On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:37:39 -0500, "Edwin Pawlowski" >
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>> Is the combo micro/convection oven worth buying?
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>> Or is it just as handy to use regular microwave with
>> oven in stove?
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>We like ours. You can use the micro and convection at hte same time for
>faster cooking with browning, but we rarely do. Nice to have the second
>oven though. If it breaks, we'll do it again.

Amen. Our kitchen is set up with a 30" Jenn-Aire wall oven, but I also
use a Farberware Broiler/Convection Oven, a large Microwave, and a
Gourmet-royale glass convection oven (that's the round one that
Craig Claiborne used to pitch on TV). Honestly, I use the first three
all the time. If my microwave and Farberware unit could be united,
Oh, Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy! for more counter space. I expect the
Farberware unit to die any time now. Not looking forward to the
decision I'll have to make then.

It's nice being able to bake bread in the big oven, do a roast in the
convection unit and use the MW for incidental stuff. I use the G-R
glass one only when I need to watch the progress of the dish, or maybe
to bake a pie while the Jenn-Aire and Farberware units are otherwise
occupied.

Likewise I have a 5-burner Kenmore Elite cooktop, but there are still
times when I need to set up a small butane stove in the dining room.
That's the type you see in Chinese or Japanese restaurants.

That being said, I have no experience with the combo units so I
can't say whether the combo would do both tasks as well as the
separate units would.

Opinions from those who have the combo ovens?

Alex