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Posted by Dr. Zachary Smith on October 27, 2009, 9:18 am
I agree with most of what Polly says here, and the differences don't
amount to anything.
These measurement issues are often guided by architectural/firecode
safety standards, (which I'd check with as a part of shopping
homewaork) but keep in mind that they're usually minimums - not
practicals.
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> It's a super neat place to grow pot plants.
That explains a LOT. |^)
Doc
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> Can't believe I'm going to say it again but here it comes - ' it depends'=
.
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> =A0 =A0 What kind of cooking are you likely to do on the stove top? =A0If=
you do
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> lots of frying and enjoy a cauldron or two of merrily bubbling and splash=
ing
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> pots of good stuff; you might not want to have an expensive
> microware/convection/exhaust fan sitting above the mayhem.
> =A0 =A0 If all you're likely to cook on the stovetop is a quiet scrambled=
egg,
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> that's another matter. =A0What I'm saying is, sometimes the mad Italian o=
r
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> Cajun cook just comes out and can make quite a grease-flying, spaghetti
> sauce popping mess.
> =A0 =A0 How high would the mw/convec/exh =A0combo have to be above your s=
tove and
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> would it be easy for you to lift hot dishes in/out? =A0( We have a neat s=
helf
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> built-in for just a mw and can't use it because it is simply too high to =
be
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> safe. =A0It's a super neat place to grow pot plants.) =A0 Just thoughts. =
=A0HTH
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> Polly
ws:7kmdhtF3avk02U1@mid.individual.net...
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> > Until this house I always had a microwave-exhaust fan combo above my co=
ok
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> > stove. =A0Loved it for the space saving aspect. =A0The inner area tends=
to be
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> > lower than a countertop microwave. =A0I didn't have convection in the
> > microwaves but I can point out a caveat while you are shopping. =A0My
> > current cook stove is propane gas and claims to be convection. =A0But i=
t's
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> > not. =A0What it has is a fan that circulates the heat but it's not a tr=
ue
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> > convection at all. =A0Be sure you investigate that feature. =A0(And I d=
espise
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> > baking with gas. The cooking part is okay once I adjusted to the flame
> > rather than an electric smooth top but the oven is nothing like baking
> > with electric. Yuck.)
> > Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
> >> Since you guys are about the smartest group around
> >> I have a question. =A0Is anyone famililar with an
> >> over the stovetop microwave-convection oven
> >> fan combo? =A0I have had the microwave for years and
> >> it needs replaced. =A0The addition of the small covection
> >> oven seems like something that would help me make
> >> the most of the small space I have. =A0Any thoughts on
> >> it would be appreciated. =A0I am trying to figure out how
> >> practical it might be.
> >> I am also =A0looking for other space saving ideas if anyone
> >> has any.
> >> TIA, Taria- Hide quoted text -
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> What kind of cooking are you likely to do on the stove top? If you do
> lots of frying and enjoy a cauldron or two of merrily bubbling and
> splashing pots of good stuff; you might not want to have an expensive
> microware/convection/exhaust fan sitting above the mayhem.
> If all you're likely to cook on the stovetop is a quiet scrambled egg,
> that's another matter. What I'm saying is, sometimes the mad Italian or
> Cajun cook just comes out and can make quite a grease-flying, spaghetti
> sauce popping mess.
> How high would the mw/convec/exh combo have to be above your stove and
> would it be easy for you to lift hot dishes in/out? ( We have a neat
> shelf built-in for just a mw and can't use it because it is simply too
> high to be safe. It's a super neat place to grow pot plants.) Just
> thoughts. HTH Polly
>> Until this house I always had a microwave-exhaust fan combo above my cook
>> stove. Loved it for the space saving aspect. The inner area tends to be
>> lower than a countertop microwave. I didn't have convection in the
>> microwaves but I can point out a caveat while you are shopping. My
>> current cook stove is propane gas and claims to be convection. But it's
>> not. What it has is a fan that circulates the heat but it's not a true
>> convection at all. Be sure you investigate that feature. (And I despise
>> baking with gas. The cooking part is okay once I adjusted to the flame
>> rather than an electric smooth top but the oven is nothing like baking
>> with electric. Yuck.)
>> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>>> Since you guys are about the smartest group around
>>> I have a question. Is anyone famililar with an
>>> over the stovetop microwave-convection oven
>>> fan combo? I have had the microwave for years and
>>> it needs replaced. The addition of the small covection
>>> oven seems like something that would help me make
>>> the most of the small space I have. Any thoughts on
>>> it would be appreciated. I am trying to figure out how
>>> practical it might be.
>>> I am also looking for other space saving ideas if anyone
>>> has any.
>>> TIA, Taria
>