55 minutes ago, JeanneCake said:We have a combo convection/uwave. I like it best for the speed cook function - being able to cook a casserole in half the time for example, without heating up the oven (or waiting for it to preheat). I don't use it for baking, and I don't use it as an "oven" per se - and if something were to happen to it, I would replace it with the same thing. The usual uwave functions are there (cooking fresh or frozen veg, potatoes, reheating a serving, there's even a bacon setting that can make an unholy mess in the uwave if someone tries to cook more strips than you're supposed to (leaving child's name out!) The speed cook function kind of reminds me of the InstaPot - I can cook something faster with that speed cook setting than I would in a conventional oven and that for me is worth it.
Thank you! That seems to be in line with the experience of people that I know. I own both a microwave and a convection oven and each does a superb job for what it was designed to do. I can see how the speed cook might appeal to some people and I am not dissing it but when I look at the cost of one of these combnation ovens, I am not seeing value for the dollar. I still believe that for most people the technology has not reached a stage where it can do both functions as well as each is done in dedicated appliances.
