Samsung MS23K3555EK Solo Microwave, 800W, 23 Litre, Black
Ceramic Enamel Interior
It’s exceptionally smooth anibacterial surface makes it easy to clean. It is also highly rust and scratch resistant so it won’t discolour over time.
| Weight: | 12 kg |
| Dimensions: | 37.4 x 48.9 x 27.5 cm; 12 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Samsung |
| Part: | MS23K3555EK/EU |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Colour: | Black |
| Dimensions: | 37.4 x 48.9 x 27.5 cm; 12 Kilograms |
Good size, fair price, plenty of various cooking options and comes with a steaming bowl.
Great product. Met all expectations for a Samsung product. It is simple to use and also easy to clean. The glass bowl for steaming is a nice touch. The product has numerous categories/options, I can’t think of anything else you’d need from a microwave! It looks smart also (modern look). Thumbs up from me and would recommend.
very easy to use and very good value of money very please with i
The microwave works well and looks good BUT the simple/ easy instruction leaflet is abysmal! It just doesn’t explain how the unusual programming/ operation works.
Following a link to the full-scale manual simply leads to a Samsung website … and lots nd lots of searching to find the document.
Once found, the full manual is excellent. Sack the prcis person who did the simple guide.
It’s what one would expect from a Samsung product in its price range. We’ve been using it for over half a year now and it’s been great. Did not use any of the steam features or many of the other dish specific features, but it’s been great as an ‘all purpose’ microwave.
Looks very stylish in black easy to use and clean
I bought as a set of 3 items so it was good value for money
Bought this to replace a cheap 8 year old unit.
It looks nice and sleek. So very happy.
Coming from the old 2 dial system it was a bit confusing at first. Lots of preset programs that most will never use. Ignore them for the most part and just use manually.
Pros.
Looks good.
Quiet.
Lots of preset programs.
Storeable Favourites of your own programs up to 20 presets. Love this.
Seems to heat nice and even.
Easy to use ONCE you figure it out.
Has some handy features like keep warm. Deodour. Bleep off. Lock.
The Bad.
It can be a little overwhelming to start. But once figured out it’s all rather easy.
Some options not even covered in the manual. Had to download online
Presets are just numbers. So unless you use a few regularly you won’t remember what they are.
Can’t see the food as the door is so dark.
Very shiny plastic on the front seems to pickup hairline marks very easy.
Not sure if user programs stay after power loss. I noticed the clock resets but don’t want to try power off again as added some presets.
I also noticed a review where a user complained you have to wait 5 seconds between setting a quick program. There is a way around this.
Press microwave. Select Power. Then press the little button next to the dial. It will immediately move on to time. So you don’t have to wait. Now as quick as a dial system really .
All in all a nice little microwave. Just give it a learning curve.
Looks good, settings could be a lot simpler but does the job.
We’ve not had a microwave for about ten years as we rarely used our old one, so when we decided to get one we didn’t want to spend a fortune but wanted something stylish & this fitted the bill. It’s very easy to clean as it has an enamelled interior. If you like watching your food cook (& I can’t think why you’d particularly want to) however, be warned:the glass door is very dark & it’s hard to see much through it. Controls can be a little complicated if you want to be adventurous but for basic heating (which is what it’ll be used for 95+% of the time) it’s just a case of selecting the power setting & then the cooking time. All in all, I’d highly recommend it.
This microwave looks the part, it’s great quality & easy to operate. It came with a piresx glass steaming dish and lid, to steam cook vegetables. On the packaging it said this item has an optional internal grill. This was not included in the box
This is a great looking microwave, with some great features. Especially the steam facility with the purpose pyrex dish for steaming fish and vegetables. The fish is cooked soft and the vegetables crunchy both packed with flavour. Vegetables cooked in 3.5mins instead of significantly longer in a purpose steamer. The overall cooking is superb as it cooks evenly and quickly so you don’t have nuke the food. Never been one for microwaving food but the quality of this one makes the food taste delicious.
Well worth the money…totally recommended.
This model is very sleek and attractive and definitely looks good on your kitchen side.
It is a nice size, not too big but definitely not small.
There aren’t a million settings to this microwave, which admittedly is a relief to me because if difficult to use I would never use it lol.
The options/buttons are: auto cook, quick defrost, healthy steam, microwave, deodrorization (which is a handy option), favourite, stop/eco and start/30 seconds (this being the most used option).
