Grill, baby, grill

July 7, 2015 11:39 AM

How does one use the grill portion of an AKAI AK MW 2300LS? It's the microwave-oven combo that came with my new rental. The only ones I can find online are not for free and it seems insane to have to pay to use a microwave.
posted by Enchanting Grasshopper to Home & Garden (6 answers total)

I can't speak directly about this model, but our last place had something similar: a microwave with a quartz heating element in the ceiling of the oven box. The "grill" couldn't be used independently of the microwave, only in tandem with it, and was activated by a specific button that said "microwave/grill" (which is something I see on other Akai models from a quick search). We didn't find it useful too much for a house full of vegetarians--mostly for reheating pizza and getting the top to crust instead of bubble. The microwave wattage, even at a low setting, was much more powerful than the "grill," so I imagine it's mostly useful if you want to cook something with a lot of mass like a roast or something.
posted by late afternoon dreaming hotel at 12:11 PM on July 7, 2015

Wouldn't your landlord know and be able to tell you?
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 1:10 PM on July 7, 2015

Response by poster: Wouldn't your landlord know and be able to tell you?

He's out of the country and offline.
posted by Enchanting Grasshopper at 1:30 PM on July 7, 2015

Also suspect it's a microwave/grill combo. Seeing as the model doesn't exist on the Akai website nor - seemingly - anywhere else online, it would help a lot to see a photo of the controls.
posted by turkeyphant at 1:44 PM on July 7, 2015

I have a combination but its Panasonic. However, YouTube seems full of demos for a variety of ovens
posted by infini at 1:59 PM on July 7, 2015

Response by poster: Here is picture of the controls.
posted by Enchanting Grasshopper at 5:39 AM on July 9, 2015