Swan Retro Digital Microwave Purple, 20L, 800W, 6 power
Swan Retro Digital Microwave Purple, 20L, 800W, 6 power levels including Defrost Setting, SM22030PURN
| Weight: | 10.9 kg |
| Dimensions: | 32.1 x 44 x 26 cm; 10.87 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Swan |
| Part: | SM22030PURN |
| Colour: | Purple |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Dimensions: | 32.1 x 44 x 26 cm; 10.87 Kilograms |
Attractive cream retro style. Compact and easy to use. Defrost setting different to what I’ve been used to, but i expect I’ll get the hang of it. Overall, delighted with my purchase.
I don’t use one often but there are times it makes life a little easier. This little microwave is lovely to look at and doesn’t take up too much space; just what I wanted and needed
We bought this microwave or our granddaughter and she is very pleased with it.
Nice microwave, good quality, works well, only negative is that it is a brighter green than it looks in the pictures.
However settled for this one as the orange one was impossible to buy anywhere.
Looks lovely in my kitchen. Happy with my purchase.
My microwave had a broken dial and I was disappointed but no problem to replace it by Swa
I had the swan retro basic microwave, so updated it to digital
Got loads of the swan blue retro,
Over the moon with this product quality, price really great, cheaper on Amazon then anywhere else
Goes so well in kitchen, works perfect and cleans easily
I bought this colour but wasn’t sure. When it arrived I was chuffed with it now I just love it.
Very easy to use, just turn the large lower dial clockwise and tap the start button. We tend not to use the auto cook features or the lower power settings, but they are there if you need them. There’s a speed cooking setting where pressing start gives you 30 seconds cooking time, and you keep tapping start for additional 10 seconds of time. To be honest we just use the turn dial and press start method all the time.
The oven is a nice colour red, which is a close match to our fridge-freezer, so it looks the part. The clock is a glowing colour of blue which looks nice too.
I like how the rollers are removable to make it very easy to clean the bottom of the oven, after you remove the glass plate.
Make sure to clean it after every use, even if it just needs a wipe around with a kitchen towel. Also leave the door open for a little while after use. A clean and dry microwave will last you longer.
I looked at all the available red microwaves, I wanted one with a kitchen timer as we always used the one on the old unit for general kitchen use. I opted for this microwave in the end and bought a magnetic kitchen timer that sticks to the side of the fridge. Very pleased with the results.
Our old microwave was 700W, this one being 800W is definitely better. About 40 seconds to heat luke warm coffee instead of one minute.
A decent microwave for the price, easy and quick to use, keep it clean and dry inside.
Love this had one similar for years that needed replacing.
It’s great in my small kitchen, love the colour and ease my to use.
Love the styling on this micro’ . Efficient, works well , and easy to set. Pleased with it . Satisfactory delivery. All good !
Bought it for the style to match my kettle abs toaster. Looks well abs functional so fa
Just what I wanted! Not used all the modes yet.
I wanted a small retro microwave that didn’t take up too much space. Colour was icing on the cake.
It’s compact and seems to work perfectly well so far.
This is the second one I have had of these as the first one broke in the first six months… I have given it 5 stars though as the refund and replacement was so straight forward and I have had no trouble with this one 🙂
Easy to use and used each day to assist me with my cooking
We went on holiday and used one of these microwaves while there. We liked it’s simplicity and look so much we bought one, got it delivered to home for our return!
An excellent product and brilliant service, prompt, friendly and efficient.
As we have both used it enough times yet it hasn’t had a clean ( had 2 days ) but the style and look is good. Works perfectly. Bad side it’s a lot smaller than what we have been use 2. But mostly it’s 2 heat my sons food and other smaller stuff so… its perfect for us as a family
Great product very easy to use a great colour the only thing is was shipped in its retail box so really no protection when shipped so was not happy it was not packaged correctly so was very disappointed it was shipped that way
Brought for elderly person so ease of use was priority
This review is only based on the look of the microwave . It was bought for my son as a gift for his new house and he loves the quirky style. Also bought a kettle and bread bin. A lovely se
I bought this for my mother, who’s in her 90s and has poor sight. It’s so easy to use and she loves it.
