Convection Microwave Pros & Cons

[Foiled Again]

I have a gently used conventional oven from my 2006 Safari FB SE....

Sounds like I'm not going to find a whole lot of people out there who have the convection microwave and hate it.

Paula

[Minnie's Mate]

Originally Posted by Dona

We took our oven out to make room for a washer/dryer.

I would have never thought of doing that.

[Sonia]

I use our convection/microwave all the time and I love it. Once you start using it often, you don't need to look at the manual.

Sonia

[ScrapIrony-2]

Foiled Again -

We have a Sharp in our 345 & I just love it! I want one for home. I think it’s the original 1989 & still going strong. I was intimidated by “convection”, but I’m learning. It has a “combo” setting, so you can do microwave, convection, or a mixture (that would be ideal for roasts, when I get that far). Right now, we use the combo for huge (I mean huge -- meal size) baked potatoes. So in 35 minutes we have two perfect baked potatoes.

Tracy

[klattu]

Try egg rolls on the convection setting...
Fantastic!!!
Even the cheap ones come out crisp and flaky...not goowee.
I even go out to the Airstream to cook them at home.

But now...
On last visit to Home Depot while in Florida, I found a S/S convection/microwave on sell for $99.
And it is 1000w vs 650w for the Sharp original that was built in 1985.
(it is now in the house)

While swapping them out, I noticed lots of room in that spot.
I decided to use it to set the oven back about 8" for more elbow room.
Plus now has a small landing in front of oven.

Nailed in some 1/4 round to hold oven in place...and to keep stuff from sliding under.




Now can pass in front of oven with door open

[ScrapIrony-2]

Nice, Ted...what about heat dissipation in the smaller space? We've been looking at alternatives since our Sharp quit after only 20 years of service......currently using a cheapo micro for temporary replacement...really miss the convection option...would just scrap the gas oven if the effort wasn't too much-we just use it for storage, anyway...mike

[dlb435]

My wife was very happy to that that our trailer came with a convection/microwave. To be honest, we haven't even used it yet. I'm having trouble with the humidity in the trailer. It makes the touch pad go 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 2222222222.
When the trailer is dry, it's fine. I'm trying out a dehumidifier right now to see if that is going to help. (check the
Too humid too sleep even with A/C on post)

[klattu]

Scrap...
It is the same space as the old one was located, and now is more open as far as air flow, as it does not have the surround that was on the old unit.
I placed it back against the wall, and pulled it forward about 2 ".
You will be shocked at the amount of room back there that is waisted