Yes alexr I've looked for that too and found it to be not-yet-invented. Let's join the study group to write up the requirements list, present it to the boss and stay involved as R&D gets a few prototypes out for evaluation. . . : - ) Moving the upper heating element is definitely possible. I've seen it in ovens where they let you pivot it down to clean above it. It must be possible to move it in a plane. What I'd buy in a flash is one with the upper heating element fixed but the box shape itself being shrinkable, by sliding the top half down a couple inches, the top part fitting over the bottom part. Like those adjustable-height chimney covers they sell with range hoods. It would be insulated. I'd like to put a toaster oven in a deep drawer in my new kitchen, plugged into plugmold on the underside of the countertop, inside of the drawer. I dislike seeing it all the time (clutter) and I only use it when I use it, not every morning. In years past I've often used the big oven's broiler element to toast, just like alexr says. With my new wall oven, I might find I like doing that rather than buying a TO. It's my first wall oven; it's 24" wide. Right now I have a borrowed toaster oven as my only oven -- amazing how much cooking I can do in it. I'm getting ready to renovate and my new oven isn't connected yet. I would be completely oven-less if not for this borrowed TO. Anyone else with more Toaster Oven criteria? -david

The larger Breville 'smart' oven has 3 top quartz element heaters that all turn on when you dial 'Broil' and it's using 1,500 Watts just on the top. Most toaster ovens don't use that much power even when the top and bottom elements are on full. It's not cheap- I used a 20% off coupon from BB&B to buy mine. Of course you can always get a good cast iron skillet and pre-heat it up on your stove top. You should be able to cook a good steak that way.

I did consider the Advantium initially. But was told by appliance salespeople that the Advantium still cooks with the halogen light even when used without the microwave. The KitchenAid speed oven also uses some kind of light I believe. So I don't consider that to be a "regular" oven. Now, beeing honest, there is no specific information that I am aware of that would make it to be "bad for you" to cook with the lights. But I don't feel completely comfortable with it just yet for some reason. annab6

The received advice on the Advantium drawer was to make it as convenient as possible, though it probably is less important with the separate microwave. The glass tray for microwaving should not be stored high, and it does better flat than vertical, but since I'm pretty sure it's only for microwaving, you could put it in a less accessible place. Make sure you measure the trays. I think mine are 16" in diameter. They're definitely wider than my cookie sheets. Re flush integration, it's not that it's not functional when done that way. It's that it's really annoying. Because, definitionally, the door is stopped at 90°, or maybe as much as 100° if there's a big enough gap. If you're used to Euro cabinets that have that kind of limitation in the hinge, and are used to it, it might not bother you. I paid up big time to have step hinges so my cabinet doors would open fully. I don't often open my oven door (Gaggenau, side opening) more than about 135°, but when there's a big, heavy roaster or something, where one wants the strength of rigid bent elbows, it's a breeze with the door out of the way. Rolling racks were invented to rectify some of the looks issues that come with drop doors that cover the whole oven, or side doors that don't open the whole way, but there's nothing more convenient than just being able to reach into the oven and lift out your pot. Having one oven flush and the other proud, in a stack, will look weird. Different handles, colors of stainless and control panels, especially when there's at least an inch of trim between, looks fine. Different ovens of different sizes and different functions. But one innie and one outie will push it over the top, in my opinion. You might want to post another thread for info about the Bosch. Does the broiling element get used during speed cook? It may only have 9 pre-sets, but I can't imagine that it'll only do nine combinations. With the Advantium, if it's at all like mine, there are a handful of presets, but you can customize them, and you can also input your own. There's a steep learning curve, so modifying is worthwhile. Find something that sounds similar to what you want to do and change the time, or the amount of convection heat or whatever, and keep experimenting until you get just what you want.