acgu - just use some common sense and it works How long do you want to cook an item - remember it takes a lot less time than a standard oven - I cooked 2 giant potatoes (over a pound each) in 9 minutes flat and they were absolutely wonderful Do you need the top browned and how much - if you want a lot of browning - you increase the number and less if it is going to be in the oven for a long time Do you need heat from the bottom - be sure to use an oven safe dish that is not metal (although you need to use the metal tray.. Do you want to speed up the cooking - add the MW - I usually use a number of 2-4 if I am speed cooking Do you want convection - move the air around a bit. Then push start and ready to go. Have I had any failure - yup - one massive scalloped potato - forgot I was only cooking half a recipe and used a small corning dish - and it overflowed and had really dark edges - then my DH started nibbling the dark edges and thought they were great. Have fun!!

Both designs are pretty new and unproven, so it's doubtful you'll find many user reviews of either model. However, I would lean towards Miele due to their better track record. Miele in the past had temperature regulation issues, but these were 100% fixed with new software a few years ago. Wolf has had issues with the blue enamel chipping ever since they introduced it in their ovens, search past posts on this forum for more info. The M series has a removable bottom but nobody is sure whether that will be a true solution to the problem.

We bought the Miele Combi Steam in addition to a 30" wall oven, and it is our "Go To" Oven. Use it daily. It is very versatile and being a smaller oven heats quickly. All of our baking dishes fit in this oven. It operates the same as our 30" wall oven plus the combi steam function. It is awesome for reheating leftovers/baking bread/used as a regular oven/steaming veggies- rice etc. The Miele has a broiler unlike the Wolf - not sure of your configuration but you might want to compare the Miele with the Wolf. There are several threads on these two products. Regardless of which oven - you will be happy going with a combi steam oven. Agree with the other posters that recommend you attend a demo at a Wolf/Miele design center if possible.

https://www.build.com/bosch-hslp751uc/s1462192?uid=3439625 That is the Bosch I am looking at if I don't go with the Wolf E" Series Speed Oven and Wolf E" Series Wall Oven. The sales guy also said he liked Thermador and Cafe, but we're looking at a Wolf Induction and a Bosch fridge and Dishwasher so I'm trying to simplify how many brands we are using in the kitchen.