> wrote in message
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> Is the combo micro/convection oven worth buying?
>
> Or is it just as handy to use regular microwave with
> oven in stove?

I received a kenmore Advantium 120 for Christmas several years ago, and I
just love it. It has microwave, UV, and convection cooking. There are many
programmed items that are already in the database. All you have to do is
hit speedcook and then whatever it is you're cooking, and it automatically
calculates the time and temp.

However, I love the convection cooking. I've adapted many of my regular
oven recipes to convection oven specs, and they came out really well. I
especially like cookies made in the convection oven. They seem to come out
chewy, but thoroughly cooked through.

Speedcook on my oven combines microwave with UV cooking. So, you get
crispy, if you want, at a LOT shorter time than in the conventional oven.
It took me about a year to figure out times and temps to cook my converted
to speedcook from conventional recipes. I have done a lot of
experimentation.

Bottom line, I love my multipurpose oven! I had a week where the mica sheet
fell apart from overzealous cleaning (my fault), and couldn't use it. My
whole family of four about went bonkers because we had to use the
conventional oven, and it took ssooooooo looonnnggg....to cook anything,
You really do get spoiled by convenience,

Tonia