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Here are some friends with simlar question as we.And I have this question for many days,anyone help us?
Kitty said: Yes.What's the difference between a toaster oven and a microwave? Which is better to-I try seach this on internet but no results found.Maybe this is a stupid question.
Mike said: oh,no,you are wrong.I have found as below for this question(What's the difference between a toaster oven and a microwave? Which is better to),it will help you,my kids.

...a toaster oven work?

Which is better?

Answer:
They work completely differently. A microwave uses radiation technology to heat molecules of matter. A toaster oven uses radiant heat, like a stove to heat up food.

Microwaves heat unevenly, often inside gets heated up before the outside of food.

A toaster oven heats from the outside in. It works like your regular oven.

You can't put metallic things in a microwave.
You can with a toaster oven

If you want things to get crispy, a toaster oven is better.

Microwaves make things soggy.

I prefer a toaster oven to heat up things like: a slice of pizza, buffalo wings, open-faced sandwiches.

I prefer a microwave for heating up soupy things, stews, rice, mashed potatoes, things that have a high water content.
a toaster oven cooks food by direct heat with a heating element. A microwave cooks with microwaves.


They are both different and better for different reasons.

I think a microwave is more versatile.
A microwave heats from the inside out and toaster oven works like a regular conventional oven from the outside in.
Both are good but it all depends on what you are cooking. If its pizza a toaster oven is best . If you are just heating up something a microwave is good for that.
The toaster oven is really just a toaster. It uses the same technology, and cooks the same things equally well.

The microwave is completely different though. It uses microwaves. When a microwave hits a water particle, it agitates it, and then that emits heat.
A toaster oven cooks just like a stove oven..
Just smaller items..
A microwave is good for heating things..or popcorn of course..
To actually cook things..toaster oven is best..
a toaster oven is like a portable grill, or oven...so it cooks in a very simillar way to an oven....however the microwave uses those electronic waves rather than direct heat to cook your food...personally a toster oven is better cos u can cook, sausages and bacon, chicken, toast, muffins and stuff, basically a wider variety than the microwave...although it dosent doo popcorn...bummer!
A toaster oven works about like an oven, just
smaller, and uses less juice.

The thing to remember about a microwave is
that if you have a clothes dryer running, the
dryer is probably a 220 volt appliance, and
when you hit the button you can blow a fuse.

I live in an older house, so consider the source.
The main difference is in how these two appliances heat your food.

A toaster oven typically uses electricity to heat some form of heating element (such as metal coils) which requires longer heating times and results in a crisp texture using.

A microwave uses electromagnetic waves to heat your food. This process is much quicker and great for simple reheating or for cooking meals made specifically for the microwave. It is also great for simple tasks like boiling water.

Many manufacturers make combo units if you require both sets of functionality.
The toaster is simply that. some have enough room to actually put a small tray in to bake.It is a smaller version of your oven.....you can broil,bake ,or toast in it.....Microwaves are simply waves that heat internally from the inside out they don't toast or broil,they don't bake per say because they tend not to brown the food. there are all sorts of gadgets for the microwave to achieve browning.I prefer microwaves to simple reheating food.and defrosting or fast microwavable food..for baking and toasting and broiling its the oven or the toaster oven.As to which is better the microwave is fast,except you will not be able to toast.or bake.or achieve browning as I said...I have both and I didn't spend over 125.00 for the both of them.
A toaster oven is better if you want something cooked. A microwave is definitley better if you want something heated. You turn the toaster oven on, and you let it get hot, then you open the door and you put in whatever it is you want to cook and when it is done you take it out. It is really simple.


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