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By applying a bit of lateral thinking to the common microwave, LG has come up with an even faster and more efficient way of heating up a chicken tikka masala, simply by making the cavity round. And with its radically modern styling, the WaveDOM is as cool as microwaves get.
Pretty fly…for a microwave
The MC8087ARK, as the WaveDOM likes to be known formally, breaks from tradition in terms of tech and style. With its glossy black finish you’d be forgiven for trying to tune it in to Home and Awa – it’s certainly picked up some design tips from LG’s flatscreen tellies. The wipe-clean glass surface also looks superb and the crisp display is easy to read from across the kitchen.
Pull open the door with the long, elegant handle and you’ll instantly notice that the cavity is round and unusually large. There are two advantages to this: firstly, the round walls reflect the microwaves onto the food more effectively, which reduces cooking times by almost a third.
A good grilling
The WaveDom is a good combi oven, so you’re getting a grill as well and you can use this in conjunction with the microwave to further reduce the time. It’s also an advantage if you’ve got a weeny kitchen where space is at a premium.
In operation, the WaveDOM is very user-friendly thanks to the nifty dial controls and the large LCD display. It also has a clock with a timer and, for those with whippersnappers, there’s even a child-lock too.
The only tricky bit, in fact, is choosing between the snazzy finishes. Black, silver and white varieties all cost the same, but you can specify a 30l capacity if the 23l option is too small. Well, those super-size lasagnes do take forever in the oven.
Comments
wilkoharvey
10 weeks ago
If you permitted a ZERO rating for a Review, then this would be my ideal candidate! This was not a good purchase almost from the start. At 1st sight it seemed a good buy - large capacity of 30 litres inside, yet external dimensions still kept it down - great for a smaller kitchen. We quickly found its 'self-cleaning' facility is NOT very self-cleaning if you actually do cook with the appliance rather than heat up ready meals!
Just 6 weeks out of guarantee the oven started to switch itself off and this seemed to be from the door not closing correctly. Being a household of only 2 adults, this oven was used every day for cooking but received no abuse/ over-use more typical of a larger household/ damage by children/ careless adults.
Having contacted LG (25-minute wait on phone to call centre!), they were extremely unhelpful, suggesting only that we 'adjusted the door fitting'! Shows how much they know - the door fittings are encased in the overall body, meaning that we would have had to take the oven apart to adjust the door! We took the risk (handy with a screwdriver!) - the door is tighter BUT the oven still does not switch on.
A friendly electrical engineer has now checked this for us for no charge and advised that the heating elements are burning out through no fault of our own.
In short - a very short-lived honeymoon for £120+ item. This is the second LG product we've had cause to be dissatisfied with - avoid this discontinued model at all costs! Clearly LG discontinued the model because it was rubbish - shame they did not withdraw their inventory out there with (e-)retailers. We will never buy LG again.