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Types of Microwave – Standard Microwaves

The standard microwave offers traditional microwave cooking only. These microwaves come in a number of colours, designs and price ranges. The interiors can be of different finishes and the turntables come in various sizes. There are compact models available for people who do not have much space or larger capacity models available which are suitable for people with large families.

With many people now having busy lifestyles, microwaves are the perfect solution. As well as cooking, they will reheat and defrost food in no time at all. You can use a standard microwave to cook frozen ready-meals and to heat drinks, soups or reheat cooked meals. Meals that take ages on a hob and need to be watched over and stirred constantly can be prepared quickly and easily in a microwave.

Standard microwaves can come with simple, user friendly dial controls, button controls, touch pad control panels or a combination of these. Some have basic settings for timer and power levels whilst others provide you with a host of other functions, such as auto weight programmes that take the trouble out of guessing how long to cook things for and that will give you perfect results.

Brands that have a good range of standard microwaves include:

• Baumatic
• Belling
• Cookworks
• Daewoo
• DeLonghi
• Hinari
• LG
• Panasonic
• Sanyo
• Sharp
• Zanussi.

Further Information

If you are interested in buying a microwave oven online then visit our Where to Buy section, which includes details about the main sites and their policies on postage and packing costs, delivery times, returns and refunds.

You can find out more about the different brands and models of microwave oven available in our Brands section.

If you are not sure what microwave is right for you, then have a look at our How to Choose and Buy a Microwave page or our Top Microwave Models section to help you choose from the wide range available.