Russell Hobbs RHM3003B 30L Digital 900W Combination Microwave, Black




Weight: | 19.9 kg |
Dimensions: | 51 x 51.99 x 33.5 cm; 19.9 Kilograms |
Brand: | Russell Hobbs |
Part: | RHM3003B |
Colour: | Black |
Batteries Required: | No |
Batteries Included: | No |
Colour: | Black |
Dimensions: | 51 x 51.99 x 33.5 cm; 19.9 Kilograms |
What a brilliant piece of kit. It does everything except eat the food. Good looking and reasonably priced. Get one
A replacement for the same model which was constantly used as an extra convection oven. Heats up quickly and uses a lot less power than a standard size oven. Very heavy!
Very well made with good design.
Nice button arrangement and easy to get the hang of.
Micro, grill and oven work as i hoped they would.
Condensation that others complain about is there, but i find it is a good thing, because it steams any food splashes to keep them from sticking. So with just a wipe with kitchen towel the oven is totally cleaned .
As quiet as could be expected from a large oven.
Things that bother me slightly.
The door works well but i would rather it shut tighter on the seal.
Its not as large as i would have liked, but i did order a 40l sharp one that was very bad all round, so i will put up with this one being smaller but good all round.
The interior light is not bright enough to light up the oven when you want to check on food, and the mirror door although looks very nice, does not help in this respect. I don’t understand why ovens these days are not upgrading the internal lighting .
As good as new easy to use works extremly well great vslue for money
Looks amazing. Shame about the plastic buttons. Does everything you expect an all in one microwave and oven to do.
Really easy to use. Have used it to cook various food including pizza and fish, it cooked as well as a conventional electric cooker.
Mainly used the microwave, but microwave, oven and grill are easy to use and it has a very stylish design that looks great in the kitchen. Recommended
Bought this primarily to use as microwave – thank goodness! When my oven broke a few weeks ago and while awaiting replacement I have had to use all it’s fuctions and have been surprised and delighted with it. Highly recommend!
Although it is on the big side it is S good microwave come oven.
The controls take some getting
Used to but cooks well.
Works really well as a microwave. Not so much as an oven/grill.
The oven temp on the display is way below the actual temp.
Cooking a pizza (180 C for 6 – 8 min) I have to set temp at 210 C and cook for 12 min.
Grill is poor as well but does work.
Would not even attempt to bake in it.
But at this price for a combi – what did I expect. (not much)
Works really well as a microwave. Not so much as an oven/grill.
The oven temp on the display is way below the actual temp.
Cooking a pizza (180 C for 6 – 8 min) I have to set temp at 210 C and cook for 12 min.
Grill is poor as well but does work.
Would not even attempt to bake in it.
But at this price for a combi – what did I expect. (not much)
A really high quality microwave oven which is solidly built and works really well.
Works brilliantly and easy use. Multiple functions are great. Recommended
I’m very pleased with the microwave oven. Works well and cooking is very simple, and other functions are good, the power is right for me.
If I had to give a con, it is on the large size and very heavy. And be careful of touching the front glass or you’ll have fingerprints all over it and its not that easy to wipe off. I went over with a damp cloth and the whole thing looked one giant smear! So best to use a soft dry cloth.
Nice combi microwave. Works well and easy to use.
4 stars because it’s very big, thought was a bit smaller but nice overall.
perfectly easy to use – and great for supplementary cooking.
I love this combination microwave: it is all my husband and I use. Arrived promptly.
Wanted a big oven and this delivers, got a factory return one for about half the price of a new one but it obviously had not even been unpacked as it was all still neatly packed in the box which showed some signs of damage but the oven was spotless. However the fan for the convection oven does rattle a bit now and again, maybe damage in transit. Would have sent it back for this but I didn’t start using it or even unpack it until it was too late.
It does steam up a bit as other reviewers have noted. But it is large, quite powerful for a domestic microwave, the oven works fine, have not tried grill or combi cooking in it. The instructions are well written, clear and concise.
Enjoy using this microwave, have not used the confection function yet. It is bigger inside than most, and nice looking on the counte
Got this for my mum as she cannot bend for a normal oven so this has taken the ovens place and with an easy to open handle and easy to use buttons this is a lovely replacement .
The oven works fine but the element is exposed at the top so restricts height: This is the only drawback. It works perfectly as a microwave and heats up very quickly as a conventional convection oven. It is not that big so if you need size then check the dimensions. I think its good or not being too big as the black finish would make it a bit ugly if bigger. As it is it looks really nice and apart from the exposed element getting in the way, its quite easy to keep clean.
For the combi functionality I cannot have any base of comparison; this is my first combi microwave. I can just say It did OK for cooking frozen pizza.
For the combi functionality I cannot have any base of comparison; this is my first combi microwave. I can just say It did OK for cooking frozen pizza.
