The Swan has an unapologetically retro look – which is somewhat amusing when you consider that microwave ovens didn’t exist in the 1950s. Nevertheless, the design looks good and would fit well in either a retro or contemporary kitchen. Scottish Highlands & Islands postcodes: AB, FK, HS, IV, KA, KW, PA, PH, ZE, LL58-LL78, IM, TR, PO30-41 The menus are baffling because the display simply doesn’t have the capability to display text, and as a result you’ll be forever scrabbling for the instructions to make sense of them.

If you love the styling, then the Swan SM22080 Retro won’t disappoint. It does a good enough job and looks-wise there’s nothing quite like it, bar the non-combi Swan Vintage SM22030 microwave. Stylishly Simplistic and Functional - the Scandinavian inspired Swan Nordic digital microwave with a matte soft touch body in a beautiful Nordic slate grey with wood effect handle and dial makes a beautiful addition to any kitchen. The perfect modern microwave for the minimalist kitchen, which transports a touch of Scandi style to any home. But it has its faults: in particular, the menus can be hard to navigate. The Sharp R861SLM is a better combi for the same price. Or spend more and get the excellent Panasonic NN-DF386. If you’re on a budget consider the microwave-only Beko MOF 20110. Verdict The styling and indeed the controls are very much like those of the non-combi Swan Vintage SM22030 microwave. This means it features more knobs than buttons compared to rivals. The main controls are by way of a dial with which you can select the cooking mode, plus another to set the temperature, time and weight. This is not intended to be a full statement of your rights under the Consumer Contracts Regulations. Full details of your rights are available from your Local Authority’s Trading Standards Office. How To Return A Product

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Swan’s Retro Range- Combing modern technology with the elegance of the past. Inspired by the 1950s, you can make the ultimate stylish statement in your home with Swan’s Retro Range. The Retro range includes fridges, toasters, kettles and Microwaves. Finally, the pizza was cooked – if you can call it that. It was everything you’d expect of a microwaved pizza… which is a real shame seeing as I’d cooked it using the convection oven rather than using a microwave or combi mode to save time. It was edible, but the thin base was horribly soggy. There are no touch controls at all, just two small buttons: one to start and one to pause or cancel. As with the Swan’s predecessor, these feel like they’re the wrong way around. Conventional microwave design puts the “go” button at the bottom right and the “stop” button to the left. As a result, until you get used to the Swan, you’ll find yourself setting the cooking time and then cancelling it by mistake. Again and again and again.

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Noise level: This may or may not be important to you as all microwaves make some level of humming or buzzing when in use. If it sounds noisier than normal, this could be an indication that its time to replace your model. It took four minutes to toast one side of the bread. The results were good and even thanks to the turntable, but the Swan was quite loud, with an annoying low hum emitted as the turntable rotated. A further three minutes was enough to melt the cheese on the other side. Again, noisily but evenly. However, I found it hard to keep an eye on cooking. The interior of the oven does illuminate during cooking, but not very brightly. This and the dark mesh inside the glass only served to offer a vague impression of what was happening inside. I definitely couldn’t see whether the cheese was bubbling.