Best Convection Microwaves of 2026

Three years of warranty is the first thing we noticed, because everything else on this page gets one. On an appliance that packs a fan, a heating element, and a magnetron into the same box, that is not a footnote — it is the difference between a repair and a replacement in year two.

The rest of the machine is built around getting it right the first time. Inverter power smooths the output instead of pulsing it, which is why defrost comes out defrosted rather than cooked at the edges, and the Genius sensor takes over reheat and the auto menus so you are not guessing minutes. There are 20 presets, and the Kitchen+ app pairs recipes with the oven's built-in modes. We like that combination better than a longer list of features that need a manual.

Measure twice before you commit. The 1.2-cubic-foot cavity and 14.2-inch turntable are the roomiest here, but the body is 22 inches wide, the widest of these, and it needs clearance for the door swing and the vents. On a tight counter run, either Toshiba or the Ninja gives you back an inch or more.

The panel is the part that asks for patience. Buttons plus a dial, and a menu deep enough that the manual stays within reach for the first week; stopping mid-cycle is not as obvious as it should be. That is a fair trade for a machine that defrosts properly, but it is a real learning curve.

A 2.4-inch color screen is an odd thing to lead with until you have used the touch panels on the cheaper combos, where picking convection means counting button presses in a menu you cannot see. Here you scroll, tap the mode, and read the temperature back. We spent less time with the manual on this one than on anything else in the group.

Under the screen are the numbers that matter: 1,100 watts, the most microwave power here, inverter output for even heating, a 1.3-cubic-foot cavity with a 13.58-inch turntable, and 25 programs with a humidity sensor that adjusts the cook instead of just counting down. Alexa pairing is there if you want it, and we did not find a reason to bother.

What earns it a place is the second-oven impression. Reheating is fast and even, the convection side handles a tray of vegetables or a small bake without a preheat-and-pray routine, and the mode list is deep enough that you stop thinking of it as a microwave with extras. What we missed is a number pad: every time is entered by scrolling, and two minutes takes more taps than it should.

Eight functions in a 20.6-inch body is the pitch, and it lands: microwave, air fry, convection bake, broil, combi, low temp, odor removal, and defrost in one box that leaves counter space on both sides. At 1,000 watts with a 12.4-inch turntable it sits in the middle of this group on power and capacity, and the middle is where most kitchens actually live.

What we appreciate most is the position-memory turntable. It parks in the same spot each cycle, so a full dish lifts straight out instead of you hunting for the gap between the plate and the roller ring with a hot casserole in your hands. The two-step child lock is another detail done properly: it takes an intentional sequence, not a single long press that a small hand can repeat.

The panel is the one part that takes work. Eight functions live behind a menu you learn rather than read, and the first week means keeping the manual within reach. Start with the printed presets, add the manual modes once the layout is in your head, and the appliance stops fighting you.

At 19.5 inches wide and 11.4 inches tall, this is the smallest body in the group, and that is the whole reason to buy it: it turns up in RV galleys and apartment kitchens where nothing bigger will fit. Five functions — microwave, air fry, combi, bake, and roast — 900 watts, an 11.3-inch turntable, and a panel that assumes you want to press one button rather than three.

What we like is how little it asks of you. Press start for 30 seconds at full power; press again for another 30. Eleven air-fry presets cover the frozen staples that make up most of the traffic — fries, nuggets, wings, fish — and the combi setting, which runs the grill with the convection fan, browns food that went in frozen. For a small kitchen, that is most of what a combo is for.

The trade-offs are honest. Nine hundred watts is the least power here, so reheating runs a little longer, and heat can land unevenly enough that a stir or a turn halfway through earns its keep. Neither costs you much, and both are why this is the budget answer rather than the best one.

Stock is the first thing to check, because this one is currently listed as temporarily out of stock — which is a shame, since it is also the least expensive way in this group to get a 1.2-cubic-foot cavity, a 1,000-watt microwave, and a real convection element.

What it does well is the unglamorous daily work: ten power levels, one-touch potato, popcorn, beverage, reheat, and frozen dinner, weight or time defrost, and a cavity that takes a dinner plate with room to spare. Bake, roast, microwave, and convection modes round it out, with an air-fry kit and a bake plate in the box.

Where it earns its place is as a roaster that happens to microwave, since 1.2 cubic feet is more cavity than either 0.9-cubic-foot pick gives you. The ceiling is temperature control: bake and air fry run off a short list of common temperature presets rather than a free dial, fine for fries, chicken, and vegetables, frustrating when a recipe means a specific temperature.