All round good so far. I use the microwave mostly.
I tried the Oven once and found it good enough. Haven’t tried the grill.
Pros:
30L so obviously good space for large bowls.
Stylish and good inner white light (not sure why some folks reviewed they can’t see inside)
Good manual, described all in detailed step by step.
Cons:
Buttons are too plasticky. Feels like they’ll be broken any minutes when I press them. Thankfully so far still working fine.
I don’t know why Russell Hobbs built a good machine and saved a few pennies on the buttons.
Much better than the pokey small standard microwaves. Has one-touch 30 second button that goes up in multiples (3 touches = 1min 30s). Shame it doesn’t allow the dial to adjust cooking time during session but now I’m just being picky. The stainless steet interior is easy to keep clean and shiny back glass front isn’t as bad to keep clean as I thought it might be.
Love this, use it everyday from microwave to convection oven. great size and easy to work
Brilliant microwave oven! Best bit of kit in my whole kitchen, I use it more than my actual oven! It’s plenty big enough and comes with a rack and pizza plate!
Happy with this so far and it works almost exactly the same as my old one of a rival make which only lasted a year. Not too keen on the mirror effect door.
Make no mistake, this is bigger than your average microwave! But if you’ve got the space for it, it’s good looking, works very well, and has settings which are clearly laid out and do a great job.
It’s great to have a portable oven which circulates hot air, (convection oven is the actual setting), we don’t use the microwave setting.
Many devices are simply microwaves, this unit is great.
Well, that was me last weekend, but settling with the sadness that I’m probably born too early for that food maker thingy from star trek, i just grabbed a pizza out the freezer, and following the weight of the pizza, (handily marked on the pizza box) – i pressed the button, twisted the dial, and the microwave indicated It’d be ready in just 15minutes time. Wonderful i thought, time enough to go pour another drink that i shouldn’t have poured, and when the microwave stopped, the top of the pizza was perfect, and when i say perfect i do mean that!
The cheese and tomato looked lovely, the salami wasn’t burnt to crisp, the crust was full and nicely toasted, and it was baking hot.
Luvly Jubbly!
One thing i expected, was those hardish spots you sometimes get on some foods when cooked in a microwave, but this microwave didn’t do that to the food, or anything else I’ve cooked in it since, thankfully.
So upon first inspection of the pizza, it looked good, it felt good, i felt good, the world felt anew and wonderful, like i was living in the Tomorrow’s World future set, (remember that show?) – but sadly when i tried to slide the pizza onto a plate, i realized the underside was still sort of undercooked!
Now it wasn’t so undercooked that the dough was still raw, it just wasn’t quite cooked enough as it would’ve been if cooked in the oven, but it could at least be held and didn’t fall apart.
I have to admit that i got into a bit of a panic, like how can this infernal machine trick me like this?! Well i didn’t want to risk overcooking the top side of the pizza as it was perfect, so i said to myself, to hell with it, lets eat this thing!
I slid that pizza onto the plate and i rolled the pizza cutter over that bad boy, and i made do with the fact that it was ‘saggin’ – but i have to say, i totally enjoyed it.
I don’t cook all that much in microwaves, but if I’ve had a few drinks and can’t be bothered to cook, i power this up for a quick munchie and it does a much better job of cooking than any other microwave I’ve had in the past. That might be due to my last microwave being roughly 15yrs old and not having this technology in it, who knows, but at least this one ALMOST cooks perfect pizza, and for that, I’m happy with this.
Russell Hobbs RHM3003 30 Litre White Digital Microwave With Grill And Convection
The microwave cooker looks very stylish & we love the mirror front! The set-up (timer, the turntable) was easy to do and the unit surprisingly was lighter than we imagined. The microwave is easy to use & the other functions, grill and conviction oven, the same. Having a large family & friends in and out all the time the microwave is in use a lot.
I like the oven and so does my significant other half! I did a lot of research and I am of the opinion it paid off with this unit.
DEAR SIRS, I HAVE RECIEVED MY ABOVE ORDER TODAY, IT IS MAKING A REALLY LOUD NOICE COMING FROM THE FAN AT THE BACK. IT WAS SO LOUD I HAD TO TURN IT OF. I HAVE ALREADY RECENTLY BOUGHT THE EXACT MODEL AND THIS ONE HAS NEVER MADE THE SAME NOICE. I HAVE TRIED IT SINCE TURNING IT OF AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE GONE BUT IT WAS ONLY RUNNING A SHORT WHILE. I’M HOPING MAYBE THE FAN WAS JUST SETTLING INTO WORK MODE BUT WHEN I ACTUALLY COOK IN IT AGAIN AND THE SAME NOICE APPEARS TO COME BACK I WILL GET BACK TO YOU RE: THIS LOAD RATTLE I HOPE YOU ARE UNDERSTANDING IN THIS MATTER. KIND REGARD ANNETTE
I’m happy that I buy this, i love, because is big one i can cook wath i want to.