It is easy to wipe clean and I haven’t had any issues cleaning this.
Like others have said, the downside to this microwave is you cannot see your food at all.
Overall I am pretty happy with this. It is expensive but it’s Samsung and the quality is excellent and I imagine this will last a good long while.
This was originally going to be a gift for a friend of our’s house-warming, but we had to try it… and now it sits in our kitchen (our old one only about a year old… moved to the garage). Its great, like the ceramic walls, very easy to clean. Like the 30 sec option, good for the kids when they want to warm stuff safely but most of all, the ‘beeping reminder’, for those of us who forget we’ve actually put something in the microwave! (I will not mention anyone in my house… but its not me… married to me maybe). So, looks great, lovely finish, really easy to set up and a welcome member of the kitchen.
It is also smart and generally convenient. The inside is enamelled. The top and sides are a single metal panel, finished with what appears to be polypropylene. The latter doesn’t have the high shine of the exterior of most microwave cookers, but it looks fine, and is easy enough to keep clean.
Use of the cooker is fairly straightforward, especially at the simple re-heating or quick cooking levels — e.g. a 3 minute porridge. Being able to press the start button for 30 seconds of action, or several times for further increments of 30 seconds, is particularly convenient, and will appeal to family members who don’t want to read the instruction book, but simply heat or re-heat something.
It is possible, however, to be more ambitious and more precise about timings using the dial knob. That knob is also used for inputting weights for the auto-cook and quick defrost routines, and for adjusting the power level.
There are six power levels: 800, 600, 450, 300, 180 and 100 watts: a good range.
It is also possible to run the cooker with no microwave power, but just the fan (and turntable!) running, to clear any lingering steam or smell after a meal is removed. That is the ‘Deodorise’ programme.
The ‘Keep Warm’ function is potentially useful too — sort of. That gives you up to 99 minutes of the noise of the fan working for the sake of periodic short bursts of microwave power. It works, but surely half the usefulness of a microwave cooker is its ability to quickly re-heat things that have gone cool: being able to keep something up to temperature all the while is, on the whole, not essential.
The range of auto cook programmes is a bit limited. I am disappointed they don’t include jacket potatoes, and finding a whole trout that weighs only (and more or less precisely) 200 grams would be tricky. So for most cooking tasks it is back to the basics of setting the power levels and time yourself — not a great hardship if this cooker is replacing an older one that had no auto-cook functions at all.
This particular Samsung model (they have others similar, but without this feature) is sold with a ‘Healthy Steam’ feature and a glass casserole with a silicone trivet that fits inside. This is good — very good. I have been cooking vegetables and fruit by microwave for some time (covered glass bowl; 15ml of water per 100g of food), but with the food sitting on the bottom of the bowl with the water there is a tendency to overcook. Cooking it Samsung’s ‘Healthy Steam’ way is better. It uses a bit more water, but the trivet lifts the food out of the water, and the timings of the auto programme are just right to preserve the texture and all the taste of the food. Excellent.
An additional feature is a reminder ‘beep’ at the end of each of the first three minutes after cooking finishes, just in case you forgot about it. Depending on how hassled you are feeling that day, that can be good. However, you can turn off the ‘beep’ altogether, and the timer display (either or both). Those features too are good.
The warranty is for one year; five years for the interior enamel.
I had no idea that Samsung made microwaves, but now I know. This is a little different from any I’ve used before. The steamer concept is a bit odd being comprised of a pyrex dish (included) and a control setting. Still, it works well and the fact that the setting allows one less appliance in the kitchen, this will probably prove to be a great idea. Why don’t all good microwaves have this setting?
It also has a deodorisation feature, something I’ve never seen before. Great!
The design is very nice and simple and really easy to keep clean. I love it.
This is a great little microwave, with a poorly-considered set of controls. The important thing to grasp is that there is a small almost-invisible button to the right of the knob that you need to press to confirm any selection you make with the rest of the controls. Once you realise that you’re away!
As to the listed features: The instant 30-second cook function of the start button is really useful. The programmed cooking is not great if you’re used to a sensor microwave – you have to have exactly the quantity to use the program. The steam feature is just marketing – they just supply a pyrex dish with a rubber mat to seperate the veg and the water.
Overall, a good value 23l microwave. If that’s the size you need this is a good choice.
