel inside and out. It should last. The instructions are very easy and clear to follow. The Guarantee is only I year but you can extend it for 12.50.
I have bought it to replace my 3 year old white Panasonic, still working but the paintwork lining has failed and it is rusting inside and seems a little smelly. The cavity was also annoyingly too small and food packs would not defrost or heat evenly and jar on the sides. It cost me about 60 so no great loss… But not a good buy. Id steer clear of paint or enamel liners.
This is a microwave at a very good price, you could pay a lot more 200 plus but why? Maybe if space is critical, you want a built in model and you dont need a full size oven go for a luxury all singing brand but otherwise this machine would fit anyones bill. Would throughly recommend.
The problem was the buttons were just part of a flat panel that had to be pressed so hard to function.
I decided this microwave with proper press buttons would be easier for them and they are delighted with it.
It is so easy to operate and very easy to understand even though it has plenty of features with all of its cooking modes.
Its stainless steel so looks good and is easy to clean. Its powerful too and at a good price.
Overall the best microwave they have ever had so I am reviewing on their behalf.
The problem was the buttons were just part of a flat panel that had to be pressed so hard to function.
I decided this microwave with proper press buttons would be easier for them and they are delighted with it.
It is so easy to operate and very easy to understand even though it has plenty of features with all of its cooking modes.
Its stainless steel so looks good and is easy to clean. Its powerful too and at a good price.
Overall the best microwave they have ever had so I am reviewing on their behalf.
Russell Hobbs is the best by far. Had my old one (same model) for over 5 years. Hope this one lasts as long.