Microwave & Ovens

Looking to buy a Microwave or an Oven? Not sure how to pick the best Microwave & Oven?

With a wide range of gadgets available in the market, it often gets confusing to differentiate one product from its competitor or to choose one that best meets your requirements. This is where Croma steps in. At Croma, we take pride in helping you buy. It is our constant endeavour to understand your needs and to help you find the product best suited for You! Because, a purchase is just the first step to a relationship that will last for years to come.

Talking about relationships, Croma has been selling Microwave ovens for over a decade. We have ample expertise in selling Microwave ovens owing to our tie-ups and associations with a variety of OEMs like IFB, LG, Samsung, Siemens, Havells, Morphy Richards, Philips, Panasonic, and more, who are known for being the best Microwave oven brands not only in India but across the world. In fact, this strong association allows us to gather unique insights of what the market actually wants. So, we also bring forth the Croma Microwave ovens that are specially designed keeping our customers in mind. Owing to this you can easily explore the catalogue, look for the microwave prices and features, and buy a Microwave oven online, but we recommend it is best to experience it in store through one of our representatives to ensure you get the right one.

What is a Microwave Oven?

Microwave oven is a household appliance with which you can cook food faster and enjoy a hot meal anytime. Microwave oven runs on electricity and converts electrical current into heat energy thorough the magnetron which has a heating filament inside it. The magnetron emits waves (radiation) that reaches the food. The food is rotated by the turntable, which is made of glass, so that the heat can reach all the parts of the food evenly.

Types of Microwave Ovens

Depending on their functions, Microwave oven types are broadly divided into the following:

Solo Microwave Oven: This is purely for reheating, and some models also offers defrosting convenience.

Convection Microwave Oven: This not only heats and defrosts, but also grills, bakes, and does the roasting function. There is a fan in the convection oven that helps in moving hot air in the cavity to ensure uniform and fast heating. This type is requisite for baking cakes, muffins, cookies and pizzas. The function of baking and grilling can be performed independently or together. Do check best convection microwave ovens in Croma.

Grill Microwave Oven: This, as the name suggests, is primarily for grilling meat, paneer, and vegetables. This is an ideal choice for the people who need their microwave to perform more than just reheating, but at the same time, are not looking for baking and roasting features. This type of microwave oven come with grilling accessories.

OTG: Oven Toaster Grill (OTG) can cook, bake, toast and grill. The accessories that normally come with OTGs are racks, trays, rotisserie rods, and tongs.

Built-in Microwave Oven: This can be any of the above four types. Built-in Microwave Ovens are perfectly integrated to the other furniture of your kitchen, thus they don’t take up more space but compactly fit in and enhance the decor of the kitchen.

Why Do You Need a Microwave oven?

The need for Microwave oven is felt in the present like never before, and the use of this wonderful appliance is only going to increase rapidly in the coming days. Just as adopting the refrigerator at first happened at a slow pace, similarly the adoption of Microwave ovens in Indian homes is happening slowly but surely with increasing momentum. Microwave ovens are one of the most essential kitchen appliances. Microwave oven uses are multiple. Microwave ovens can cook a wide range of cuisines within minutes. Equipped with the latest technology and features Microwave ovens not only add style to your kitchen, but they offer an enhanced cooking experience. They perform most of the complex cooking procedures and help in making your day less tedious. The contemporary Microwave ovens features the latest innovation in the field of cooking, and they come with many pre-set menus, LED display, programmable keypads and touch buttons, timer and alarm. Though in every kind of cooking, some nutrients are lost, the percentage of that happening in the Microwave ovens is much lower because the food is cooked much faster and not exposed to heat for too long. This process ensures that you have a wholesome and nutritious meal. Also, Microwave ovens ensure less energy wastage as the waves come in direct contact with the food. Thus, the food is cooked from the inside and that makes sure that no unnecessary energy is wasted, which is not the case in other mediums of cooking. Cleanliness is another reason why cooking in Microwave oven is a much better option compared to other medium of cooking such as using gas, wood or kerosene. Microwave Ovens runs on electricity and electricity does not pollute the environment, save only for the production process of electricity. Besides, they come with defrosting function, so you can put the refrigerated food items right from your fridge into the microwave oven, and the food will be defrosted within a minute or two. Are you, then, ready to bake delicious cakes, eat mouth-watering fried fishes, grilled chickens, and noodles just in a jiffy? If the answer is yes, you know what you should do. Electric oven prices are pocket friendly.

What Should You Consider before Buying a Microwave oven?

A microwave oven is a very valuable appliance to have in your space, but not all of them can tick all your boxes. Among other things that one should consider before buying a microwave oven, the important ones are:

Microwave Oven Type: The types of microwave ovens have already been mentioned above. Depending on your need, you can choose the one that best meets your need. If only reheating is required, customer can choose Solo Microwave oven. If you want it for reheating and focus on the grilling feature, go for Grill Microwave oven. If you want it to defrost, grill, reheat, cook, and occasionally bake, the best Microwave oven type would be the Convection Microwave oven. If your focus is primarily on baking, the perfect type would be the OTG. If you care to save space and add to the style of your kitchen, you can opt for the Built in Microwave oven.

Capacity: Depending on the family size, one can choose the best microwave oven that serves the purpose. A single person can go for a microwave oven with the capacity of five to six litres. Two people would require a microwave oven with a slightly higher capacity, somewhere between eight to ten litres. Larger families can look for microwave ovens with twelve litres capacity or more.

Aesthetics: This refers to the style, look, and colour of the microwave oven, which one can choose depending on one’s preference and taste.

Efficiency: This can be gauged in terms of power consumption and the speed with which the microwave oven functions.

Thinking If You Should Buy Microwave Oven Online or from a Store?

Honestly, as long as you know exactly what you want, you can do either buy Microwave online or from a store. At Croma, we try to ensure a seamless shopping experience - in-store, online or mobile. Among a flurry of benefits, we provide personalised exclusive offers, convenient EMI payment options, etc. Just in case you face any problem with your gadget. Also, while the Microwave Oven prices in India may vary from brand to brand and technology to feature, we strive hard to provide a wide catalogue of Microwave for every budget. After all, the core purpose of Croma is to convert each and every dream of our customers into reality.

Now that you have a broad idea as to what you should be considering to buy the best Microwave & Oven to suit your need, you should also consider availing post sales services for your Microwave & Oven to save big on repairs.

You can avail the following services for your Microwave & Oven:

ZIP Extended Warranty

Croma offers a curation of Extended Warranty Plans to secure your Microwave & Oven with an additional warranty of select number of years, after the expiry of the manufacturer’s warranty.

ZIP Device Secure plan provides unlimited repairs for up to 5 appliances or devices, and includes both digital and non-digital devices. You can buy this plan to secure your existing devices. Zip Device Secure Gold plan offers the same benefits as the Zip Device Secure Plan with an addition of 2 maintenance service for your air-conditioner.

Home Maintenance Plan

Home Maintenance Plan is a great plan that lets you avail unlimited maintenance and service for up to 5 appliances under a single plan. It is applicable on appliances which are beyond brand and extended warranty coverage period. With this plan you are certain of the highest service quality from well-trained professionals.

ZIP On-demand Repair

ZIP On-demand Plan delivers excellent repair services by providing efficient and qualified professionals from authorized centres. For your assurance, warranty of 90-days is provided for the repaired/replaced parts.

Make sure to choose the right plan for your Microwave & Oven to ease the pain of multiple runs to and fro the service centres. Enjoy these value added services from the comfort of your home and secure your Microwave & Oven with a range of Zip Services. To know more about these services, visit a Croma store near you.