All my crape myrtles, most of the growth on my butterfly bushes and a bunch of encore azaleas I couldn't cover got zapped over night but the crapes definitely look the worse. I have a row of peegee hydrangeas and weigelias that I think got some protection from a building so only the highest tips look wilted. A few of the things in the nursery bed got zapped (mostly little BB bushes) because the wind blew a portion of one tarp back (gotta get out there and fix that before nightfall). I tented the unrooted cuttings bed with tarps and blankets and ran 3 desk lamps with 100 watt bulbs and a heating pad out there and propped them up so the bulbs and pad rested above the tops of the cuttings. I checked it at 3 a.m. this morning and it was nice and toasty in there so I'm hoping that will be good tonight as well. Just hope I don't find some critter in there in the morning enjoying the heat. Squirrellypete

Believe it or not, four years later the PEM31 is still the only microwave of this size around. Here is my situation, small'ish kitchen with no built in microwave currently. To maximize counter space I am considering taking down my old vent hood over my stove and mounting this microwave in it's place. I can't place a normal OTR microwave over my stove because the cabinet above the stove is too low and would place the bottom of the microwave too close to the cooktop. I really only have the 12 inch height to work with. Mounting this microwave under any other existing cabinets isn't really workable because my cabinets are mounted 16 inches above the counters, leaving only 4 inches from bottom of microwave to counter which is unusable. So, has anyone mounted this microwave above the stove or placed it on a shelf above the stove? If so, can you please post pictures.I am not that concerned about losing the vent hood as I rarely use it anyway. Thanks!

I think there's probably a tradeoff with the heat in the kitchen. The Bosch speed oven has a fan that does a very good job (too good!) of cooling the electronic board/mechanism by blowing all the hot air right into the kitchen. And for good measure, it stays on a few minutes after the cooking cycle's finished. This took a little bit of getting used to, as we weren't accustomed to hearing a fan running when something wasn't cooking. My impression (from reading/rereading the manual and from deciphering the Bosch sup's explanation) is that AutoChef 1-8 (the non-brownie modes, I call them!) do use a combination of microwave and convection. I've been cooking for so long that it's almost more work trying to work through the various modes and figure out what they all are. As I mentioned up top, I don't feel like experimenting with a meal: when I'm hungry, I wanna eat! :) If I'm ever feeling adventurous and have plenty of time to fiddle, I'll try one of the AutoChef meals/modes and report back. Right now, we're still in month 18 of a kitchen reno that has gone far too long. ETA: I did just have a tiny spark of a lightbulb moment. Why not grab a pyrex casserole bowl or an 8x8 glass pan, fill it halfway with water, insert the metal baking rack in the oven, then 'pretend' you're cooking a small AutoChef meal. Keep an eye on the red light icons to see if it switches back and forth between convection and microwave.

was the nail polish remover a stone or non-a stone, cuz regular acetone would've removed it without any problems. acetone also removes sharpie & other permanent marker as well as adhesive left behind from duct tape & other adhesives. if that doesn't work, look up some 'life hacks' to remove ink.