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Awesome grill + microwave
This is so cool! I love this microwave so much. It's a powerful microwave, with a heating element inside, so it can grill things. This is great because it makes food taste like it was cooked in an oven, but it cooks as quickly as cooking it in a microwave.
It's basically the same as a regular microwave, with regular buttons like Popcorn and Defrost, but it has two additional grill buttons, Grill and Combi. Grill uses only the heating element, to grill the top of your food. It's just like Broil in a regular oven. Combi uses both the heating element and the microwave at 30%.
The other nice feature is that the inside of the microwave is made out of heavy duty stuff, so that it can withstand the super hot temperatures made by the grill. And because it gets so hot inside, then it puts off a lot of heat. You're not supposed to put stuff on top or by the sides, and I recommend this too because it would probably be a fire danger. But, if you're not using the grill, it only gets as hot as a regular microwave.
This includes a ceramic bowl for things like pizza, which will get hot enough to crisp the bottom. It also includes a metal grill rack, which hoists food close enough to the grill so that the grill is super effective. Both of these get really hot, so you need oven mitts to handle them. They can be a little unwieldy, so be careful when you take them out. Also, it uses a standard 3-prong cord for electricity. In my video, it's plugged into my wall plug.
Pros:
+Awesome dark color with a mirror surface
+Grills food so it tastes like it was made in a regular oven
+Extremely high quality construction
+Great microwave, even without the grill
+Grill is easy to work and use
Cons:
-Puts off a lot of heat
-Hard to see how done the food is, so you often have to open the door to check
-The included bowl and grill get really hot and can be a little awkward to handle with gloves
January 2015 · Home and Kitchen