Toaster Oven vs. Plain Ol' Toaster
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Miele Speed ovens vs toaster/convection ovens?
Comments (2)We installed a Miele Speedoven in 2012 and have no regrets. It is in a wall cabinet at counter height and is used all the time. It heats up very fast for baking allowing us not to use our 36" oven when not needed. It microwaves, bakes, and broils with all types of combinations of those heating choices. The drawbacks are the price and you need a 220v line to power it. The quality is excellent and have not seen another oven that can do what this does....See Moretoaster vs. toaster oven
Comments (2)toaster oven. it's more versatile. It can top brown bagels and english muffins. It can reheat food. Toast may be a bit less evenly done, but overall more utility....See MoreEducate me - dual fuel vs convection vs plain ol gas
Comments (2)A gas oven has more ventilation so more heat to your kitchen and the moisture from the combustion of gas and what you are cooking is removed leading to drier conditions in the oven. This is great for roasting because the dry air movement promotes browning. Electric ovens tend to be less ventilated so hold on to the humidity and better for some baking. Convection fans increase air movement so that you have drying of the surface of what you are baking/roasting and you have increased heat transfer. The drying, browning is nice to have if you have an electric oven. In some ovens, the fans have two speeds with slow for baking and fast for roasting. Few use and care manuals mention this but you can hear the fans change speeds. The increased heat transfer will preheat the oven a little faster and more evenly. It will also cook your food anywhere from 10-30% faster. Depending on what mode you are using the increased heat transfer can change the dynamics of the way something cooks because heat which is "evened out" is brought in from all directions rather than more from the bottom and radiant heat from the sides of the oven. This might change the way a cake bakes. Another part of ovens to consider is if you want "true" or "European" convection which is an electric element around the convection fan. The idea with this is that it provides a more even heat when the oven is full. These are found mostly in electric ovens but Bosch and Frigidaire also have them in Gas ovens. Ovens can be a little more complicated these days and with that there is more need to research and match your cooking style to how these ovens work. There is a little learning curve to using convection. I don't use it for everything and sometimes I only use it for part of the cooking time. For a cake I might start without it and then after the cake sets, I might use it to add a little browning if I want that. My DIL just bought a Bosch 800 series gas slide in range with the convection element and she really likes it so far. I haven't had a chance to cook with it but hope to soon....See MoreReplace Microwave/toaster oven with speed oven/convection microwave?
Comments (22)So, make a niche(s) with the proper electric service and size to have a built-in put in if you really need it to sell (but I bet you won't)--if you're planning to sell within three years, get the built-ins already, but otherwise, they're going to be just so many used appliances. If yours are truly ratty, you can buy new versions of each. If you WANT a speed oven, and intend to use it as such, that's another story. Go for it! Read through the manuals, etc. But I think you'll find that it's not at all the same thing as your Breville toaster oven. You can use the convection oven settings on a speed oven to perform some of the same functions, but it's a real oven, with limitations, not a toaster that tap dances. I sometimes use my speed oven the way others use a toaster oven--mainly for heating up frozen appetizers or reheating casseroles when other ovens are full, but my old (dead) toaster oven was beloved for making great toast, which a speed oven isn't, and not for other uses. I do zap sandwiches on MW mode, and once in awhile lightly defrost or melt, but if I used a microwave more, I wouldn't have such an expensive machine doing it. I agree with putting enough thought into a remodel that it won't limit resale, because you never know what the future will bring--thus make sure there's place for built-ins to be built into--but unless it's a flip, it should be designed for your own use and enjoyment, and you used the key words "heavily use" and "love"....See MoreDeb__H
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