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"New" Cuisinart or other branded steam oven ?

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rotuts

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Indeed

 

along with the dimensions of the various pans that come with it ?

 

and slide in and out.  ?

 

 

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ElsieD

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Outside measurements 15.5" wide, 15.0" high, 12.3" deep. Depth encodes handles and the rear piece, (motor?) with it, it is 17" (about) deep

Inner: 12" across, 12" deep, 8" high

Air fryer basket inner measurement 10.75" x 10.75", usable dimensions

Solid tray 11.25" x 10.5"

Grill tray that fits inside solid tray is 10" x 9".

My measurements may be off a quarter inch or so

 

 

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5 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

Outside measurements 15.5" wide, 15.0" high, 12.3" deep. Depth encodes handles and the rear piece, (motor?) with it, it is 17" (about) deep

 

So it should fit underneath an upper wall cabinet with no problem, right?  🙂

 

ElsieD

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1 hour ago, FauxPas said:

 

So it should fit underneath an upper wall cabinet with no problem, right?  🙂

 

Depends on distance between the counter and the cupboard.  If I want to use steam, I'll turn the CSO sideways.

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@rotuts  This picture is for you:  perfectly toasted burger buns.  No need to flip them or turn them around.  I never thought I would see a perfectly toasted anything come out of the CSO.

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ElsieD

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1 hour ago, FauxPas said:

 

So it should fit underneath an upper wall cabinet with no problem, right?  🙂

 

Here is a picture showing (I hope) the vent at the rear of the machine.  I'm not sure what it's function is so if anyone has an idea, I'd love to hear it.  I'm assuming it's some sort of steam vent which is why I would turn it sideways if using steam.  The manual doesn't say what it is for.

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1 hour ago, ElsieD said:

@rotuts  This picture is for you:  perfectly toasted burger buns.  No need to flip them or turn them around.  I never thought I would see a perfectly toasted anything come out of the CSO.

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Impressively even toasting!

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37 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

Here is a picture showing (I hope) the vent at the rear of the machine.  I'm not sure what it's function is so if anyone has an idea, I'd love to hear it.  I'm assuming it's some sort of steam vent which is why I would turn it sideways if using steam.  The manual doesn't say what it is for.

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Ship it to @Shelby to take apart.

 

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rotuts

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in comparing these inner dimensions to the CSO I

 

there is not a significant difference .  

 

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am I missing something ?

 

OK , it has a porous   ' air fryer  ' tray .

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ElsieD

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29 minutes ago, rotuts said:

in comparing these inner dimensions to the CSO I

 

there is not a significant difference .  

 

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am I missing something ?

 

OK , it has a porous   ' air fryer  ' tray .

 

The only possible problem is the height of the new one - it may not fit under all cupboards.

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rotuts

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Cuisi seems to have moved the ' control ' area

 

previously on the R side

 

to the top .

 

the inner ( usable ) height increased slightly .

 

and this version is at least available in some markets 

 

the older : not.

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The differences I see are:

Smaller footprint achieved by moving controls to the top.

The addition of an air fryer function that uses a higher fan speed (or maybe 2 fans?) which is also used for the turbo roast function. 

Addition of a steam-assist function that adds steam just at the beginning of the bake.

No more steam broil function.

 

My CSO is still chugging along but I always keep an eye out for replacement options for when the time comes.  This sounded like a good one. 

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@blue_dolphin

 

you are of course correct.

 

odd their marketing dept didn't see the advantage of an additional inch or two

 

getting to a standard  1/4 sheet pan and a smidgin.

 

and sell in USA  et al

 

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@blue_dolphin

 

you are of course correct.

 

odd their marketing dept didn't see the advantage of an additional inch or two

 

getting to a standard  1/4 sheet pan and a smidgin.

 

and sell in USA  et al

 


I'd guess they were mostly motivated by adding the air fryer function as that appliance seems so popular. Although the original price is quite out of air fryer range. 

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it still seems to manage to toast to a style no other toaster can match.

 

and steam-cleans .

 

rare properties on the counter top.

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it still seems to manage to toast to a style no other toaster can match.

 

and steam-cleans .

 

rare properties on the counter top.

Toasted some crumpets today from frozen and I'm pleased to report that they were toasted just as nicely as my burger buns yesterday.  When you use the toaster setting, you can add "frozen" to the toast setting.

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I did a comparison of the settings on the two ovens.  What the 500 does not have that the 300 did were: broil, broiler steam and bread.  What the 500 has that the 300 didn't is air fry, grill (replacing broil?), steam assistant (replacing bread?) And turbo roast.  It also has a setting to add frozen to the toast cycle.

 

I hope I'm answering the questions you have.  If not, please send me a reminder.

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rotuts

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my Lust interest in a larger Cuisinart continues.

 

bit larger than a 1/4 sheet pan , 50 % taller.

 

Im not saying my eyes popped out when I saw the 500 .

 

I though the front length was more or less the same as the CSO I

 

and the unit was taller. .

 

the CSO seems to have had a much better track record than the Anova Oven.

 

and does a few essential things the AO does not :

 

steam clean.

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