I can see you grinning all the way here at my house!!

Great to hear your review of the Advantium! I'd definitely be doing a happy dance if I could make a roast chicken dinner in less than 30 min.! Enjoy!

This sounds great! Could you let us know which model of Advantium you have? There has been lots of discussion on these forums on the 220v vs 120v. Sounds like you have the higher powered kind, given the cost you mentioned?

I was going to get one of those if my oven opportunity didnt' pop up. All my research led me to feel that they would be GREAT! I'm glad you love yours.

I also have a new 240V Advantium and made steak which came out fast and great. But I don't seem to be able to do real crispy roasted veggies. Any advice, pls?

rmaxharrj, i have the Monogram 240v version (ZSC2202NSS). We are a small family so it's likely to be our primary oven. Our regular convection oven has not gotten a workout yet. Maybe when I get around to baking!

fly964, I toss the veggies with a bit of extra virgin olive oil and sea salt (or kosher salt) before putting them in the oven on speedcook. I think the light EVOO coating is key for crisping everything up. Other than that I just use the preset setting for roasted vegetables.

There is definitely a learning curve in getting to know what this oven can do, but so worth it. I'm starting now to experiment with the custom settings, combining the upper and lower halogens with MW and convection to optimize cooking for one dish. I'm having fun!

I have the 240V. Agree with all the positive comments and the use of EVOO.

I have the Monogram 240 and was wondering if there is a place where we can share recipes and ideas. So far I have done chicken breasts - both bone in an boneless. Came out soo moist and delicious. Maybe we can exchange email addresses?

http://genet.geappliances.com/AdvantiumRecipes/Dispatcher?REQUEST=INTRODUCTION

Try this site for recipes and community recipes. Many good ideas

Thanks,sharonite. I do put EVOO over my veggies but somehow my veggies get soggy. I guess I will have to continue experimenting like others.

I am getting used to it- moved past chicken and loving it more and more! (I have the 240). the fact that you don't have to pre-heat is sooo cool! That means box brownies or cake super fast. I made a lasagna the other night in about 30 minutes start to finish! It cooked 15 mintutes. WOW! And it came out just like the ones from my oven. Crab cakes (from scratch- not frozen) cooked in 6 minutes and were just as good as when I fried them on the stove. I have not done a steak yet, but heard it works great. One problem is the back of the oven is dirty and it didn't come clean with soap and water. I am afraid to use anything more abrasive. I don't know what made the mess- probably if I has cleaned it right away it would have come off.
Dinner party last night and the warming oven worked great! I love this thing!

joan2121, I have brown stains that won't come off in the back of mine as well. In another Advantium thread I read that Easy Off Fume Free oven cleaner worked for someone with the same issue. If I remember, she left it on for 20 minutes and then wiped off. I've always been afraid of caustic cleaners but I was going to look at the ingredients in the Fume Free in the supermarket today and give it a try depending on the chemicals in it.

There's a product called Dawn Power Dissolver that I used and it did a pretty good job with getting the brown grease splatters off in my Elux speed oven.
I had foolishly made a high heat roasted whole chicken, using the speed/bake/convection setting. There were splatters everywhere...baked on. I think it was the size of the oven that caused my problem. Next time I'll use the big oven where I can set it lower and on a larger pan to catch the splatters. Hopefully that will keep the grease from hitting the other surfaces.

If anyone finds a good speed cooking site or blog....please share.

Nancy