11 people have reviewed this model.
| About - Panasonic Inverter NN-H965BF |
|---|
|
The Panasonic Inverter NN-H965BF is part of the microwave oven test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, countertop microwave oven models like the Inverter NN-H965BF are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.
|
| About This Brand |
|---|
This maker offers a wide range of products in the midlevel to high-end categories and is known for its Inverter technology. A number of Panasonic countertop models are also built-ins and convert with a kit you can purchase. The company sells a number of models with the Turbo Convection feature. Models range in price from $110 to $700. |
| Features & Specs - Panasonic Inverter NN-H965BF | |
|---|---|
Claimed capacity (cu. ft.) |
2.2 |
|
Watts |
1250 |
|
Convection mode |
No |
|
Sensor |
Yes |
|
Detailed prompts |
Yes |
|
Stainless/SS-look option |
No |
| More features and specs | |
Consumer Reports User Reviews
Already own it? Write a review
(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
The 'Inverter' ROCKS!
2/28/2013
Pros
Attractive Design
Dependable Sensor
Easy To Clean
Easy To Install
Excellent At Popcorn
Frozen Veggies
Great For Frozen Dinners
Heats Evenly
Powerful
Simple Display
Cons
None For Over A Year
Best Uses
Frozen Food
Leftovers
Popcorn
Quick Meals
Comment:
We use this unit for healthy frozen dinners, personal sized veggie servings, frozen bags of veggies to go with dinner and reheating leftovers.<br /><br />The sensor is awesome. It has made our meals more healthy in that we can pop a healthy choice, lean cuisine dinner in the oven when pressed for time and they come out right first time every time so far after over a year of use. My wife is a avid popcorn eater and she says the sensor has yet to burn any of her popcorn. The popcorn burns she had in the beginning were because the directions for microwave popcorn dont take into account the power of this machine, they are for 1100 watt microwaves not 1250. The extra 150 makes a difference unless we use the sensor.<br /><br />The only thing not so great is the size, but hey you can see that at the store so that one is on us. We knew it was big but went with it, in the end, because of the rating CR gave it.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
On the fritz in less than a year
2/15/2013
Pros
Powerful
Cons
Unreliable
Best Uses
Comment:
The first thing we noticed is that you can't make popcorn without reducing the bag to ashes. After 6 months we had to slam the door to get the microwave to work, now it just doesn't work no matter how hard you slam the door. The weirdest thing about this unit is that it interrupts the home wireless network. If I'm working from home, I can't do anything if the microwave is on. How is this the highest rated large microwave under $250.00?? I'd hate to see the bad ones!
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Don't Buy This Panasonic Microwave!
2/4/2013
Pros
Attractive Design
Easy To Clean
Cons
Door Hard To Close
Heats Unevenly
Noisy
Unreliable
Best Uses
Defrosting
Frozen Food
Leftovers
Comment:
Nice looking large oven. Could not pop any bagged corn brand without either burning or leaving kernels unpopped. Only one of more than a dozen microwave ovens over many years we've had with this problem. Tray motor/gear train started making excess noise after about nine months use. Door closed so hard when new we had to make a thin plywood foot brace to prevent the oven from being pushed into the wall. Door closes even harder now after 18 months. Increased interference with nearby electronics, wifi signal, tv antenna reception. Finally stopped today with H97 error. Could try credit card Warranty Extension, but is simply isn't worth the extra effort to get this oven repaired, even at no extra cost to us. We will just write it off as junk and buy a different brand.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Other User Reviews
User has 2 Years of experience with this product
CAUTION! Poor quality plastic door opening mechanism that breaks
10/13/2007
Strength
None.
Weakness
Door button is so hard to push that the right side of the oven moves backward when pushed, requiring one to straighten the oven again!Vividly shows every fingerprint on number panel and door.
Plastic door-opening-lever piece, behind the door button, broke at 2 years. The latch of the door is so hard to push up that it caused this small piece to break and we are having to replace it ourselves. (Cost of just the little piece of plastic is $10.00!!) If we took it into a service center, the cost would be $50.00. Every time you push the door button, you need to hold onto the oven or it slides backward due to the difficulty of the latch opening the door. Poor quality microwave door-opening device!
Source: Price Grabber
User has 20 Months of experience with this product
Beautiful Microwave
08/11/2007
Strength
Cooks vegetables perfectly.
Weakness
The product didn't last but a little over a year and it stopped working.
I am truly disappointed since I had my first microwave for over 20 years. I love the style. It fit the space in my kitchen and it was easy to replace in the space I had designed in my new home.
Source: Price Grabber
User has 2 Months of experience with this product
Panasonic Microwave Oven Model NN-H965BF
05/30/2007
Strength
Size,sensor heat,sensor reheat
Weakness
None so far.
My family uses this microwave daily since it arrived in March 2007. The interior is very large so I can cook almost any size food in it. The sensor cook and the sensor reheat are a terrific feature. It takes the guess work out of how long to cook food. The popcorn button gives you the option of setting it for a regular size bag or a mini bag of popcorn. The digital display guides you through different functions and it even displays Enjoy your meal when your food is done. This microwave oven has many more nice features that are not complicated and are explained in the manual that comes with it. My family and I have no complaints about the microwave and we give it an A+.
Source: Price Grabber
