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Combi-oven or compact oven + warming drawer

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Cellomusic · 15/04/2025 14:31

In our very humble kitchen we have space for x1 under counter oven (or equivalent, standard 600mm width).

But after looking into this and thinking creatively, I am wondering if we would benefit from having a compact oven + warming drawer. (Or, a combi microwave oven + warming drawer), rather than just a big single oven.

Reasons for this are:
-We are a vegetarian household and so we don't actually need the full depth/width of a conventional oven to cook a large roast in or similar.
-We don't have a big family, cooking for 4 people, very occasionally 6.
-We would like to cut back on appliances in the kitchen - so here's a chance to get rid of a slow cooker (for the warming drawer) and maybe even the microwave and air fryer (as I have read a compact oven achieves a similar affect to this anyway)

Am I overlooking anything here?
Those of you who have combi-ovens + warming drawers - are they good? Do you ever use instead of your main oven (when/why)?
Is a combi-oven microwave worth considering - or is a separate microwave better? (I can see why we might keep a separate microwave)

Thank you for all your input!

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Icanthinkformyselfthanks · 15/04/2025 18:34

I Have a Neff oven over one of my full size ovens which is a microwave and a small oven combination with warming and proving settings. No need to choose.

Cellomusic · 15/04/2025 18:44

Icanthinkformyselfthanks · 15/04/2025 18:34

I Have a Neff oven over one of my full size ovens which is a microwave and a small oven combination with warming and proving settings. No need to choose.

Ooo thanks for the heads up, will look into that.
We don't have space for main oven and a combi tho. Literally only space for 1 normal oven (or alternatives). So I guess I was just thinking to get combi+warming to make use of the space.
Unless there's some kind of full sized oven that does everything out there 🤔

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