Waste of money!
Submitted by Really mad customer -
3/23/2017
After much research on what type of device I would purchase to replace my much LOVED over the counter GE Advantium microwave, I thought I had found a microwave that could be installed under the counter and would perform in a fashion similar to my Advantium- that is it would act as a microwave, speed cook my food and also provide me with a crisp and browned exterior to my food, as opposed to the usual rubbery microwaved food. This Kitchen Aid oven has dissapointed me from the moment it was installed. The "beautiful" exterior they speak of doesnt mention that the two screws that hold the oven in the cabinet are big, ugly silver screws against a black porcelain frame- quite visible when the door is closed and when looking at the oven from various angles. Secondly, the qua.ity of the stainless steel used for the oven interior is of poor quality, I bit of chili I cooked in it splashed on the wall of the oven cavity and has now permanently stained my 2 day old interior! Also, the Advertisement that it has a broiler and the image shown in their literature show a bright glow of a broiler being emitted when turned on. What KA doesn't tell you is that the broiler cannot operate independently of either the microwave or the convection oven, AND when it is operating it only uses 120V, not powerful enough to even make the broil element glow red, no less "broil or brown your food". Furthermore, the crisper function uses both microwaves plus the "broil" element to supposedly produce crisp food. Ever put pizza into a microwave to reheat? You get a rubbery crust! So with this crisp feature now you get a rubbery crust with a dried out crust and cheese thanks to the lousy "broil" feature. Why would they design an oven to crisp and have it use microwaves? Nothing crisp ever comes out of a microwave, including this one despite what they promise! Also, they rave about the great Easy Convect Convection oven... What isn't mentioned is that it takes 30 minutes to preheat.
No, I do not recommend this product
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