Panasonic's NN-E281B microwave oven is simple and easy to use with a choice of 9 auto-programmes. Easy to use Simply place you food on the round glass tray, enter the weight via the digital touch controls and let the Auto Weight programme cook your food to perfection. Versatile With 5 power levels and a choice of 9 auto-programmes, you have plenty of cooking options with this microwave. Convenient The interior is made using easy-to-clean acrylic liners, so you can simply wipe clean after use for effortless maintenance. A child lock prevents programmes from being changed and protects little fingers from harm, giving you extra peace of mind in your home. Advice Please note - for proper operation, the oven must have sufficient air flow i.e. 5cm at one side, the other being open; 15cm clear over the top; 10cm at the rear. Available to view in our shops. This product is available to view in most of our shops. Please call your local branch to find out if it's currently on display. Click here to find your closest John Lewis.

H25.8 x W43.7 x D33.7cm Eligible for International Delivery Model name / number Microwave Ovens Buying Guide Perfect solutions when there just isn't enough time to spareThey are part and parcel of most kitchens now. But in the Swinging Sixties, microwave ovens were cutting-edge technology. Frederick Stephens was among the first in Britain to buy one and 150,000 meals later, it is still going strong. The 78-year-old believes it is the country's oldest still in everyday use. Homes For Sale In Big Thompson Canyon CoHe paid £230  -  equivalent to more than £3,000 in today's money  -  for the brown Panasonic NE-691 and has used it every day in the four decades since.Cost Of Setting Up A Toilet Roll Factory In Nigeria Proud owner Fred Stephens, 78, poses with his trusty microwave, which is still going strong after 40 yearsThere were so few microwaves on the market, that Mr Stephens and his late wife Francis needed a demonstration on how to use it. Wood Alloy Blinds Parts

'I'm so surprised it has lasted this long,' he said. 'It was a real novelty when we bought it as there weren't many around in those days. 'At the time, it was life-changing and since then it's become one of those everyday things you wonder now how you could ever live without.' The oven survived the couple's two children and has only broken down once when a lightbulb needed replacing. Mr Stephens, a grandfather-of-four from Cheltenham, added: 'I use it all the time to heat up ready meals and to do my Horlicks before I go to bed every night. Mr Stephens bought the oven from an electrical shop in Gloucester in the mid or late Sixties  -  and it has outlasted the store, which has since closed. He said: 'It's a slice of history and is amazing to think how long it's lasted. 'At the time of buying it, there were so few around we had to have a demonstration in the shop on how to use it and it was like looking at the future. We must have eaten thousands of  meals over the years which have been heated in it.

'Francis used to cook the Christmas puddings in it and would make food in it for the kids. 'Even the shop which sold it has gone now, but the microwave is still going strong. We've definitely had our money's worth.' Since being widowed in 2005, he said the microwave has been a great help heating up his meals and nightly hot milks. 'It's never had to have any sort of maintenance and the only thing that's ever gone is the lightbulb for the door,' added Mr Stephens. The world's first microwave oven was built in America in 1947 by technology firm Raytheon, which filed the first patent after employee Percy Spencer made the breakthrough. Mr Stephens bought the brown Panasonic oven in the Sixties, when microwaves were still seen as 'life-changing' additions to the kitchenDr Spencer, a self-taught engineer, was testing a new vacuum tube during radar-related research when he noticed the chocolate bar in his pocket melted. By late 1946, the company filed a patent proposing that microwaves be used to cook food.

The first one produced weighed 340kg, stood 6ft tall and cost $5,000 (£3,664). But years of work were needed to make the invention affordable and small enough for kitchens. Between 1952 and 1955, the first home model was introduced by Tappan at $1295 (£951), and by 1967 Raytheon released the first counter-top, domestic oven. The 100-volt microwave oven cost just under $500 (£366) and was smaller, safer and more reliable than previous models.After a slow response to the large cumbersome models, the smaller models became more accepted, particularly in certain industries.The microwave oven allowed restaurants and vending companies to keep products refrigerator-fresh up to the point of service and then heat them to order.They could serve fresher food, with less waste and costing less money. By 1975, microwave sales had taken over those of gas ranges.• Have you got an older microwave that is still working? Email your pictures to us at readerspictures@dailymail.co.uk Alex NLD Brand: Whirlpool More info Appliancezone.net - Managed Services 4713-001165 |

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