"John Williamson" wrote in message ...

DerbyBoy wrote:
Old Comet Matsui oven is dying due to some of the plastic parts starting
to fail (due to wife opening and closing to door too frequently - the
button now shoots across the room when the door is closed).

What are the views - is a grill element worth having? Does it have any
real use after the initial "let's try it" phase

It depends if you've got an easily reached grill on your cooker, IMO.

Using the microwave grill for meat can spatter fat all over the inside,
and onto the element so it'll then need cleaning the way a normal oven
does, though the grease won't be set so hard. I use mine mostly for
cheese on toast, as I can't easily reach the cooker grill.

I've seen some recipes that use the grill to colour the food, and the
microwave bit to cook it, though it's too much of a faff for me.
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Tciao for Now!

John.


For years I have microwaved the cheese on the toast. Perhaps not as good -
but it suits me - also Cheese on Ryvita - 30 secs.