speed oven vs microwave with convection

9 years ago

I don't quite understand what the difference or advantage is in one verse the other. Can anyone please advise? Thank you!

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9 years ago

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Speed ovens can combine microwaving and baking to cook food faster but still tasting more or less baked/roasted.

I have had a GE advantium and now have the Bosch. I rarely used the speed cooking function in the advantium and use it in the Bosch even less--to be honest, I'm not sure why I got the Bosch speed oven this go-around. I think I figured the extra cost vs a microwave with convection bake wasn't aaallll that much more.

I think the advantium is better than the Bosch. The Bosch has a very limited number of programs and no ability to program it yourself. I got the Bosch because I needed an undercounter installation this time and the higher powered advantium did not allow that. If you think you really will use the speed cooking function, I suggest researching how many programs are available and whether you can program it yourself.

You might also try the appliances forum here.

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mrspete
9 years ago
I'd like to know the same thing. I don't know anyone who actually has a speed oven, but they've caught my eye.
Erin Ness
Original Author
9 years ago
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I went down the rabbit hole tonight and read every single post on the internet about it. With that, I have narrowed it down to the Miele (there are 3 levels) and Bertazonni (cheaper option but gets good reviews). Ultimately, it comes down whether you want something that is more of an oven with microwave, or a microwave that can act like an oven. It's difference that impacts how the machine i made and the range of functions. For me I think i prefer the speed oven.
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romy718
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
I have the Miele Speed Oven. My favorite feature is how quickly it preheats for the bake or the convection bake setting. It is nice to have the option to use the speed (combined microwave/convection) setting but I only use that setting in a pinch. For example, dinner is ready except for one dish and it's not something I want to microwave. Or, I forgot to put a refrigerated lasagna casserole in the oven & I'd like to serve dinner in 30 min versus an hour. If you don't anticipate using the speed setting, you'd be fine with a microwave / convection oven.
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sherri1058
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Without getting into brands, I think the key difference between a speed oven and a
microwave/convection oven is that in a speed oven, the microwave
and the convection can run either separately or at the same time. With a microwave/convection oven you must choose which mode you want to use.... either microwave or convection, but not both together. I believe the speed ovens also have broil functions which the microwave/convection (at least the one that I owned) do not.
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Erin Ness
Original Author
9 years ago
Thank you all for the help! This makes sense to me. I think I am going for the speed cooker one the microwave. The other thing i really like about it is that because of the broiler, it can also replace my toaster oven, which i use every day, but that takes up a lot of counter space. I do love the Miele, but I think the Bertazonni is the way to go. It has all the programmable functions that the higher model Miele's do, but for almost half the price. I think the basic Miele may be too limited and even that is more expensive than the Bertazonni. Bertazonni is still a very nice brand and I'm told they amazing customer service and repair! I know i sound like i work for them! ha..... i swear i don't.