That is weird as I also was looking for a similar cooking scenario and the Elux never came up, maybe because I was looking at it in combination with wall ovens? My KD just went to a seminar sponsored by Jenn Air. They have a speed oven. In the description it says it works as a microwave. Anyone have experience with the JennAir or is it new?

We had a combo unit, and one did experience an early demise. We were a little annoyed with the extra expense of buying another combo unit however what we discovered is that would have been a deal compared to what actually happened. Nothing on the market at that time would fit the cabinet we had, so we needed to replace that tall cabinet. Matching existing cabinetry is difficult, and we were getting no help there. In the end, the dead appliance morphed into a complete kitchen remodel. This time, we're doing our ovens as separate units, and we're making sure that the oven stack is made with separate components, so that they could be unassembled and remade in another size. What we had before was one tall cabinet, floor to ceiling, that was impossible to alter without destroying it because of the way it was constructed.

There are plenty of posts on the speed oven, particularly Miele. Most people that have one seem to like it. I have one and would recommend. I think most people, myself included, find the combination "speed cooking" to be of somewhat marginal utility for a variety of reasons and typically use it as either an oven or MW independently. It does work well for a few things, particularly baked potatoes. I can make chicken nuggets in about 8 mins rather than 12 which doesn't sound like much, but sometimes it is the difference between kids making or missing the bus. Nothing is going to toast particularly well compared to an actual toaster, I have a popup toaster that I keep in drawer for making actual toast. You can use your own cookware as long as they fit. You can fit a 12" pizza. 16-18" round will not fit. In any mode that uses MW, one must exercise a little caution with how metal cookware is used. The miele comes with a glass tray (mine came with 2) that can be used in any mode, I leave it in all the time and sort of use it as a removable dishwasher safe oven bottom. The 24" Miele seems to have the same interior dimensions as the 30" Miele (which I believe is relatively new, I don't think it was around when I was shopping about 1 1/2 years ago) and I'm pretty sure the 30" is essentially just the 24" with a trim kit. Despite being only 24" the Miele has roughly the same interior capacity as the Bosch 30" benchmark. The Miele is setup better for undercounter installation, since it doesn't need a turntable in MW mode and comes with glass trays that pull out whereas Bosch does not.

We have a stack of a Miele CSO and a Miele SpeedOven in a tall cabinet. The SpeedOven is at about eye level. I love the combination and would absolutely recommend it, if you have the space and the budget. But I am sure I could easily adjust to having the SpeedOven under the counter. We have a traditional gas range, and it comes with an "undercounter" oven, of course. We use this oven quite frequently, because of its very powerful infrared broiler. And that requires close inspection of the food while it is in the oven. Only takes a couple of seconds to go from barely brown to catching on fire. If I can handle staring deep into my oven, I am sure I can handle a microwave at the same level. That placement is maybe not ideal, but every kitchen is an exercise in compromises; and this seems to be one of the less annoying ones.