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Amana RMC-30 Vintage Amana Radarange Plus Microwave Convection Oven - Excellent Con - $250 |
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Post# 883050   5/31/2016 at 17:40 (2,858 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Post# 1023754 , Reply# 1   2/6/2019 at 10:54 (1,877 days old) by queenspeed91 (Tulsa Oklahoma )   |   | |
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That is a nice looking machine. What makes it rare that it is also a convection oven too. The Radarange series were just microwaves only. |
Post# 1023822 , Reply# 2   2/6/2019 at 21:20 (1,877 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1023833 , Reply# 3   2/6/2019 at 23:28 (1,877 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Consumer Reports didn't have much good to say about this offering from Amana. As a microwave it was decent enough, but the convection function didn't fulfill its promise.
IIRC CR tested the Panasonic convection microwave, and one other (cannot recall), with the Panasonic coming out on top. One of the test foods was hamburgers which the Panasonic cooked decently for a microwave/convection. IIRC the ones done in the Amana came out "grey" and not very good. All these convection microwave ovens of the same vintage operate pretty much the same. Rather than a heating element surrounding a fan (true convection), the heating element is located (usually) behind a side wall or top of oven cavity. The fan then merely blows the radiant heat from those surfaces around inside of oven. From what one has read one of the best convection/microwaves were the early Sharp Carousel II models. Apparently one could bake cakes and do all sorts with things coming out as if they'd been baked in a normal oven. |
Post# 1024418 , Reply# 5   2/12/2019 at 20:59 (1,871 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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I remember the Sharp Carosel's , Carosel II...but only owned a generic Sears monstrosity purchased in the seconds bin.
I have been out of commission(long story of health issues, but on the road to recovery...it'll be a while). Meanwhile, it's nice to have internet and enjoy reading aw.org again. It's interesting to know how convection ovens of old worked vs. the current designs. But Amana did make another micro-convection oven, which I would like to know more about. It was a newer model than this one I posted here. I know Cory has it. :-) Thanks all...nice to be back here again. |
Post# 1024444 , Reply# 6   2/13/2019 at 06:24 (1,871 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Phil, hope that you are up to speed soon. Tom |
Post# 1024452 , Reply# 7   2/13/2019 at 08:19 (1,870 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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It's going to be a little time, kidney failure, some left eye damage that will reportedly fix itself, and the usual other for guys by the time they're our age, Tom. I can say this much...after 10 days in the hospital and seven of those 24 hours of intermittent extreme pain(relief after 7 days), LIFE is so good. I feel like I'm on vacation. :-) In late March I should see a return to some kind of normal, but probably not ever as good as before. Hell, I'm lucky to be here at all. Thanks Tom...hope you are keeping your rudder free from devices forever. :-)
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Post# 1024467 , Reply# 8   2/13/2019 at 11:44 (1,870 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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All Micro-Convection counter-top and OTR types are true convection, they all have a fan blowing air over the heating element [ you cannot blow radiant heat around ]
The Amana model being discussed here is a true convection model, forced air is forced directly over and around the element, the thing that this Amana suffers from is a lack of a turn table to even our microwave cooking and browning.
John L. |
Post# 1028479 , Reply# 9   3/31/2019 at 00:17 (1,825 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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True and if I ever find one of these Amana MW/Convections, I've got two or three Micro-Go-Rounds to solve the problem John mentioned. :-)
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Post# 1028833 , Reply# 10   4/3/2019 at 10:47 (1,821 days old) by Elginkid (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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Ovrphil, do you want one? I found one at a thrift store in Cincinnati, and I travel to GA often.
Wes |
Post# 1028835 , Reply# 11   4/3/2019 at 10:55 (1,821 days old) by Elginkid (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 1029205 , Reply# 12   4/7/2019 at 11:42 (1,817 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Post# 1039159 , Reply# 13   7/23/2019 at 10:21 (1,710 days old) by Ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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