Mini oven or microwave that grills?

[Accy cyclist]

One of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooks-Prof...F8&qid=1508848517&sr=1-16&keywords=mini+ovens or one of these http://www.myappliances.co.uk/prod/...UaduN8BUQeATQcD4QcoXo-ofSBf_fNOwaAtk8EALw_wcB
I want an oven. I haven't the room for a full sized oven and i don't really need one just for one person,so i've decided on either a mini oven or a microwave that has oven functions. The mini ovens look a better deal as they seem to be cheaper. I know they can't microwave but i can live with that. Do the microwaves that have grills cook the stuff as well as a conventional oven though? Have any of you had either of these devices and if so do you rate them? Other thoughts and comments are welcome.

 

[Threevok]

I had an high end microwave with a grill and it was pants. It was smaller, difficult to clean (even though it was stainless steel) and the grill was rubbish

 

[oldfatfool]

Get down the chippy.

 

[arch684]

Why not get a small microwave and oven,they are not expensive and don't take up much room

 

[Cycleops]

I should buy the Amazon oven/hob. Looks like it cooks your favourite dishes.

 

[Vantage]

I've had both. The microwave grill types are crap in my experience.
My oven was a Baby Belling! It was brilliant. But I had a bog standard microwave at the time too so meals weren't difficult.
You should get yourself a slow cooker. Chuck all yer food in it in the morning and let it simmer through the day. Tasty meal by the end of the day

 

[Yellow Saddle]

I had an high end microwave with a grill and it was pants. It was smaller, difficult to clean (even though it was stainless steel) and the grill was rubbish

I concur. They are a pig to clean. Stainless steel is infinitely more difficult to clean than enameled steel or painted steel. Performance is also rubbish.

 

[Katherine]

Why not get a small microwave and oven,they are not expensive and don't take up much room

I agree. Have you got room for a small oven and a separate small microwave?

 

[Drago]

We have a worktop mini oven (Cookworks, I think) and Mrs D swears by it.

 

[Fnaar]

I'm hot just like an oven
I need some lovin'

 

[Dave7]

You should get yourself a slow cooker. Chuck all yer food in it in the morning and let it simmer through the day. Tasty meal by the end of the day

Didn't work when I tried it.
Mind you I was doing poached eggs that day

 

[pawl]

One of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooks-Prof...F8&qid=1508848517&sr=1-16&keywords=mini+ovens or one of these http://www.myappliances.co.uk/prod/...UaduN8BUQeATQcD4QcoXo-ofSBf_fNOwaAtk8EALw_wcB
I want an oven. I haven't the room for a full sized oven and i don't really need one just for one person,so i've decided on either a mini oven or a microwave that has oven functions. The mini ovens look a better deal as they seem to be cheaper. I know they can't microwave but i can live with that. Do the microwaves that have grills cook the stuff as well as a conventional oven though? Have any of you had either of these devices and if so do you rate them? Other thoughts and comments are welcome.

My SIL and husband had combination microwave for years. Has had an electric hob installed but no oven.

She’s still a crap cook.[/QUOTE]

 

[Mrs M]

What about a halogen oven
My friend uses this instead of her main oven, says you cook almost everything in it.

 

[Andrew_P]

We got this one in an emergency, we cook with it in preference to the normal Gas oven it can cook just as an oven, Grill or Microwave and then offers auto combo oven\microwave oven\microwave\grill https://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-...eywords=panasonic+microwave+combination+ovens


Obv family of 4 roasts it cannot quite cope, but this and two ring table top hob and you are sorted.

Anything that we want to cook well and evenly goes in to this, I never ever thought it would be used so much. Downside is that it is bloody expensive. Knocks out a brilliant frozen pizza in 7 minutes just tap in the weight and press turbo cook and away it goes. Same with Jacket Potatoes, normal baking is really good. First "self cleaning" oven where I have just heated it up and then wiped clean with a damp cloth. The Grill gets a bit tricky if you have cooked something that splatters with it, too close to the grill.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I normally just take a sandwich with me if I do not want to visit a cafe when out riding.