Cuisinart CMW-200 1-1/5-Cubic-Foot Convection Microwave Oven with Grill

This Cuisinart CMW-200 1.2-Cubic-Foot Convection Microwave Oven is the best thing I ever bought. Cannot understand why some people say it takes forever to reach the desired heat! Put the food in, ask for the heat wanted and start. If you heat it first, and then open the door, this thing is tiny, you lose ALL your heat.

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The Cuisinart CMW-200 grill has three settings. 100% grilling, 30% micro plus 70% grill, and 55% micro plus 45% grill. I haven't enjoyed steak at home for years so this I am really looking forward to. Fishsticks I'm going to try 30/70. Roasting and baking have a fast setting which combines micro and convection, you can go straight convection too.

• 1000-watt countertop convection microwave oven and grill
• 1.2 cubic-foot interior; 12-inch rotating glass tray for even heating
• Touchpad control panel; 9 preset options, plus grill function; multi-stage cooking
• Defrost by weight or time; reversible grill rack; instructions/recipes included
• 3-year limited warranty

This Cuisinart CMW-200 microwave/oven works great and looks great in my kitchen. I haven't used the convection oven too much yet, but the microwave works great. Gets food very hot fast. The muffins I made using the oven were great too. Just put whatever you want to cook in the oven cakes, breads, lasagna, etc.and it will cook as the oven heats.

The only adjustment is the cooking time, but that can be gauged with a little practice. Easy to clean, makes wonderful toast, pies, fresh breads and roast cuts of meat.... Ovens from that time period did not save energy and I'm sure that one uses a lot.

To use Cuisinart CMW-200 as a toaster:

1. Use the metal rack (included with the unit) and position it do that the rack is high and putting the food closest to the element (located in the top of the unit.)
2. Put food on the rack.
3. Use the "GRILL" button and choose the 100% grill option (You can choose different combos of grill vs. microwave. This is explained in the easy-to-understand instructions.)
4. I use a cook time of about 8 minutes for my toast. If this were a "real" toaster, that would be a smidge below the icon for "turn the dial here for medium brown toast."
5. Wait 8 minutes.
6. Open the door. VIOLA! Magic. Toast.

I was able to not only able use it for the microwave, but also bake without heating up the large conventional oven, or grill. We have a wired-in, above-stove micro/convection oven in our current home, but were looking for something more versatile for our retirement getaway. The Cuisinart Convection Microwave Oven with Grill fit the bill perfectly.

It's great also for quick warm-ups or cooking of small single portion items. We do have a good oven, but the microwave is a lot faster and easier to use. If you want to use the convection bit, definitely put the food in while the oven is pre-heating.

I would buy Cuisinart CMW-200 1.2-Cubic-Foot Convection Microwave Oven with Grill again because the price is right, it microwaves great and grills. I never was an oven baker so few times I may preheat convection will be very seldom.