Combination ovens - conventional, microwave, air fryer?

[Enrichetta]

My kitchen is quite small and I don’t really use my oven very much, so have started looking into various combination ovens and microwaves:

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/product-reviews/electricals/g31279486/best-combination-microwaves/

The Sage The Combi Wave 3 in 1 Combination Microwave looks intriguing. I would quite like an air fryer but I might not use it enough to justify a separate appliance. However, I wonder whether this combo oven might be trying to do too much?

The Neff N70 Built-in Combination Microwave looks neat but is it worth £1139…

What are people’s experiences?

YABU - just stick to single function ovens
YANBU - combination ovens are great

I had a Kenwood combination oven and microwave. As a microwave it was OK, but I used it as an oven once and resolved to never do so again. Noisy, vibratory, gutless. It packed in after eight years and I replaced it with a normal microwave.

Bump…

I’ve got a Panasonic combination microwave, oven & grill but I only cook for myself. It’s fantastic, I’m on my second one I replaced it with exactly the same model after about ten years, they’re around £270
It cooks really well and is programmable as well as manual

https://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer/home-appliances/microwaves/combination-microwaves/nn-cd58jsbpq.html

ETA I see it’s on that list attached at 84/100

We have the neff n70 combination as second oven /microwave.
Pros. I've cooked cakes in it and it works well. Grill is good. Heats up quickly. The microwave is effective. I like the proving/plate warming function.
It looks great.
Cons. Its a bit of a pita to clean ( grill element exposed in the top) compared to a standard microwave. The touch pad control is annoying if you just want to heat up some beans in the microwave.

If you're mainly microwaving it seems to retain moisture in a weird way... you need to wipe the water out after each use.

In summary would be great if you need single a small oven /grill microwave.
We mainly use as a microwave ( and rarely a second oven) and if I did it again id get a cheap standalone microwave on the counter top.

I can see this is not going to be easy… I think I may have to get a proper microwave plus an air fryer.

Unless someone else can recommend a good combination oven?

Can one make things like cupcakes in an air fryer?

@Enrichetta there was a thread about this recently will see if I can locate it

@Enrichetta

I remember commenting on it, here it is

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/home_decoration_pictures/5391027-can-i-manage-without-an-oven?page=3&reply=146403362