If you really want to do all the other stuff this microwave definitely offers a lot of options, plus the Glass Steamer “locks in moisture, flavour and nutrients” and is actually a handy dish to have around. I can’t see who the “keep warm” function will really appeal to (a microwave is there to heat up your food there and then surely?) but it’s there if you want it.
The microwave has a nice gloss black front and refreshingly easy to keep clean both inside and out. All-in-all, I prefer the simplicity of my older model but this is definitely a decent, solid microwave which should last you a while.
It’s pretty much as you’d expect from any decent-brand 800w microwave, though it also includes a ‘glass steamer’, which can be useful for cooking vegetables or fish. Other than that it comes as expected.
I did find the controls to be less intuitive than I was expecting – to start the microwave, you need to either press the quick start button (which sets it to full power for 30 seconds) and then increase the time once it’s started, or use the ‘microwave’ button and then the tiny ‘select’ button next to the main dial in order to approve the choice. It feels a bit odd to start the microwave and then adjust the time, and equally the ‘select’ button is so small that I imagine any guests using the microwave would fail to notice it. It’s not a problem once you’ve had a quick look through the instructions however.
I also found that the darkened glass makes it difficult to see into the microwave when it’s cooking, but then you can just open it to check – my mother always told me never to stare into microwaves, so perhaps that’s what Samsung were trying to avoid. Other than that it works really well, and looks looks modern and sleek.
As someone who really hasn’t ever used a microwave for much other than the occasional ready meal or defrost, I thought it would be tricky to review this. Actually, it has really surprised me – and removed the need for a separate steamer.
This is ideally sized for one or two people – it’s big enough for a decent sized dinner plate, or two standard ready meal trays side by side. It’s ceramic lined, so it’s easy to clean.
Operation – you can either use the pre-programmed options, set the cook time, or just press start and then increase in increments of 30 seconds. It’s easy to adjust the time using the knob.
The added bonus of this is that it comes with a Pyrex dish with a steamer ‘ledge’ inside. It’s basically a rubber plate on small stilts with holes in. You put 100ml of water in the bottom of the dish, and then the vegetables/fish/chicken/rice/whatever on top. I tried the healthy steam function on some broccoli (following the instructions) and it came out perfectly cooked. I hate over-cooked broc, but this was ideal – if you wanted to cook it some more, you can do so. I’ve used a separate steamer for vegs up until now but I think that may now gather dust in the cupboard.
The buttons on the face of the unit are:
Healthy Steam
Auto Cook
Quick Defrost
Keep Warm
Microwave (standard – can set power)
Deodorization – I love this, they always smell don’t they!
Favorite
Stop/Eco
Start/30sec
I’m really looking forward to trying this for some more obscure things – but generally I will steam the same veg on a weekly basis, maybe some salmon – so I’m really happy with this.
Samsung seem to make everything under the sun, from top of the range mobile phones to TV’s and even microwaves. In my opinion Samsung is one of those quality brands. You know what you are getting and it comes with a great no hassle warranty that you are unlikely to ever need. This item has that same sleek quality Samsung look and styling. Feels very well made, looks the part and does everything perfectly with a couple of twists to it. namely a steam function and a keep warm function. I dont know if I would ever use the keep warm function but the steam function I certainly have been using and it works very well, a lot less effort than placing a dish in the oven or on the stove. The defrost also seems a little faster and better than my previous Microwave. I think for the quality of the build its worth the price. I cant find anything to take away from it so 5 stars. I like this and am glad to have i
I am very pleased with this microwave oven except that it is very difficult to see the food when its in use. I like to microwave porridge in the mornings and it boils over very easily and in my old Panasonic I could see it bubbling up in time to switch off before it overflowed. I have tried to get the time right in this one and its difficult because if there is even a slight variation in the amount of milk or oats, then it boils over! Luckily, the oven is ceramic enamel and so is easy to clean! I am have resorted to setting the time for less than the expected time needed and then checking every few seconds – a bit of a pain! This problem also applies to boiling milk, which I do quite often so I would really like Samsung to rectify this in their next models. For most other uses, I have found the oven efficient, it gives good results for reheating, defrosting, cooking vegetables, etc. and the six power levels are useful. The turntable measures 28cm across and the internal sizes are 21cm x 33cm x 32.5cm so an average size dinner plate fits in well.