Very please with the microwave have been using it a few weeks now, the light inside when you open the door is nic and bright. From the outside its quite hard to see things cooking when working. Which doesn’t bother me. The only downside with the door being a mirror effect you do get a lot of finger prints.
Good product, great service as arrived within 24 hours…, and certainly very good value for money; strongly recommended!!!
Very good product but received with a dent and my claim for a part refund instead of returning it was immediately settled. Very satisfied overall.
bought as a replacement, very happy with it,it is easy to use, the wire rack is ok, but it would be better to have two different sized racks instead of turning it upside down to accommodate the size of the dish etc. that you are using. i would highly recommend this microwave.
Handy for cooking most meals, and microwave works very well. But the times /temperatures are off for oven cooking. Preheating is tricky because as soon as you open the door to insert food, the air escapes. So I always add at least 5 mins to cooking time, 10 for things like chunky chips / baked potatoes.
Takes up a lot of room on the countertop, but at the same time can not cook an entire family size pizza in one go, so that’s a bit annoying.
However, after trying several other similar ones, decided to keep this one as it is adequate and in my price range. Still I think there should be more choice on Amazon as was surprised how few were on offer.
As a microwave the product is great, does the basic job it needs to do. The watts on the amazon website is wrong it is not 710, off the top of my head it is 900watts. It heats the food very well. Aesthetically also very pleasing.
I returned the item first time round because the item has a mirror on the door, and there was a crack on the mirror from the inside. The packaging looked like it had been opened already and did not seem like it was a brand new item instead a previously returned one. However the microwave itself worked perfectly well and the return process was extremely easy.
The replacement item also has a VERY slight mark/dent on the top left corner (almost unnoticeable) but its everso annoying knowing you’ve purchased something brand new and there is aesthetic damage on your item through no fault of your own. Again the microwave worked perfectly well despite this.
I bought this microwave oven for use in a holiday home and I am pleased with it for the pice paid. It is not the same quality as my Pansonic but it cost two and half times as much.
Fantastic Microwave with great extra features. Huge capacity – perfect as a second oven. Roasts a chicken beautifully! Easy to use, and despite having a mirrored door; super easy to keep clean.
Excellent product, the oven is ideal for cooking for two, the microwave is as good as any we have owned and has the benefit of a grill. Good size as well . All in all a good buy.
arrived quickly,sits nicely on the worktop over my black oven (both with red led lights) love the mirror finish and have no problem with smudges on the glass as the handle is well placed to avoid catching the glass,it has a very roomy interior easily fits large plates, i like the way it doesnt ping forever after finishing the programme (my last one did and annoyed me) only used the microwave function up to now and so far so good. i am very pleased with the purchase
It can (and generally does) steam up easy with each use, so a few seconds with the door open is needed. easy to clean though with solid stainless steel insides.
ead other reviews and I can say I love this I don’t find it a problem at all I would definitely but again if this ever broke
Very easy to use and high power. Admittedly I don’t use it as an oven, only as a microwave oven.
very very nice microwave! love how easy it is to operate, and the simplistic look is fantastic. a bit of a downer is the convention oven is a bit on the weak side, so you’ll need to cook oven foods at temperature/time at your own experience.
Excellent product Convection Combination and Microwave all work very well
Easy to use and a good size and easy to keep clean
Stuart.
The buttons are fairly intuitive and easy to use and the instructions are clear. Inside is a decent size cooking area – of course can’t compare with my old monster proportioned one. All in all very happy with my purchase.
The buttons are fairly intuitive and easy to use and the instructions are clear. Inside is a decent size cooking area – of course can’t compare with my old monster proportioned one. All in all very happy with my purchase.
Love our new new microwave. It has the extra features of bake and grill which work well. This product was a very good price for all the features and easy to use.
Bought this for over Christmas as its a good size,the cost is very reasonable and it does the job just fine,would highly recomend
Very nice Microwave. We’ve had a similar one before – so knew what we were getting. the buttons are slightly more plasticy but isn’t everything these days.. Looks great in the kitchen.
This combi microwage oven is amazing. The size is brilliant and the features and functions are easy to follow. Space inside is really good. Design feature is solid and the door feels sturdy.
I liked this oven very much once I got the hang of the instructions, that I found very complicated, my old microwave oven was very simple and easy to understand, I didn’t even have an intruction manual for it. Having said that, the oven works well and once I get used to it, I’m sure that I will prefer it. I must stress that the reason for the four star rating rather than five were the instructions. Even I could write them more clearly.
The operating instructions are straight forward, its easy to clean, The door is useful as a mirror !!, and I am happy with my purchase.
