All I Can Say Is Wow!
Written: Mar 17 '02 (Updated Mar 18 '02)
|
Product Rating:
|
|
| Ease of Use: |
 |
|
| Durability: |
 |
|
| Ease of Cleaning: |
|
|
| Style: |
|
|
|
Pros: Design, Versatility, Speed, Ease of Use
Cons: Installation, Noise, Extra Metal Cooking Trays Are A Must
The Bottom Line: The advantium 120 is a perfect addition to any busy household....I really think it was money very well spent!
|
|
|
| v_hines's Full Review: GE Advantium SCA1000D Microwave Oven |
What a wonderful alternative to a regular microwave! We bought the Advantium 120 after seeing it in an appliance store. My husband though it would be great for when I was out of town and I though it looked like a fun new toy. I was a bit hesitant about spending the extra $$$ but I am so glad I did!
We paid $600 after all rebates and installed it the night it was delivered. I have been playing with it all day and I couldn't be more thrilled! The dial & push button controls are very easy to use and any questions about setting the oven are answered in the owners manual & laminated instruction card. It even came with a CD-ROM to introduce you to all of its features. The outside of the oven is smooth making it very easy to clean. The glass window is great for keeping an eye on what is in the oven. The oven interior is stainless steel and wipes clean. It comes with a glass microwave tray that wipes clean & a metal speedcook tray that cleans up even easier.
The oven installs over any range or cooktop and has the following cooking settings....
Microwave-Operates just like a regular microwave
Speedcook-A method of cooking that uses halogen lights and ceramic heat from the bottom and top of the oven. No preheating is required and it cooks very quickly!
Oven/Bake-This setting lets you use the oven as a "regular oven".....Preheating is required and will surely be a lifesaver during the holidays.
Warming-With this setting, you can keep food warm.
The oven is pre-programmed with over 120 foods that are very common dishes nowdays. The setting range from breakfast foods like waffles & bacon, to steaks, chicken, pizza rolls, breads and desserts....Almost anything you can think of!
It also has a built-in sensor that moniters the moisture that the food is releasing during the microwave setting so the food doesn't dry out....Popcorn comes out perfect.
The over-the range light & fan are amazing! It has an automatic night light setting that you can program to turn on/shut off automatically. The exhaust fan will automatically come on if there is quite a bit of heat coming off of the range.
Everything that we've tried in it has been delicious....The BBQ ribs cooked in 30 minutes and were tender & delicious. The brownies(14 minutes)were rich & fudgie. The cinnamon sugar pecans (8 minutes) were as good as any theme parks, and Pillsbury products bake perfectly in about 10 minutes. The food is just as good as in an oven.
The fan & speedcook mode were a bit louder than we expected.
If you purchase this oven, purchase more metal pans from GE ($21 each)....Extras make cooking much quicker & easier.
We installed this ourselves and it was rough, but we had never installed a built in before.
GE really outdid themselves with this one! Stouffers & Pillsbury now have cooking instructions on their products on cooking in the Advantium.
Feel free to ask any questions!
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 600.00
|
|
|
|
Epinions.com ID:
v_hines
|
|
Reviews written: 4
Trusted by: 0 members
|
|
|
- Add to My Yahoo!: 
- Add to Google Homepage: 
© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc.