My grandparents did. They could even brown those half-baked dinner rolls in it. They did roasts, too. Don’t know about the suitability for cookies or pie.

We have the KitchenAid version. It is a combo with a regular convection oven below. I use it all the time for rolls or a loaf of bread or a pie and it works well. And it heats up fast. I don't recall doing any roasting in it, but it is probably fine for that. The broiler is a ceramic heater of some kind. It is not clear to me that it does Very much. I wouldn't use it to try and toast or quickly brown something. I guess it helps with little things like making bacon. The bacon comes out perfect but as I recall, bacon can come out reasonably well in just a microwave with one of those special microwave heating pans without the broiler.

The big annoyance with the unit is that the inside is metal and much harder to clean than a regular microwave.

Thank you all. Sounds like I will probably need a regular oven in new house- maybe a 24" this time! I do have to make almost every item from scrath due to allergies, so I guess I just have to suck it up and buy something I probably will not use much- just like the current one! Ha! Thx again.

I have a microwave convection oven that I bought because I have a propane oven. I use the convection to bake a pie or biscuits because the electric heat is much drier & better for baked goods than the propane's moist heat. It's small, good only for one small tray but for the 2 of us I like it.

I don't cook roasts in it, you would have to see how much head room is in it.

You have to remember to switch out the turntable for the rack before you preheat. I paid alot of $ for it at the time, but have never regretted the purchase unlike some other appliance buys.

Similar experiences to above posters (including some surprise at how few people use these). Have Sharp 930. Use it all the time, more for convec than for micro. Smaller roasting, baking (cookies, brownies, pies, popovers). Cavity is surprisingly large, has two racks on legs). Has a broil setting which is sort of a hoax--just high heat baking--do not use it. No toasting also.

Bought first one as a backup to a large AG range oven, probably used it more than main oven (36" range, takes a while to preheat).

Interior is SS, need to keep with cleaning it (SS scrubbies) as splatters will bake on. Micro function a little less powerful than smaller ones I've had, but just means have to adjust cooking times. Long-lived, first lasted 10 years (we broke the door), current one has been in new kitchen for 5 years: no problems.

i have been interested in this subject as well. teachmkt1 thanks for including your make and model, i hope other can do the same as i am always curious if people are talking about about the 'microwave" looking ones or more of the small "oven" looking appliances built in the wall. I assume they work similar or the same, but it was interesting to hear such great results with the Sharp 930.

I didn't bother with make & model because mine is quite old & hasn't been available for years. But it is a "microwave" looking one by Panasonic. I wouldn't hesitate in purchasing another if this one dies, which I hope I haven't just jinxed it by saying this! :)

I have a miele speed oven. It is 240v. I was expensive but functions as both a high end full function oven (just smaller) and a microwave. The two functions can also be combined to "speed cook."

I don't use my full size oven in the range much.

Our KA is a 240 volt KEMS308S built in double wall oven. Both ovens have full convection, meaning that heat is generated from the fan areas. The convection microwave part is similar to DrB477's Miele but it doesn't 'speed cook' because it doesn't use convection at the same time as microwaves.

I have a Miele speed oven like DrB477. I use it all the time for baking cookies, bread, etc. It does not have a rotating tray so I think it holds a lot more than units that rely on the rotating tray like my previous Sharp 930CS. I like this oven but agree that you have to clean it regularly because there is no self cleaning function.

Good luck!

I don't find the speed cook very useful to be honest. The ability to cook dinosaur chicken nuggets in 9 vs 12 minutes isn't really life changing. It does seem to be particularly good for baked potatoes though. I could live without that feature, but most of the higher quality ovens that can also be microwaves are setup this way. I looked at only 240V models... Miele, GE advantium, and Bosch Benchmark. They would all have worked well I think, but the Miele matched the coffee machine Mrs. DrB477 wanted, came in a 24" rather than 30" form factor (while still offering similar, or more, interior space), and didn't have the turn table. It's really a nice appliance if you can stomach the price tag.