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01-05-2013, 10:40 PM
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I think we've narrowed our decision to a Whirlpool WMH76718AB or a Maytag MMV6180WS. Not sure, we've heard conflicting reports about max convection temp and we're waiting for answers. It's a big purchase so we'll be drinking plonk and eating beans for a while. Since I don't have another oven, and need a microwave and hood . . .
Then for this summer we have
3 Burner cooktop! Of course I figure the fridge will "belly up" right afterwards. . . just before my hoped for new sink.
If anyone has any experience with either of these "over the range convection microwave" models I'd love to hear feedback.
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I don't' know about those, but DD's high end Miele only went to 375 high in convection (Ok because her Viking stove also has a convection oven). Consumer Reports did not rate the Maytag very highly if you ever use their ratings.
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Our old one went to 450. I have used CR's rankings with both good and bad results. The best microwave I've ever had as far as actually working was a $40 Goldstar! It's in ND and wouldn't work in this situation.
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We love our Panasonic Inverter oven. It is not convection, but otherwise great. It cooks fast and fits a 9X13 pan on the roundtable which means I don't have to turn anything and can make my 6 layer bar cookies. In addition to our big oven which has convection, our Breville toaster oven does as well. That one will also fit a 9X13 pan without handles or a round 13 pizza pan and does go up to at least 450.
I don't know if Panasonic makes an over the stove one, but that would be my choice if they did.
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I'm no help Sharon. Between you, Jean and Denise I'm amazed at the dishes you guys cook in an RV. We have used our oven once in 7 years (the people before us never used it) and have used the micro/convection maybe 12 times. It's been used so infrequently I don't even know what the model of the micro is.
Good luck in your purchase. Picking the right appliance for any use can be overwhelming for me.
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Wow, Trixxee, no wonder every oven in every vehicle we've bought has always had the best looking ovens. I just thought they were a heck of a lot neater cooking than me.
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The Weber Q is our best friend. And the crock pot. And local restaurants.
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Panasonic makes a couple convection/microwave/over the range models. Problem is that they are 1.1 cubic ft., 850 watts, and don't have all the features we're looking for. We had a Panasonic Inverter Microwave and loved it until it died.
We have to have the convection since this is our only oven. The two we're looking at are 1.8 cf - we can get a 12" pizza in either of them. We really tried to figure out how to get that Breville to work in here. We thought maybe where the ancient 2 slice toaster oven is - but it's too big.
Jean that's funny - the one we have didn't look like it had ever been used - of course the whole coach looked like it had never been used. Sadly that's not the case now!
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