Cuisinart CMW-200 Convection Microwave Oven with Grill is a typical countertop oven that combines the size, functions, and style. The stainless steel exterior gives your kitchen a high-end look. 1.2 cu.ft capacity with 12” glass tray provides enough space for most daily food cooking jobs. Cuisinart CMW-200 provides multiple cooking options and you can choose either only one cooking feature or a combination of two features. For instance, there are three settings for the grill: 100% grill, 30% microwave+70% grill, and 55% microwave+45% grill. You choose the appropriate setting based on your need. The biggest selling of Cuisinart CMW-200 Convection Microwave is its competitive price and it costs no more than $200. If you have a limited budget, Cuisinart CMW-200 is a great deal.
Pros:
- Cooking Evenly: The model CMW-200 is a typical convection microwave. In the convection mode, it cooks food evenly without any hot spots. Put the food you want to cook in and it will cook as it heats.
- Microwave Feature: The microwave option of Cuisinart CMW-200 can deal with many cooking jobs. It works especially great from roasting to baking. The only drawback of this feature is that it doesn’t have the inversion feature.
- Combination features: CMW-200 has many combination features: convection+microwave, convection+grill, defrosting+microwave, etc. The multi-stage cooking makes it more flexible. For example, defrost for 8 minutes, 100% microwave power for 2 minutes, and then 50% microwave for 4 minutes.
- Competitive Price: Less than $200 makes it more competitive than similar convection microwaves.
Cons:
- Space Required: CMW-200 has the space requirement that isn’t listed: more than 3” free space at sides and back; 12” free space above
- Slow Preheating: Some customers pointed out that Cuisinart CMW-200 took quite a little of time to heat up to 425 deg.
- The instruction isn’t that clear.
- The light inside is dim.
Miscellaneous:
- 1.2-cubic-foot capacity
- 1000 watts
- Stainless steel interior absorbs no odors and is easy to sanitize
- Rotating 12˝ glass tray
- Reversible grill rack
- Touchpad controls with LCD
