I purchased mine through City of York council and I know most councils have a small budget for buying things such as this should the blind person need it.
It is very good, and reduces cooking time by almost a third.I can't recall all the cooking programs but they don't vover a large range. It just things like potatoes, pizza, rice/asta etc.
You don't need to weigh out food unless your using one of the programs, and that's only so it knows how big the item is. Not quite sure why nobody has done an oven that has a scale built in to the turntable so know need to know the weight.
I would recommend it, but the unit does get very hot on the sides, and a bit of space at the back and sides needs to be left between the unit and the wall/cupboard etc.
The other downfall of it is that say you cook one item for 20 mins using the convential oven then you want to microwave something like veg for a couple of minutes, the inside of the oven is still very hot, so you have to be careful what plastic cookware you use otherwise it could melt if in their too long.
The oven also cools it'self down once you've finished so in someways waystes energy by starting a fan and cooling down, although this isn't a big issue and can benefit if putting something in to microwave after using the convential oven as mentioned above.
I wouldn't send mine back anyway. I'm sure it probably saves energy not having ot use a full size cooker.
Peter -------------------------------------------------- From: "Will Lomas" <lomaswilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 5:58 PM To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [access-uk] talking combination oven
has anyone ever used or do they own, the cobolt talking microwave oven and grill combination product?1. how usable is it?2. why does one need to weigh out products is this if cooking meats like beef etc? 3. what pre-programmed convenience and oven foods are programmed into the microwave? is it things like bacon for the grill, soups, burgers, pastas pizza etc? some product are obvious however such as soups as they are generally done in the microwavei wonder if it is possible to attain a grant for these products or is it far simpler to buy one out of ones' own expenditure? I live with parents at present and they love to cook for me lol but I want since i have learned cooking skills, to work on my own and while i could use a conventional oven ours is all dials with no markings and it is digital i believeregards will ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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