I have an Advantium 120 OTR that is approx. four years old. I love it; I haven't had any issues with it, and it makes a darn good roast chicken and decent salmon fillets using the speedcook function. I use it almost daily for steaming veggies, reheating leftovers, or other typical microwave uses. Mine doesn't do beef/pork very well on speedcook, but hey, that's what the range and the grill are for. This forum generally hates OTRs for their deficiencies regarding venting, and it's a legitimate concern. I don't know that any one OTR micro is significantly better than another in this regard. If you've accepted your venting limitations (I have as make up air is strictly enforced in MN over 300 cfm) than the Advantium will do an acceptable job within its performance class. I do highly suggest venting to the exterior if you can. For the first two years mine was recirculating, and it seemed like it would be roughly as effective if I just blew hard in the direction of the range. When I had the exterior vent installed the performance was markedly better. It's still no 1000 cfm vent though.

I had GE OTR microwaves in my previous home. The first one had a recall on it and techs fixed it free, of course. Then we got rid of all the almond appliances a year ago and bought all GE since we turned the house into a rental. Never a problem with the GE OTRs in 11 years. We built a new house in the mountains of New Mexico and I outfitted the kitchen with mid-range appliances in 2010. By far my favorite is the GE Profile Advantium 120 microwave-oven combo. It's mounted at countertop height in the wall near my Maytag Gemini gas (LP) range. I was always short on ovens in every other home, not now! I have a small upper oven and a large convection oven in the range, plus the versatility of the Advantium that gives me microwave, convection oven, speedcook, and warming oven. For small items or toasting I use the countertop toaster oven. Caveat: when the Advantium was first pulled out of the box the lower right hinge didn't work correctly. I thought it would be a simple fix, so let the installers leave. Mistake! The guy the appliance store sent out the following week tried to fix the hinge without the right tool (specialized one he didn't have in his kit) and he scarred my cabinet AND the Advantium. Fortunately, I had the appliances department manager as my salesman, so the appliance store replaced the oven and we re-installed it ourselves (piece of cake, just plug it in, slide it in the wall, screw in a few screws to hold in place). Re-installing an OTR would be a different matter entirely. Anyway, I do recommend the Profile Advantium 120, and think an OTR unit would be a good choice for you. There is a learning curve and the instructions must be followed carefully regarding which trays to use for microwave (glass) vs. convection and speedcook (metal tray). What I definitely don't recommend is any gas range with a black porcelain top surface, it's impossible to keep clean looking. I'm happy with the performance and two ovens on my Maytag Gemini, there weren't many double-oven ranges on the market when I bought 20 months ago. I would look hard for a unit with a stainless top if I had it to do over.

We are going to start the remodel of our kitchen soon and are researching appliances right now. We need a new slide-in range, microhood and dishwasher. We cook mainly Indian food - so we get ALOT of use from the stove; we hardly use our oven (in fact, I think I've used it like 2-3 times in the past 3 years). Unfortunately, I don't have the budget to redesign my entire kitchen to fit a good cooktop. Can you guys recommend a good slide in range that can fit our needs? Also, I need a microhood and a very good dishwasher - we run almost 2 loads a day (1 baby and 1 toddler...go figure...).

I have a whirlpool OTR convection microwave which I think is only about 16 inches deep but it is discontinued. I noticed Fisher Paykel has an over the range micro convection that's 15 9/32 deep. I have a fisher Paykel fridge that I love but have not seen the OTR micro. FisherPaykel OTR Micro