Miele Speed Oven versus Microwave with existing Steam Combi

7 years ago

I'm having a hard time deciding on whether to spend the extra and deal with the extra weight that the Miele Speed Oven has over just opting for a plain Miele Microwave. I have the plumbed Miele Combi Steam Oven installed and wanted to place a Miele Speed Oven next to it; however, I have since discovered the weight difference between the two is as significant as the price difference!

I'm placing them in an upper cabinet that will have support, but 125 lbs is pushing the limit of the cabinet due to the overhang, according to hubby. We could deal with it by installing extra supports, but it wouldn't be the ideal situation.

Am I going to regret getting Miele Pureline Microwave next to the Miele Pureline Steam Combi, or should I bite the bullet and just go for the Miele Pureline Speed Oven and make the modifications to my cabinets?

I've never had a Speed Oven and I've not had a chance to actually use the Steam Combi yet, so I'm not sure what all it will and won't do.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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Kim G

7 years ago

I made the decision to go with a miele speed rather than microwave and very glad I did. I use that and my combi steam 95% of the time and occasionally use my 30" wall oven for messy items or when using pans that don't fit in the other two. I don't micro much but do make a lot of use of the "minute" button. Covers probably 99% of my microwave needs.

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future_retiree
7 years ago
Speed ovens are very nice. By that I mean they can do things a stand-alone microwave cannot do.

Miele's highest and best offering in ovens is the plumbed in Combi Steam, which you have already, I'd say go for it and get the Speed oven over the regular microwave.
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rych
7 years ago
I was in the same dilemma with my kitchen reno, I almost ordered the Bosch speed oven because it was a little bit cheaper and it has a turntable, where as all Miele speed ovens don't have or (I was told) needed a turntable. I am so used to my Panasonic microwave with a turntable that it would feel weird not seeing the dish or a bag of popcorn spinning around. Since we are pretty much getting all Miele appliances for this kitchen reno, it was logical for us to also get their speed oven mainly for looks and the 10% rebate. So we ordered the H6200BM from their DirectSelect line to cut cost, and we didn't think the extra features in the higher end models were worth the extra expense, hopefully it was a right decision. The kitchen demo will start in 2 weeks, I can't wait!
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kismetique
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you both for your opinions! I think I agree with you, but now - I need to sell hubby on the extra weight issues! I should have not planned to place them in overhang cabinets, but I didn't think about the Speed oven weighing so much! I accounted for electrical and plumbing issues, but not the weight!

Good luck with your reno - rych!

I'm likely going with Direct Select as well - my current GE Profile microwave has a knob for selection and I love it! So, it seems the best option for us.
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Fori
7 years ago
A Miele microwave is just an overpriced microwave. A Miele speed oven is a really nice appliance. Yeah. Get the speed oven. I think you'll be glad you did it. :)

BUT. make sure you're comfortable with the steps required to use it as a microwave if it's going to be your main microwave (and you use a MW frequently). Mine is a few years old and it is not as easy as a standard microwave where you punch in numbers and start. You probably already checked this out since it was your original plan...
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dbabrams
7 years ago
I put a Miele 30" CO below our Miele combi-steam and put a plain microwave hidden on a shelf, we don't use it much at all.
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kismetique
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you all so so much for your input! I couldn't ever quite bring myself to order the Microwave, so I guess I already knew I wanted the Speed oven! Hubby and I talked about the extra weight at lunch and I think we have solved the problem. So I will be ordering the Speed Oven soon!

I have a small hidden microwave above my fridge for those quick heat jobs.

Thank you, Fori, for your insight about the operational issues on using it as a Microwave. I was going to get the Direct Select, but I'll probably step up to the M-Touch - I mean, it should match my Steam Oven, right?!?!?!
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fresno boy
7 years ago
What do you guys think about the negative review comments on the ajmadison site about the miele speed oven? Particularly the last one where they said you couldn't run the microwave for more than 5 mins? They make little sense to me, but wanted to bounce this off real miele speedoven owners.

See here: https://www.ajmadison.com/cgi-bin/ajmadison/H6700BM.html

thx

Mike
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future_retiree
7 years ago
I don't get it with those AJ Madison review comments, all three are negative, which in and of itself sounds suspicious.

I own that model of Speed Oven, absolutely no issues whatsoever.

Miele is a reputable company, I have every reason to believe they stand behind their claims of functionality and warranties.
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fresno boy
7 years ago
ok, good to know. The reviews seemed odd, but given Miele's problems with their new range, I thought I would ask just to be sure.

Thanks!

Mike
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Kim G
7 years ago
My Miele SO allows you to set the micro timer up to 10 mins per operation. That should be sufficient for most needs. I had a very intermittent issue with the micro function. (3 times in 16 months). It only happened to me once in month 16 where I saw the error message the other two times my daughter was using it. The error resulted in the oven restarting and all was good so not a show stopper as far as function. I called MIele and asked what the error was. They told me it was an expensive repair and since was I "slightly" out of warranty (1 year - did not purchase the 5) they would repair it free as a one time goodwill which they did. I was very pleased at the service. I use the oven almost daily as a small oven and it works as well as my combi steam in the non steam modes. It is a great small oven.
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future_retiree
7 years ago
Just did a quick test on my SO. At the highest MW power level, 7 on the 1-7 scale, it allows a time of 10:59 (mm:ss). Lowering the MW power, can set the time up to 40 minutes (did not check beyond that time).
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rych
7 years ago
I didn't know they have time limit on their SOs, learn something new everyday. other than auto defrost on my currently microwave, I rarely need to microwave my food for more than 10mins. So I guess I should be ok with that.
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