Toaster Oven versus Convection Microwave for reheating

15 years ago

We've had a toaster oven for a long time but for our remodeled kitchen we are thinking about getting a convenction microwave and a regular toaster (with wide slots for bagels).

I have this idea that a microwave that includes convection will be sufficient for the reheating we now do in the toaster oven.

I'd be interested in hearing whether anyone has good luck using a convenction microwave for reheating things like pizza slices, etc.

Ken

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teachmkt
15 years ago
We have a Sharp 930 and use it for reheating pizza slices as well as baking and roasting. It exceeded our expectations, and several what used to be cooked in the oven tasks are now done in the Sharp. With the exception of its size, it's closer to a second oven than a toaster oven. The micro/convec combo mode is also helpful for defrosting and speed cooking. Only downside is it's got a large footprint--ours is shelf mounted so that's not an issue.
kennethecoates
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15 years ago
Thanks teachmkt. I feel good about our decision now. We are going to shelf mount our micro/convection combo too.

Ken
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Pizza is the one thing I've always preferred reheating in the toaster oven. My family prefers the crispy crust you get that way as opposed to the MW. I use the MW for reheating everything else.
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A 240V Advantium does a good job of re-heating pizza (and a few other things). Makes godawful toast, though.
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Chipshot, are you saying the Advantium makes bad toast when using the "Toast" feature? The new Advantium Monogram 240V has a toast function, and I'm wondering if it could replace my toaster.
chipshot
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We have the "classic" 240V Advantium. No toast feature that I'm aware of.
cargo
15 years ago
I have a Sharp 930 microwave/convection oven and am gutting my kitchen. It has been in an oven cabinet with a wall oven. I will no longer have a wall oven, nor an oven cabinet. I would like to keep the Sharp, but have been told that it cannot be shelf mounted, that my only option is to keep it on the counter. Does anyone know for sure if and how it can be wall mounted? It is really to big for a countertop appliance and I might replace it with its new baby sibling, the Sharp microwave toaster oven.

Thank for your help
teachmkt
15 years ago
Cargo: ours is shelf mounted--sits on a shelf surrounded by less deep cabinets (custom, fit to the Sharp's size). Unless I'm not understanding your mounting, I can't envision what the difference would be between sitting on a counter or a shelf unless there are some venting issues with a boxed-in shelf.

remodelfla: The micro-convecs have elec convec only heating option without microwave--completely different than a microwave reheat (crispy, not mushy).

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