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Monogram Advantium over Miele Masterchef Oven

17 years ago

OK, I still haven't "finished" enough to post on the finished kitchens website, but thought it was past due that I share some helpful photos and specifics with GW, since it was such a huge help to me in planning the kitchen I've lived with and still LOVE, after 7 months!

So, here is a picture I hope others find helpful. I have a Monogram 120v Advantium wall oven above a Miele Masterchef H4881BP single wall oven. Note, I used the included kit that comes with the Advantium to make it the same width as the Miele oven below it. Also, note the cabinet above and the drawer below, both of which are incredibly useful and that were deliberately planned bc of suggestions of other GW posters who I can't recall but who were of such help to me in my planning stage! I should note that my Miele came with a curved handle and I purchased and change it for the square handle shown here. I thought it looked better with the Advantium's handle.

Here is a picture of the upper cabinet, which I made sure was large enough to hold extra Miele oven racks (unless I am baking cookies, I only use ONE Miele oven rack for roasting and baking other items, so two are usually in this cabinet. In fact, two ARE in this cabinet, in the furthest section to the right.)

Here is a picture of the drawer below my ovens. I ALMOST planned a warming drawer here, which would have been a BIG mistake! Both the Advantium and the Miele ovens have large accessories that you want to be able to store close by. The Miele has rotisserie parts and an important fan filter that is needed whenever you roast something. The Advantium has a special metal tray that needs to replace the glass tray when you are using speed cook or convection cook. The glass tray, which I leave in most of the time, is only used during microwave function.

Here is a picture of the inside of the Miele oven. I was under the mistaken impression that buying the oven with Perfect Clean meant that I would NOT be getting an oven that could Self Clean. That is NOT true!!!! With perfect clean, the oven racks and the roasting tray that slides into the oven racks are the only parts that are coated with perfect clean. These parts are a breeze to clean after roasting (and yes, I roast directly on the oven rack! I no longer need my stupidly expensive All-Clad roasting pan, even for my Tday turkey!)

There IS self clean for the rest of the oven. The picture below shows my oven after it has been self-cleaned and the rack is put back in. (BTW, the self-cleaning was MUCH faster than my old oven, although it was still a smelly process for about 1.5 hrs.)

I hope this was helpful to someone! Feel free to ask any...

Comments (3)

  • 17 years ago

    The open door of my Advantium measures 35" from the floor. Here is a picture of my 8 year old son (2nd grade, 52.5" tall) reaching into the oven on tip-toes. He's not quite tall enough to safely use this oven.

    Here's a second picture with my son using a Rubbermaid stool that we keep handy in the pantry next to the ovens. He easily can use the oven while on the stool, although in reality he has never used the oven himself.

    Also, my bottom drawer is 6 1/8" (outside measurement) and 4 1/8" inside measurement. It would have been nicer if the inside were a bit deeper. My drawer can not quite accomodate a raised rack that came with the Advantium. I never have needed to use it, but if someone were going to use it regularly, they would need deeper storage to keep it handy.

  • 17 years ago

    Thank you so much for posting this... it is so very helplful
    This configuration is one of several I am considering. I would love a Miele but probably will be a little more conservative $$. The Miele looks great. I also like the Monogram and have interest in the new Fisher and Paykel (I'm waiting to see your pics rhome!) Your little cutie will be reaching those racks without a stool all too soon!

  • 17 years ago

    remodelfla - I dont' know what other ovens you are considering, but I truly love my Miele more than I thought I would/could. I have rotisseried chickens that make my husband's mouth water and even cooking a chicken or turkey with the auto-roast feature yields incredibly juicy and tasty birds! I roast MUCH more frequently with this oven than I ever did with my old Kenmore Elite, supposedly convection oven!

    If it's helpful to anyone, my oven was $2908 from Paul's Appliance in Newark NJ. I'm sure Karls would beat that price (but my salesman was slimy and I liked the salesman at Paul's better...)

    Please feel free to ask any questions if I can be of further help!

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