Valleigh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hijack your thread but it seems that I did. Your question is a good one and your cooking habits are the same as mine also. In addition we live in Florida and grill outside year round which also lessens the need for the second oven. As you have found out KD's seem to not like microwaves that sit on the counter and that can eat up valuable space. But I've also heard KD's object to refrigerators anything that isn't built in since it interrupts the "designed" look of the kitchen. Here are a few of my considerations in choosing which convection/microwave to use as my second over. 1. It had to at least sit on a shelf and off my counter. 2. It had to be big enough to hold a 9 x 13 pan. Since most convection/microwaves have a turntable that always rotates when the oven is in use this means the turntable must be at least 14" in diameter. I have heard that some turntables can be switched off but I haven't actually seen this feature listed in specs. I went back in and read the specs on the link shortycakes gave and the Sharp does have a turntable that is over 15" so I'm curious as to why the 9 x 13 pan doesn't fit. If the size of pan you can use is important to you, make sure you check the specs on turntable size or to see if you can turn off the turntable. 3. There is a thread either here or on the kitchen forum on just putting the microwave oven on an open shelf without trim kit. If the air space clearances are sufficient this will work and many prefer this arrangement since it's easy to replace a broken microwave. A convection/microwave is a bit different because often/always it must have its own dedicated electric circuit because it draws so much energy. Also it creates so much heat in operation that a shelf big enough to make it usable would have to be very large. This is where the trim kit comes in. This is not just decorative but serves to funnel or channel the heat to vent out the front of the cabinet. If you try to use the oven in a space to small without the trim kit it will probably shut down from overheating, sort of a mini brownout right in your own kitchen. You could also eventually damage the electronics and void a warranty. There also used to be a thread here on Advantiums and installation specs you may want to try to find it if you decide on the Advantium since GE was, as of a year ago, very picky about where and how to install it. HTH.

I did a single GE Oven with the GE Advantium 120, and I have to tell you, I love the flexibility of having that second unit for an oven, or a warming drawer, a speed cooker, or as a micro-wave. In fact, I probably use it as much for speed cooking and baking as I do for microwaving. Most of my microwaving use to be for heating up water - now that I have my tea kettle on the induction - I find the tea kettle is faster and the water stays hot longer! GE Induction and convection have changed the way I cook, and I love it!

dermnp - The countertop is quartz - Hanstone Bavaria. The paint is SW Svelte Sage. It is a cooler green, but yes, we do like it. It took a little getting used to, but now I'm really happy with the choice. I know it sounds crazy, but I don't even have the details on the backsplash. While our entire house was torn up with remodeling, both my parents were taken quite ill. I have a friend that does tile work, and as he knew I was in way over my head at the time, he just kind of took care of it for me. He showed me his choices, and I went along with it. I've never regretted it. rkb21 - As I love to cook and bake a LOT, I spent a lot of time shopping and choosing appliances. I actually considered some of the higher end models, but after carefully comparing the features and price, I bought the KA. The micro/convection is fantastic. It heats to 350 degrees in less than 5 minutes. Crisps and bakes like a champ. LOVE the soften/melt mode and steam cook features on the microwave. The larger oven bakes 3 big pans of cookies at a time and they are all perfect. At Christmas time, I hosted a group of friends and we baked 125 dozen cookies in one day. They were amazed at what this baby could turn out. With the large window in the door, my family thinks is better than watching HD TV. Good luck with your choices!

I have the same setup for over 5 years and I am happy with it. Background: I moved from a house that only has a range and an otr microwave. Hated that otr microwave as it didn't sucks anything and the filter was a pain to clean. Kitchen was so so small and could not have more than one person in the cooking area and very limited counter space. When I bought the current house I want the new kitchen to have clean counter top at most if not all time (no small appliances on counter). I have enough wall cabinet space to accommodate a speed oven, convection oven, and a cooktop. We use the mw function of the speed oven daily, I also use it for most day to day baking needs as we are a small family of 3 and it hit up much faster than the big convection oven. MW function was the only request my DH has in the kitchen, so that was a must for us. I have a small toaster oven that we put away in cabinet when we don't use it (we use it at most once a wk, sometime maybe once a month). I did want to get a combi steam but I don't have enough space to add to what I already have. So I gave up that to grant DH's wish. If I have the space, I would have want to add that to my current setup as nice to have but what I have definitely meets my need. HTH.