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recommendation for multifunction microwave/oven

17 years ago

Very new here and am trying to figure out the appliances for our kitchen addition. It looks like we're going with a GE Café dual fuel range to get a 30" slide in with 2 ovens (vs a warming drawer) within the allotted budget and space. I do occasionally need another oven so I was thinking of getting a built in microwave that also does convection or some other type of "regular" cooking. And I really don't know what features to look for, or what brands are good in this space. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks much!

Aimee

Comments (3)

  • 17 years ago

    We have had an Electrolux "Speed Oven", since June of 2006.
    It does everything and is easy to use. A "Far out" cooktop that I had purchased gave out--leaving us without a stovetop. The Speed oven took over those chores--boiling Spaghetti, doing sauces, etc etc. I even do toast in it.
    Even before that "Fancy cooktop" busted for good, the Speed oven was our most used appliance. Used it for baking potatoes, making coffee, even making my toast.
    One advantage of the Electrolux is that it is always in the microwave mode, unless you choose something else--ie bake, grill, roast etc etc.
    One reason that this feature is handy(in microwave mode unless otherwise told) is one user had talked about a competive brand , where you had to go to some kind of "Menu" or whatever to select "Microwave"
    I cant function in the morning till I have coffee, I use the speed oven to heat the cup of coffee, so (kinda by instinct "pre coffee") I just poke in "120" (2 mins) ((Huge cup)) LOL and the thing even turns the start button green so I know whats to poke next.
    It has been completely trouble free.
    It does however require a 220 volt circuit so be forwarned.

    Good Luck

    Gary

  • 17 years ago

    We have had a Sharp 930 micro/convec for 5 years and use it pretty much as a small oven and regular micro as well as for some specialty dual function/combo cooking. Have been very pleased with it. As for features you might like, that depends on the types of cooking you do. The Sharp is not good at broiling or toasting, but fine for convec roasting, baking and non-micro reheating (so stuff doesn't come out mush), keep-warm (has a 150F setting) and speed defrosting and cooking with the dual micro/convec settings (temp control plus either 10% or 30% micro power). In micro-only cooking it's a little slower than micro only ovens we've had in the past, but that may be a tradeoff for its size (it has two shelves). I even do popovers in a regular size muffin and they come out just fine.

  • 17 years ago

    I'm considering an Advantium for this purpose though we'll probably use it as our main oven when I'm just cooking for the two of us.