If you want one that is more complicated, this is not for you. If you want easy to use with large easy to see numbers for the time – this is a definite go for!!
cost more than most, still think it was worth it.
This product looks great and the functions are all easy to use. Very happy
Bought as a present for my daughter and she loves it. Looks good, works great and have a happy daughter, what more can I ask for.
Use thus every day.Last identical model was with me for 6 years !
Small but love it. Easy to use. Love the colou
My studio looks soo stylish with this added style and the colour matches my decor perfectly.
Bought the smaller size and standard plate fits perfectly, but not suitable for anything bigger than that width. Warms up food throughout and quickly too. It’s so stylish
I like the look and clock but the photos of others were bad with peeling and rust bothers me . But we will see fingers crossed I don’t get the problems others had
I absolutely love this microwave. I was a bit dubious having read some of the negative reviews but I decided to go ahead and purchase anyway. I’m really glad I did. It works perfectly and it’s easy to use plus it looks very aesthetically pleasing. It stands out from your bog standard microwave and the purple colour with silver detailing looks great. I have to say I haven’t experienced any of the negative points other people have mentioned like rusting but I always ensure that my microwave is well vented after every use and that I wipe out any moisture straightaway to prevent any build up. Perhaps that’s where others are going wrong. If you look after yours from the beginning you’ll be absolutely fine and you’ll have yourself an amazing little microwave.
This microwave is easy to operate. The instructions are clear. It has worked perfectly from day 1. It is the right colour for our kitchen. No problems.
I am thrilled with my new microwave . It is easy to use , easy to clean and matches my Swan retro kettle and toaster . Kitchen complete .
Absolutely love the yellow colour of this a lot of the yellow that you buy is a mustard colour but this is very vibrant, looks lovely & is easy to use..
Blends in well with our new kitchen., meets our needs.
Very easy machine to use. Good sturdy build and heats the food as well as other more expensive science ovens.
This is my second one first broke within a few weeks
Hopefully this will be ok.. I went for a brand I knew hoping it would be worth it
Great colo
Had one of these before, but it started to rust around the base where the turntable rotates. Looks nice then combined with other retro items such as fridge etc. It is just a microwave, so some might suggest you are paying extra just for the retro look.
I feel it doesn’t heat as well as it should. Defrost very well.
I love the look and it’s relatively easy to use and very easy to clean.
Only downside, it is quite noisy and ‘rattles’.
I’m glad I purchased it, in fact, I have quite a few items in this range.
I love my swan microwave which I finally purchased from Swan directly after a chapter of mishaps and trouble as a result of the delivery company. Five days late and after several phone calls the parcel arrived damaged as was my microwave
I must commend Amazons customer service department who were incredibly helpful and responsive.
Love the colour and love retro for my kitchen, it goes with everything. It’s a bit smaller than my other one which is nice because I’ve only got a small kitchen. However my square dinner plates won’t turn but I have round ones and they’re perfect. Yes lovely microwave and very simple to use, all the settings are displayed on the front. Highly recommend.
My old microwave was 7 or 8 years old and was becoming difficult to clean and was making clunking noises so I decide to invest in a new one.
I have heard of Swan before and have bought a halogen cooker made by them. I found their items to be cheap but reliable so bought this particular microwave as it was also in Amazon warehouse.
I like my kitchen tools to be simple to use and easy to clean and this fits the bill exactly. The dial has a few power settings and there is a start/stop button, it couldn’t be simpler really. My old one had a grill, oven, etc but I never used anything except the microwave function, my reason for going simpler to operate (also cheaper to buy).
I have no complaints so far, it heats my food and does it fairly quickly, so 5 stars from me..
Bought this along with the kettle toaster and coffee machine. All a lovely shade of green. Great value for money. Small suitable for someone who lives alone
Bought this to match my other swan kitchen items. Nice and shiny and clean looking.
It looks lovely and very striking with the polished door and chrome handle and dials. Nice that it has a digital display, although the display is blue and it seems to blur a little. It’s not just me, my hubby and a friend also noticed it blurs when you’re about 2 metres away.
The biggest down side is that it’s a little small.
