Microwave/oven combination

I wanted an oven and not a convection oven. I complained to the dealers. Of course they can add one for $$$$. Bought ours with just the convection. Kept grumbling to the DW about it until I had my first biscuits. That convection microwave cooked the best biscuits I ever had. We did a prime rib, then a roast chicken. Now the DW wants to throw her $5,000 Viking gas range in the S&B away and get a microwave convection oven. I almost struck out though. When I turned that first biscuit over and asked the DW, "Aren't these biscuits supposed to be dark brown on the bottom"? :B

Bumpyroad wrote:
when I ordered my motorhome I deleted the gas oven, added the micro/convection oven, and got a nice storage drawer. in my first 2 MHs I had an oven which was handy for storing pots/pans/and bread. rarely used as an oven.
there is a short learning curve in baking in a C/MW so experiment a bit before whining how horrible it is.
bumpy

I don't think they were WHINING just yet.

Appears to asking for experience with the microwave/oven combinations.


Markiemark:C

I really wanted an oven but there was a disconnect between us and the sales rep and our bounder didn't have one. And I am now very glad it didn't.

The convection oven is much better than the propane oven. Besides the two extra drawers I now have, I also have the ability to bake without burning the bottoms of anything. I had a pizza stone in the bottom of a propane oven but it still managed to burn nearly everything if I didn't want parts of it raw. With the convection oven, things cook faster, don't burn, and I can easily watch it cook. I now use the convection oven more often than the stove top burners - cookies, bread, pizza, lasagna, roasts, cupcakes, you name it. The only thing I know I can't cook in it is a full size turkey.

The only draw back I have found is it cannot be used while boondocking or dry camping without running the generator.

If it's similar to the over-the-counter microwave/vent hood with a convection oven upgrade, you'll like it.
Shameless plug for ABC Motorhome Rentals Anchorage AK: We like to bake in the regular gas oven we have on our own MoHo at home. When we were picking up a rental from ABC none had ovens. Actually I don't blame them, no oven probably reduces cleanup by a lot for a rental outfit! They went through every available unit till they found one with a residential micro/convection like I described above. It was an odd installation since it's wider than the stove top. It extended beyond to one side, reducing the size of that overhead cabinet.
But the darn thing actually BAKED, including golden brown biscuits. Beautiful machine!

when I ordered my motorhome I deleted the gas oven, added the micro/convection oven, and got a nice storage drawer. in my first 2 MHs I had an oven which was handy for storing pots/pans/and bread. rarely used as an oven.
there is a short learning curve in baking in a C/MW so experiment a bit before whining how horrible it is.
bumpy

magnusfide wrote:
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Move over
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I'm not the expert user, but my wife likes it. Convection just heats air with an electric element vs. gas doing the heating.

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