Microwave intergrated and built in. Any difference?

kah22

As mentioned in other posts I'm building a new kitchen and beginning to gather the bits and pieces

So is there a difference between Built In and Intergrated as regards microwaves.

I've a £74 Argos voucher and I'm going to put it against a microwave. I was looking at two Argos have on offer
Baumatic Microwave Oven Stainless and the
Russell Hobbs Built-in 25L Combi Microwave - S Steel

Anyone experience of these two microwaves? I hadn't heard of Baumatic before and Russell Hobs pop up everywhere! As I'm putting in a pretty decent oven and hob I don't think I need run wild with the microwave

As always many thanks for any help offered

missprice

kah22 wrote: »

As mentioned in other posts I'm building a new kitchen and beginning to gather the bits and pieces

So is there a difference between Built In and Intergrated as regards microwaves.

I've a £74 Argos voucher and I'm going to put it against a microwave. I was looking at two Argos have on offer
Baumatic Microwave Oven Stainless and the
Russell Hobbs Built-in 25L Combi Microwave - S Steel



As always many thanks for any help offered

The main difference in those two is the sizes.
Which will fit in the space?
Plus one is a combi?

kah22

missprice wrote: »

The main difference in those two is the sizes.
Which will fit in the space?
Plus one is a combi?

Space is not a particular issue as the design layout is not finished yet (my architecht had a masty fall and almost broke his back! In that regards everything is up in the air!) and as it is a completely new space I'm opening up I'm assuming size won't be a major probem. In any case I always email him before buying just to be on the safe side.

I'll have my old kitchen to work with until the new one is in operation. That's giving me extra time to buy my new equipement, and I'm in no rush.

missprice

kah22 wrote: »

Space is not a particular issue as the design layout is not finished yet and as it is a completely new space I'm opening up I'm assuming size won't be a major probem. .

OK so space is not to be considered, then the baumatic has a slightly better guarantee/warranty, not by much but still!
Then its down to what you use it for.
I have a free standing combi, and as it is smaller than the built in oven it gets used daily. Because we all eat at different times and it heats up quick.
And within minutes of heating as an oven it can be used as a microwave.
The built in oven has no grill either so the combi gets a battering for that too.
Its a Sharp btw and years old but still working.
I use the built in oven about twice a month when I need the space.
So what will you use it as?

kah22

missprice wrote: »

I use the built in oven about twice a month when I need the space.
So what will you use it as?

Baking, I'm into baking, having bought a loaf of bread in at least seven years. Love to use the oven for cooking in as well, slow and easy. I'd use my oven at least three times a week, sometimes daily

missprice

kah22 wrote: »

Baking, I'm into baking, having bought a loaf of bread in at least seven years. Love to use the oven for cooking in as well, slow and easy. I'd use my oven at least three times a week, sometimes daily

Right so does the oven have a grill?
Do you have teens that need hot food 16 times a day?
When you are baking will you also have room to cook tea?
If your oven died a death could you replace it in days?


See these are just a few questions and its obvious to me that we use our kitchens in completely opposite ways. :rotfl:

kah22

It's a Neff Oven, and I'm also going for the Neff Hob ordered the other day.

I'm retired, so it's just my partner and myself; except that I live directly opposite the primary school where my gran-nieces attend so I do so baby sitting most afternoons.

I suppose the reason I'm looking at the combi is that even though I don't think I need it at the moment, it does seem to offer more and I do recognie the Russel Hobbs name where I don't recognize the Baumatic name; and price wise there is not that much between them. Who are Baumatic anyway?