The operating instructions are straight forward, its easy to clean, The door is useful as a mirror !!, and I am happy with my purchase.
Microwave looks lovely ans smart and a very good buy for the money. Does everything I want from a combination microwave. The door is very shiny but shows every little fingerprint so needs lots of polishing!! A good item for the price.
Great microwave, but of course we dont use the convection or oven setting (i knew i wouldnt 5 minutes after i bought it).
Bit complicated, but it does have a 30 seconds button”, so you just press that 4 times and it will microwave for 2 minutes. Most of the buttons seem pointless, inluss you’re frieky about microwaves.
For the price you can’t get any better than this
This was bought to replace a large Sharp microwave oven that died. The Sharp also had grill and convector features, but in the 10 years I had it, I didn’t use those modes at all. If there had been any 30 litre or larger solo microwaves, I should have bought one.
So this review of the Russell Hobbs is based solely on its microwave function.
The exterior is attractive, with a mirrored front and a white case that isn’t too obtrusive. The interior is shiny stainless steel, which should make it much less difficult to clean than the enamel interiors I’m used to.
There’s nothing on the front to indicate that it’s a 900W oven, but the documentation confirms that it is. When used in accordance with heating instructions for packaged products, it seems to produce exactly the right results. That was something of a surprise to me, as they’d always been overheated when I used the old Sharp in the same way. It does mean that things like warming a cup of soup take longer, but it’s still pretty fast.
The interior will hold vessels up to 22cm high, and the turntable is over 31cm in diameter, so it meets my need to accommodate a family-size casserole — or even a claret glass if I forget to get the bottle out in time to reach room temperature!
I like the large button for 30 second increments; it means one rarely has to touch any of the more complex controls. The clock is easy to set (a big plus in areas with overhead power supply).
Delivery and packaging excellent. This microwave is just what we wanted.
Would have liked more explicit cooking instructions and recipes for the convection
cooking. Have been using for about a month and so far no problems. Would
recommend on this experience.
10/10 for Amazon customer support. Replacement as I write is still working fine.
As a microwave it’s amazing and as an oven really quick to heat up and cooks just as well as a full size oven.
They haven’t used the grill function yet but expect it to be just as good as everything else is on it.
After the glowing report back they gave me, should my 18year old microwave start playing up, I shall not hesitate in buying one of these.
Very good addition to the Transend portable drive to give even more protection. The two combined units make the whole a safe and protective environment for the drive.
a great looking kitchen appliance – stylish and simple to use. Delivered quickly. The wife loves it and the features are excellent, combining microwave/grill/convection.
I always have microwave with a convection oven and grill. This does everything it says and works well. I just wish they made the menus and settings easier. They are all as bad now and you feel like you need children to show you how it works. Once you master the controls it’s good. I’ve found that they wear out quite fast if you use the convection oven, I have to reserve judgement on that part for now.
good price, good looking, good size,as microwaves go this is a good one well worth the; dowe; if your making bread ha ha
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A really good value product let down by a user interface requiring more button presses to do anything than any microwave I have ever come across. Whoever designed that part of this wants to get some serious training!
To put 20 seconds of microwave cooking at full power in place should be 2 or 4 rotation clicks (depending if it is adding 5 or 10 seconds a click) and then start, not press microwave, press start, rotations then start. Learn like every other microwave designer on the planet has rather than do a poor job.
Pretty much every function is more convoluted than other machines too. Such a shame. Still great value overall.
I am very happy with the purchase overall and in my view so far:
Pros: Very stylish, very efficient easy to use, have all the functionality I wanted from a microwave/ oven, ideal if you are cooking/ baking for 1 or 2 people, a lot of options and a fan assisted oven which is great!
Cons: there is a bit of a noise (not that bad but some microwaves can be less noisy), the dark tinted glass in front looks very good but the visibility of whats cooking is very less, so you might have to open the oven each time you want to check on the food, and be aware of the dimensions of this oven it is big 🙂
I am very happy with the purchase overall and in my view so far:
Pros: Very stylish, very efficient easy to use, have all the functionality I wanted from a microwave/ oven, ideal if you are cooking/ baking for 1 or 2 people, a lot of options and a fan assisted oven which is great!
Cons: there is a bit of a noise (not that bad but some microwaves can be less noisy), the dark tinted glass in front looks very good but the visibility of whats cooking is very less, so you might have to open the oven each time you want to check on the food, and be aware of the dimensions of this oven it is big 🙂
I bought it because it looks stylish. However, all I want to do is heat my coffee, but there more pressings of buttons than I’d like, so now pressing the 30 second button four times to save time. Also cannot see through the darkened glass whether the coffee is boiling over or not. My fault for falling for style – I should have gone for a simpler one that a reviewer said could heat coffee with one button press, if only I could remember which one it was! Otherwise, it’s a good size and seems to do lots of things others will probably find useful.