Why did you purchase a microwave oven instead of a toaster/oven? And where does a convection oven with a sensor fit in?
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I have a toaster oven that I hardly ever use, and it's small. I can put in a dinner size plate into the microwave. I usually cook for myself and find myself re-heating previously cooked foods, like veggies and leftovers. The one really fabulous feature this microwave offers is a Re-heat food button. It works with the built in sensor. You put in your food that you want to re-heat, press the re-heat food button and press start. It automatically knows when to shut off. It hasn't overheated anything yet. For me that is a really handy feature.
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I purchased a microwave oven for the sole purpose of heating up leftovers for dinner. I do not use the convection over feature but I will probably get around to it after I read about the cooking features and feel more comfortable about trying to use that feature.
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Microwave ovens heat previously cooked foods the fastest, work via dielectric heating. I like to cook on weekends and reheat food for family over the weekday to save time. It's handy for other types of cooking - melting butter & chocolate, refreshing a croissant, defrosting frozen foods, steaming vegetables, etc. I liked the Culinary Institute of America and Good Housekeeping endorsement of this particular model. Toaster oven is limited in reheating/cooking different foods. Convection oven is basically an oven with a fan and allows for faster and more evenly cooked foods (vs traditional oven). Sensor checks temperature of foods, such as in meats. Microwave ovens heat previously cooked foods the fastest, work via dielectric heating. I like to cook on weekends and reheat food for family over the weekday to save time. It's handy for other types of cooking - melting butter & chocolate, refreshing a croissant, defrosting frozen foods, steaming vegetables, etc. I liked the Culinary Institute of America and Good Housekeeping endorsement of this particular model. Toaster oven is limited in reheating/cooking different foods. Convection oven is basically an oven with a fan and allows for faster and more evenly cooked foods (vs traditional... » Read More Microwave ovens heat previously cooked foods the fastest, work via dielectric heating. I like to cook on weekends and reheat food for family over the weekday to save time. It's handy for other types of cooking - melting butter & chocolate, refreshing a croissant, defrosting frozen foods, steaming vegetables, etc. I liked the Culinary Institute of America and Good Housekeeping endorsement of this particular model. Toaster oven is limited in reheating/cooking different foods. Convection oven is basically an oven with a fan and allows for faster and more evenly cooked foods (vs traditional oven). Sensor checks temperature of foods, such as in meats. « Show Less
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I have recent models of both and use them for different purposes, pretty much every day. In the Genius m/w, I cook, steam, make popcorn, reheat coffee, thaw stuff--in other words, use it like a stove top. In the t/o (Breville, highly recommended) I bake, make toast, broil and roast, and dehydrate--oven stuff. It felt like overkill when I first got them both (my old ones died within a short time of each other), but I must say I use all the features of both.
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It is not a toaster. It is a microwave and a convection oven.....it will act as a microwave and cook your dinners and reheat your food. It will not toast like a toaster.... It will bake and broil like an oven. I LOVE mine, but still use my toaster.
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Hi, there. We are remodeling our kitchen and I can't find anything. Interesting, this is my third one in 35 years and never put it in the microwave, always the oven. I'll get back to you when I find it. I know it would not fit in my smaller microwave.
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I use my Turbo Convection Oven to reheat evrything from meat, fish and backed potato. Ineach instance I can wrap in aluminum foil. Tea and coffee I microwave
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This oven does not operate as a microwave. You would need to reheat items in the bake mode. The pressure mode is not needed. I only used my microwave to heat water so I now do that on the stove top. The oven is quite useful in place of the large oven that requires a lot of time to warm up. The small oven warms up quickly.
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we have an induction/convection oven and it works great. LOVE this thing. Don't know how we lived without it!
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Hi,I am in seach of a good countertop oven to use mostly for the rotisserie feature and for meat, pork and not chicken - most reviews focus on baking and chicken. Would you have any specific suggestions or just features/ qualities that I need to look for? I take it that convection would be big deal here. I see a lot of complaints about how flimsy the applicances look and the external heating... Any help will be appreciated, thanks!
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I've only had this model a few months, but I love it. I bought it for the convection oven for those few times a year when one oven is not enough. But I've found myself using it quite a lot to cook smaller things to save electricity on heating up the big stove. The microwave works well. I would recommend.
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We have never used this in an ordinary oven other than the Whirlpool microwave convection, and then only on the crisper setting. Note, we had to replace our original crisper plate because I put it down on a hot element and melted the underside - so these are prone to melting from direct heat. I would think therefore it probably won't be suitable for a standard oven and the radiant heat in the convection oven comes from above.
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We bought ours to replace the toaster oven. From what I can remember, this is the best toaster I've ever bought! Fast and efficient. Looks great on the counter.
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This unit is way to heavy for that. They make microwaves that are made to fit over the oven. A microwave that goes over the oven is around $500.00. We bought a built in to put in the corner and we have this microwave there, plus the built in gives you plenty of storage above and below the microwave.
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what is the main differences between cafe and profile micro/convection ovens?
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How should I convert recipes to fit the convection oven?A toaster oven is meant to provide very high heat to the surface of food to brown it quickly (or melt it if you added cheese Think if it as a handy broiler. A convection oven is a regular oven which includes a fan to help circulate the hot air. This aids in roasting or baking the food more evenly, and quicker since on the whole, the air in the oven will be warmer. To convert recipes, you either need to reduce the temperature, or reduce the time. You can use this handy conversion tool: http://www.convection-calculator.com/
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I got the smaller liner for my Cuisinart toaster oven. I put the liner on the floor of the oven, and it works fine. I read other reviews about the smells, impacting the reflective heat and catching fire, but I haven't had those problems. Haven't used it in a microwave oven.
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Meg, I can't answer your question. I bout the toaster /oven for my daughter and it was sent directly to her. She has a very small kitchen in a studio apartment in Manhattan. It's not to big and she loves it. It's probably the smallest toaster/oven around. I had one for 10 years and bought a bigger one last year. I miss this one because it's much smaller. I remember that the dimensions were given on amazon.... If I can help in any other way let me know.
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You can use it either way. It will cook with microwaves alone or convection alone or a combination of both.
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When you are in convection mode, you may use metalware. However, if you go into the microwave mode at any time you may not use metal. This is a great oven and I'm sure you'll be very happy with it. We had a smaller version of this model and we used it for over 12 years until it broke. They don't make that model anymore.and we got this new one. I wouldn't have any other oven.