Microwaveable pouches only just fit in and touch the top on the inside. But they do fit, so that’s good!
Plus my large plates do not fit and they stop the turn table glass from spinning. So I use my small plates instead!
It looks really nice.
Plus the feature I do like is that once the timer has finished amid it beeps, it also does a reminder beep until you open the door.
I’m forever warming up coffee and forgetting it’s in the microwave, so I love that aspect.
Great buy for me, the positives outweigh the negatives, so it’s all good.
We are pleased with this item, it is a nice colour and easy to use. We could see through the door of our old Swan microwave to see when the milk boiled in the cup. We cannot do this with our new one, it is very hard to see but not really a problem as we put the milk in a jug now so that it does not boil over. I am sure we will get to love the new Swan microwave as much as we did our previous one.
Great product – we buy Swan products all the time as they are made in UK and love the retro design. They are a little bit more expensive than other brands but they are very well made and look great in the kitchen, we’d prefer to pay slightly more to get something better and more stylish than other brands on the market. The colour is great too and fits in well with the decor. We had trouble choosing the colour as there were so many lovely shades but chose pastel Blue which fits in perfectly. Very easy to use – didn’t need to refer to the instruction manual but the manual is also very clear too if you do need it.
Like this product, does exactly what you would expect from it. HOWEVER,
I AM STILL WAITING FOR MY REFUND FROM AMAZON AFTER 8 WEEKS ON ANOTHER ITEM THAT THEY OWE ME FOR, AND WILL CONTINUE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY, UNTIL I GET A PHONE CALL FROM SOMEONE IN THIS COUNTRY WHO UNDERSTANDS THE ENGLISH BANKING SYSTEM.
AMAZON IS GRETA WHEN EVERYTHING IS STRAIGHTFORWARD, BUT UTTER VILIANS WHEN IT DOESN’T.
Lovely easy to use microwave.
Amazon customer very good when I received the first one it would not sit flat on worktop so had a replacement but again would not sit flat on worktop but I solved by taping a small piece of cardboard on rear corner.
Presume this is a design fault amazon customer care was good but swan customer care just not interested.
Would have got a different brand but all other kitchen appliances are all the retro desig
Love the colour of this microwave and the way it looks. However ot is very small Inside lower than a “normal” microwave and the door gets steamed up when cooking and drips from the bottom left corner onto worktop. Little disappointed as its an established swan brand !
Great looking microwave and very easy to use. My only quibble would be how small it is internally – although not especially small volume wise it doesn’t fit my plates and you can’t stand a packet of rice up in it.
The microwave is very simple to use 2 knobs and two buttons ,it looks very smart and classic and works very well , it is a little noisy but no worse than others
All in all this is a smart item i just hope it lasts longer than the warranty period .
Love the microwave and I did want the full range ie orange kettle toaster, looked on amazon for them but none here, so went on Swan website and they are out of stock with no due back in stock date, which means I’ll have to find an other make of the Orange kettle and toaster, I am very unhappy with this as it will be hard to get a colour match.
Update I held of getting a different make of toaster and kettle and managed to order it from amazon some good months later so now very happy my toaster arrived 5 days early, still waiting on the kettle, the only downside at the moment is I can’t find anymore Swan orange kitchen equipment like the bin, bread bin, tea sugar and coffee containers again very disappointed with Swan, updated 5th November 2020 please stay clear of all Swan products I purchased the kettle, microwave and toaster, the toaster blew my electric 2 weeks in use managed to get a full refund, the kettle the lid is rusting away and it’s not even a year old, my microwave blew the electrics I purchased the microwave in 2019 and I only use it occasionally I’ve replaced the fuse and it’s no longer working, I’m very disappointed with swan, back in my childhood my mother only bought Swan and I honestly thought Swan was a name to be trusted, how wrong am I, they are rubbish, now I have to purchase a new kettle, microwave and toaster, I’m not happy that I now have to replace these in such a short time period, I have very little money and I struggle to purchase these swan items
Nice little microwave.
There is a mark on the inside of the glass that I’m unable to remove, but didn’t contact Amazon as I couldn’t be bothered to wrap it all back up to send it back.
I only use it to heat my porridge currently and it does the job perfectly.
