Microwave/Convection Combo

[AugieTN]

We have a combination microwave/convection oven in our travel trailer, so I bought one to replace our microwave in our house. It's really nice and easy to program

 

[Bearsyzf]

I have and used one for years in my Kitchen

 

[olbriar]

That unit looks sharp! I have a conventional oven and MW both here an at my cabin. I do have an air fryer that is essence a convection oven and we love it.
I recently replaced my home MW with a Whirlpool MW / hood combo that looks quite similar. I only assume from your pic that your unit is also a vented or recirculating hood over the range. I wish I had seen or at least been aware such a unit existed.

 

[AugieTN]

It was actually my wife's idea to get more storage space in a galley kitchen. Get rid of the microwave and range, Install a microwave/convection oven. Add a cabinet with 3 large drawers and a cooktop on top of the new cabinet.

 

[AugieTN]

Yes the unit is vented

 

[AugieTN]

Here's the new 3 drawer cabinet. waiting on the cooktop

 

[olbriar]

Okay... I'm jealous. To conserve counter space I purchased a kitchen cart just for my air fryer. Though we enjoy the appliance, it takes up a lot of space for the amount of use it sees. It's also a toaster oven.

 

[olbriar]

Here's the new 3 drawer cabinet. waiting on the cooktop

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I sure hope that new cooktop isn't gas.

 

[Bearsyzf]

That unit looks sharp! I have a conventional oven and MW both here an at my cabin. I do have an air fryer that is essence a convection oven and we love it.
I recently replaced my home MW with a Whirlpool MW / hood combo that looks quite similar. I only assume from your pic that your unit is also a vented or recirculating hood over the range. I wish I had seen or at least been aware such a unit existed.

I also have a Air Fryer , but i've actually never used it yet.

 

[olbriar]

It's a decent tool. We were needing a new toaster and desired to try air frying so we bought the combo. It's a great tool but to be honest, we don't use it a great deal. Frying foods creates a mess to clean up. It is healthier which is to my wife's liking. I'm old school and not diet or health conscience and love to fry meats and poultries and make gravy out of the drippings.

 

[AugieTN]

I sure hope that new cooktop isn't gas.

LOL! It's electric

 

[AugieTN]

For a Toaster Oven/Air Fryer my wife bought the Ninja Toaster Over/Air Fryer. She liked that it folded up and opened up counter space.

Ninja® Foodi™ Digital Air Fry Oven | Toaster | Air Fryer

 

[olbriar]

That looks like the real deal. Placing my air fryer on a cart was a win win deal for us. I live in a small older home. Besides the lack of counter space, they had no clue the power demands the future would hold for the modern kitchen. With the cart setting in the dining area, it not only freed up precious counter but put it on a circuit that sees less demand. It's not ideal but I'm not going to move.

 

[AugieTN]

"......they had no clue the power demands the future would hold for the modern kitchen....."

When I changed my range hood to a microwave, I discovered they tapped off the bathroom circuit. Running the microwave and a hair dryer would blow the circuit. It was an easy fix, but it was really dumb they tapped off the bathroom circuit for the range hood in the kitchen. .

 

[olbriar]

My entire house was under wired. I had my service upgraded when I added a hot tub years ago and with the added power and breaker options I was able to split some circuits and add some home runs to the house. I added a twenty amp for my MW and a twenty for my dishwasher. I added two 20 amp circuits to my office. I also added two GFI outdoor circuits while I was upgrading. There is a limit what can be done to an existing home however. It was a real struggle for years that took scheduling to avoid tripping a breaker. It's not ideal now but far improved.

 

[bunghole]

had to replace a microwave. the new one has a built in oven/convection as well. pretty cool during the holidays when i need the more than one oven going, i can use the microwave as an oven.

i also have the ninja foodi pressure cooker/air fryer. i use the pressure cooker more than i do the airfyer though.

 

[olbriar]

I love to pressure cook but I use a traditional pressure cooker on the stove top.

 

[AugieTN]

Countertop and cooktop installed

 

[Bearsyzf]

I really need to break out my Air Fryer and actually use it.