Convection Microwave Ovens - Gimmick or Godsend?

[brisnat81]

Hi Pete,

If you cook something like that, you use an oven bag, if you made a real mess in there it’d be impossible to get clean.

For normal stuff, I occasionally use a gel based oven cleaner, avoiding any holes and the wave guide cover. Then it all just wipes out easily.

I use mine for small stuff, taco shells, cakes, vegetable/pasta bakes, anything where fat isn’t the base.

The big oven is for anything really messy.

Cheers

Nathan

 

[tomturbomatic]

The bad news is that microwaving produces more spattering that regular baking so microwaves and convection work together to make more of a mess. I see that in my Amana range with the micro/thermal oven, but it is still a wonderful feature--nothing like frozen French Fries all done and crispy in 5 minutes with microwaves and broiling.

 

[paulg]

I actually have two SHARP R930

As it turns out I bought a SHARP R930CS (stainless) for the old home but replaced it with the R930AK (Black) for the new house. The CS is about twenty years old and the AK is about ten. Both have been no trouble whatsoever.
I love them and wouldn’t want to ever be without a microwave-convection combination. I agree with ASKOLOVER entirely. The combo unit is no replacement for a regular oven but does many tasks well. You have to play with it, then play with it a lot more to determine what works well for you.
The best feature for me is the combo setting where you can heat the oven up to some temperature (ex: 275F) then add a small percentage of microwave to the food. It works wonders with leftovers.
The sensor-cook on this model works especially well (detects vapor emissions from food and calculates cooking time).

 

[robbinsandmyers]

Are toaster ovens from the 70's more reliable than todays toaster ovens? I've been thinking about this combo as well but think just a plain toaster over will work fine for me. I see NOS toaster ovens a lot on Ebay but wonder if the older ones werent as good as today.

 

[askolover]

Well, like I told the online review site Epinions long ago, cleaning a micro/convection oven is no different than cleaning a regular oven.  The reviews for my particular oven were quite harsh at times because people wrote in about having burned on food and they had no clue how to clean it.  They called Sharp who couldn't help them.  I've always used fume free Easy Off and followed the directions.  Just don't spray it into the openings inside the oven.  Shines up like new.  Now, we have a little thing called Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and it's a real labor saver.  Can be used with just dish water and it will polish right up.  Simple really.  I wash the carousel tray in the dishwasher...it's porcelain on steel.  If anything is baked on I'll use easy off on it too and then run it through the dishwasher.

 

[logixx]

I really like mine and use it as my only oven. I bought it used off of eBay for 50 Euros. Don't know how old it is but it must be early 2000s.

It has two quartz heating elements for broiling, two behind the back wall for convection, and a regular heating element under the turntable. It does have a spit that I have only used once, though and a crisping plate (again, rarely used). I only the two racks.

Max. power draw is 3,100 watts.

 

[mattl]

My OTR micro/convection has a stainless interior I really dislike, hard to clean.  My previous microwave and most of the newer combo's have  a silverstone or non-stick finish on the interior.  Much better.

 

[verizonbear]

Convection Microwave

Good Evening,

I have a gas wall oven and I was unhappy with its baking performance so I installed a Sharp OTR Microwave Convention over my gas cooktop. I have been pleased with it, it does roast poultry to perfection with totally even browning coupled with a moist and tender result overall. I have baked cakes, brownies etc in combo mode. In the summer it is a lifesaver if you do not want to heat up the kitchen. Two caveats , one is cleaning, mine has a stainless steel interior and I have never been able to get it back to showroom clean no matter what I tried to clean it with. Some of newer models have a porcelain or non-stick interior that makes cleaning easier. The other despite the microwave being rated at 800 watts it pulls alot of current in combo mode, I had the electrician put it on a separate 20 amp circuit. Over all I am happy with with it

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