Of all the Swan retro range this is my favourite. It heats food and liquids well, care must be taken on removal from the microwave as they become quite hot. Liquids and indeed most foods are best heated in a glass bowl or handled jug, to avert a swimming pool of molten liquid forming inside the unit. I don’t understand how this could be retro as I don’t think they had microwaves in the 1940’s-50’s? Did micro waves even exist before they were invented – discuss.
I have two concerns though, 1, when in use, the outside casing gets hot. I’m not too sure how this will effect the longevity as, other microwaves I have had (as far as I can recall) didn’t get hot to touch and 2, with it being compact, you can’t fit a normal sized dinner plate in and, when opening the door, the microwave moves as it is lighter than standard microwave ovens.
This was the second microwave I had. The first was replaced because the light failed and they had sent it without a turntable. Two years on I had just noticed that the paint is peeling off the base of the machine. There is nothing I can do because it is out of guarantee. Surely a microwave should last more than two years.
This microwave arrived very quickly and was packaged well.
Nothing to assemble, just put into position and you are ready to go.
I love all things retro and especially green! This is such a nice colour and adds pop in my vintage style kitchen. I love the controls and how simple they are to use. You basically just choose the settings on the upper dial and then dial the minutes in at the bottom.
You can also set according to weight and that is easily explained in the accompanying booklet.
It cooks beautifully and evenly. It has a really nice bright light inside too.
I’m very happy with the size. I had a really large one and had been looking for one that was a nice medium size. This is perfect. Big enough to do five jacket potatoes.
The appearance is what sold it for me so I’m extremely happy that it does not dissapoint on the function side of things.
I also think the price is great. Worth every penny.
I have had it for around 8 weeks and have used it more or less daily without any issues at all. I would happily recommend this beautiful retro microwave.
Very stylish looking microwave. Simple to use and roomier than you would think, it certainly takes my full size dinner plates and the large size of pyrex bowl. So far I havn’t found anything that I have wanted to put in there that hasn’t fit! Works really well, it’s far better at defrosting than my old microwave. The only mildly irritating thing is that when it’s finished whatever it’s doing it will give three loud beeps but then repeat said loud beeps every three minutes until you go and open the door. It’s good in that you wont forget anything but I often put something in to defrost and then leave it whilst I go and do something else – the beeps then get quite annoying. You feel like your being ruled by your microwave!! A small point really but it could really annoy some!
I’ve not tested it yet but I’ve already gathered that it won’t fit an uncle bens (or any other make) packet rice in it that has to stand up, but if this is the only issue I can handle that. If you are particularly partial to packet rice though I would advise on buying the bigger capacity model or your rice will continually fall over while cooking.
It was delivered a day early and came well packaged as true to form with Amazon products. It is rather heavy (as you would imagine) I struggled to carry it up the three flights of stairs to my office but more because it was bulky. This was mainly due to the tons of air filled packaging than the product itself though.
I am really pleased with how it looks in my kitchen though and have now just got to figure out what all the fancy buttons do, I have however managed to set the clock which is a good start 🙂 I’ve rated it a 4 just because of the very slight difference in colour.
Let just hope it works as well as it looks now!
Excellent microwave so far!
It has far more functions than I’ll ever need, (I’m used to just having 2 dials, one that was always on full, and the other for the time) but I guess it’s nice to have options!
It does appear far smaller than my last 20L microwave, it’s lower inside and out and it’s about 5mm off of letting me put my expensive larger plates in it (but our back up argos value dinner plates fit in with about 2mm to spare!) I personally am fine with having it lower in height as I don’t tend to microwave towers of food!
It’s also quite nice to have the time on it, although the light is awfully bright. (My clock also makes a high pitched buzzing noise, not sure if that’s because I have exceptionally amazing hearing or we just have a duff clock? The buzzing is why I’ve knocked it down a star.) It also counts down when nuking, which is nice!
I got cream, which is a slightly yellowy cream, but I like it 🙂
Inside, it is white painted, but looks easy to clean. I’m slightly worried about the lip above the door as it’s not curved, it’s jsut a right nagle, so you can’t see if it’s clean up there (or rusty!)
