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Wait are these microwaves one unit, or a separate oven and microwave? Here in the states they're always separate, though sometimes a microwave might be above the stove and function as a smoke hood.
Something like this render from Best Buy is common enough. That's what I'd call a normal size microwave in either case though, just different mounting options.
I could certainly fit a microwave inside my oven, so they're not really too similar size here unless you get a moderately large one. In fact, that render only has a kind of weird scale, the gas range and oven seem about right.
Yeah so they're one unit, you turn it on and then choose to oven, microwave, grill or a combination of all 3. I've found combo low wattage microwave with oven to be great at quickly heating frozen food for example.
I think the major difference is that it's rarer to have a combination stove and oven. The stove is usually separate and built into the counter top, similar to how a sink is installed. I have normal drawers beneath my induction stove, but it's also common to have the oven as a separate appliance below the stove. My combi oven is above the inbuilt fridge instead. Just whatever the designers of my rental place thought works well, the main point is that they don't have to be together.
Woah, neat! Thanks!
We don't see many induction stoves here, though they do exist they're really expensive compared to a glass top. The few houses in wealthy areas that I've been in have pretty much all had an induction top and two stacked ovens.
I mean, to be clear just because I have an induction stove doesn't mean everyone here does ;) although these days you can get "budget" option induction cookers. I see a lot of inbuilt traditional electric, but gas stoves are slowly becoming less common in NL because new buildings usually don't have gas.
Yeah, I didn't mean to suggest I thought it was everyone, I just think they're really cool tech and having it be more common is cool.
Oh yeah, I didn't think it was probably everyone or most everyone, but it seemed at least more common than here where it's rare.