The ECO function is useful but be aware you can’t see the clock when its in the low power mode.
The black casing looks quite modern, but should fit in fine in most styles of kitchen.
Overall, an efficient microwave at a moderate price (80 – 100) – but I would like to have seen the inside more easily.
I suspect pretty much everyone has a half decent microwave that they use little or lots depending on their personal habits and available time. This one stands out from the cheaper and cheerful crowd in a few ways that are at least
worth considering: first, the steamer function is handy and healthy, but it seems to be just a ceramic dish; second, it doesn’t seem to hold strong smells which is great if you use it for reheating take-away for food for example; third, it’ll keep dishes warm without having to rezapp them.
All are useful when it’s part of a crowded market surrounded by similar capacity options all at around similar or less prices. I do feel that the price on this model needs a bit of adjustment downwards to fully complete. That’s why I’ve knocked off a point. I don’t feel the added features add enough to quite justify current price. This will be a personal decision. It is after all rather sleek and sexy looking and will particularly complement a contemporary kitchen.
I’d say for people who make regular use of a microwave and who want the steam or warm up option in an attractive package then you probably won’t regret buying this model. Samsung is a great brand and I don’t think there’ll be any problems with reliability. Instructions are fine and worth reading at least once to ensure you get as much effective use from the microwave as possible. It’s easy enough, but it is quite comprehensive in the options available and that inevitably adds some complexity.
All in, a very good option which at less than 100 would get 5*****; at the current price then for me not quite.
Samsung has a reputation for producing high-quality, innovative items at reasonable prices and this one is no exception.
The MS23K3555EK/EU Solo Microwave, looks very smart indeed, having a matt black body that doesn’t show smears or dust easily. Its minimalist design consists of an almost full-height vertical handle with a brushed finish and a black glass door (with child lock facility) with a stylish curved left-hand edge; the understated control panel with digital clock, push button controls (which are easy to use after their initial use) completes the look which would suit most decors.
The oven has the usual defrosting facility and pre-programmed recipes but it also has a ‘keep-warm’ button which is ideal if one is cooking different dishes at the same time and need to keep them warm. It also come complete with a steamer dish as an added bonus. The oven interior is finished in a ceramic enamel which is very easy to clean and has anti-rust properties; in fact, I found the oven, inside and out, easy to keep looking pristine with the minimum of effort.
Apart from the usual lower running cost of a microwave compared to that of a conventional oven , this Samsung Solo also has an ECO Mode to reduce costs further.
The only small niggle I have is that the interior light is rather dim making it difficult to see in through the door during cooking; however, this does not warrant the deduction of a star for this very good appliance.
All in all, a good product at a good price, thus, highly recommended and a five star rating. (I have given 5 stars for durability, although this is impossible to rate at this early stage; I have based the rating on its build quality and robustness).
There are a LOT of 800w microwave ovens all around this price.
The only 2 main differences this has over many similar models from Samsung is the ‘Keep Warm’ function and
The Glass steamer.
Both of these items are something that need to meet your needs. For example I don’t need a ‘keep warm’ function…. i’m Microwaving my food because i don’t want to be hanging around and haven’t got time to cook properly so I’m not going to want to keep food warm.
Second the steamer … again most of my food that goes into a microwave are already in a microwave steaming bad and those that aren’t I have a plastic steamer already.
So good ideas but nothing extra that i really need …. do you?
Such a brilliant microwave. I’ve always liked Samsung products, be they phones or TV’s, so I was only too keen to get a microwave that they made. It’s gloriously sleek, with a lovely minimalist option setting. Setting the time to cook your meal is as easy as turning a dial to the desired time. Cleaning is easy too, as a damp cloth is pretty much all you need. Love it.
We chose this product specifically for the steamer option. In addition, it fitted into a rather cramped area, so that was a plus point too. Correspondingly happy with the keep-warm function, which is a good idea. This type of microwave oven is easy to wipe clean. The Microwave has good dimensions, so if space is premium then this unit is worth considering. Only time will tell on how durable this oven is.
However, the not so good; cannot see your food, when cooking through the door, due to the black tinting on the glass. When setting cooking/heating time, it can be a fiddly process, and somewhat overly complicated compared to other microwave ovens we have had in the past.
Notwithstanding a few issues, this is a good product, worthy of Four-stars.