The light inside comes on when cooking, and whenever you open the door which is a little annoying when you’ve left the door open for it to dry out etc.
I bought is for my mother who needed something simple. It can seem to be complex as it does offer a number of options. However, put the top dial on full power (high) and turn the bottom knob ANTI Clockwise and it dials down to thhe required to the required time….Simples! The other option is set it to Speed cooking and pressing the lower button increases cooking time in 30 second blocks. It seems reasonably well made and carries a 2 yr warranty. I’m happy. 4 stars rather than 5 simply because it seems a little expensive.
The Microwave arrived several hours ago. It was a bargain that I was grateful for given the time of year. I’ve now used it successfully and, although its voice is considerable louder than the 15 year old beautiful deep yellow Daewoo which was on its way out, sigh, it heated a bowl of yesterday’s stew efficiently.
However, before I got to using it, I noticed that this microwave just didn’t sit comfortable where my poor Daewoo recently sat. Seemed to have one of its feet off the worktop slightly. Fixed that temporarily with a piece of silicone to level it up so that I could see how it looked from a couple of yards away. Not too bad – its just that I’m still missing Daewoo.
It was when I went to open the door that the loss of a star came into it. Daewoo had a push-button door (but to be fair to Swan, no digital clock). WHY would a microwave that strangely has feet with no hint of a bit of non-slip material attached …. have a handle that, when pulled to open, starts moving a relatively light-weight item across the worktop? Not too convenient, or very safe, if you have to remember to keep one hand on the microwave while opening the door so that it doesn’t move forward.
Then I got around to fixing the slip as well as the wobble. For anyone finding the microwave slipping, silicone non-slip table mats are the answer. They’re non-slip on both sides and heatproof. They’re designed to ensure that sailors don’t get a bowl of boiling stew in their lap and can be bought from marine shops and probably elsewhere. I got mine from a friend who lives on a boat. They can be cut easily with scissors and are great for stopping lots of things from sliding or being pulled off surfaces. So now the Swan has some nice non-slip heatproof squares under its feet. This stops the sliding, I can’t even pull it forward.
Other than the above, the clock was easy to set up (once I’d found the page with the instructions) and the food heated up nicely.To me, I fear, it will never look as good as poor Daewoo, but it’s easy on the eye and it matches (near enough) the new Morphy Richards cream 4 slice toaster which was also needed to replace poor old Avanti who, having seen that kitchen mate Daewoo was dying, finally gave up the will to raise a toast, poor thing :/
I bought a whirlpool corner microwave three years ago. I loved the design but it broke just after the one year guarantee expired. I liked it so much, I bought another. This time the guarantee was two years. With incredible precision, this one broke as the two years expired. So, I have resorted to other makes and models. This one looks really nice and actually, fits in the corner previously occupied by its expired companions, just as well. I also think it cooks more efficiently. A range of settings to suit every purpose. All in all, so far, I am impressed!!
I love the colour and size of this small retro blue microwave. It fits perfectly in to my flat giving me more surface space after my last combination giant. Easy and quick to use with just a turn dial to increase the seconds timer, a nice bright internal light and clock function. Ideal for someone who eats microwave meals and space is an issue. Measure your plates before purchasing if you want to put them in as it might be squeeze, I haven’t tried them. My only negative comment would be the handle is bit plasticky, I would prefer a sturdy metal one but overall I love this item and wouldn’t change it.
I purchased this product at Christmas 2014 – I love the style of it and the colour – it fits well into my kitchen – the design is compact and stylish, however I do find that the controls are a little complicated to figure out and tend to just “do my own thing” if I’m honest. Also another little niggle is that when you use it I find that it tends to fill with fluid at the bottom – ie the steam doesn’t seem to escape properly – so you end up with a puddle in the turntable well every time you use it – but this is a minor problem as over all it is a good efficient microwave and well priced. Also I have dexterity problem (I have arthritis) and I find the pull handle really easy to use and the knobs are very easy to use much easier than a push button control.
All in all – despite the niggles – I would highly recommend this Microwave to anyone.
As I say, neither of these minor reservations are exactly show-stoppers, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the machine to anyone looking for something smart, efficient and a little bit different.