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Mastering the Speed Oven

Get the most out of your Speed Oven. Download the guide below and discover how chef-tested modes and technique-based recipes ensure superior results you can count on.

Master the modes

Wolf Speed Ovens are precisely engineered with chef-tested modes that, once mastered, practically guarantee delicious results. Using the tabs below, learn how each unique mode works and when to use them.

Keep Warm Mode is a savior for mistimed meals and latecomers alike. It ensures everything is served hot, holding food at its ready-to-serve temperature.

  • Keep Warm Mode uses circulating convection heat
  • Gently warms food for up to 90 minutes
  • Recommended cookware includes oven-safe items

With the press of a button—and without fear of burnt kernels—you can savor this timeless snack in a matter of minutes. 

  • Popcorn Mode uses microwave power.
  • Makes snack- and regular-size microwave popcorn bags.
  • Recommended cookware includes oven-safe items.

From decadent hot cocoa to water for coffee or tea, this mode ensures every beverage is heated to your liking.

  • Beverage Mode uses microwave power.
  • Prepares up to six cups of hot water or reheats beverages. 
  • Recommended cookware includes microwave-safe, non-metallic items.

Quickly readies butter, chocolate, cream cheese—anything that needs a warm-up.

  • Melt/Soften Mode uses microwave power.
  • Ideal for melting chocolate or softening butter or cream cheese for baking.
  • Recommended cookware includes microwave-safe, non-metallic items.

During convection cooking, hot air circulates throughout the oven and around food for evenly browned, crisp results.

  • Convection Mode does not use microwave power.
  • Minimizes hot and cool spots and vents excess moisture.
  • Food cooks efficiently and evenly. 
  • When in doubt of what mode to use, choose Convection Mode.
  • Recommended cookware includes oven-safe items.

The high-powered broil element provides the sizzling heat needed to create an entire dish from beginning to end—as with thin steaks, chops or fish—or to add the finishing, browning touch for more delicate items, like crostini or crème brûlée.

  • Delivers intense, radiant heat via the broil element.
  • Broil does not use microwave power.
  • Ideal for cooking thin items, searing, or toasting.
  • Recommended cookware includes oven-safe items.

Micro Bake Mode pairs circulating convection heat with low microwave power to expedite the cooking process and gently brown food.

  • Except for those foods that cook best by convection cooking alone, most foods are well suited to combination cooking using either Micro Bake or Micro Roast Mode.
  • The microwave power efficiently cooks items and convection heat gently browns the food’s surface—enhancing flavor.
  • Ideal for cakes, breads, and cookies.
  • Recommended cookware includes oven-safe, non-metallic items.

Like Micro Bake, this mode uses microwave power to speed up results and convection heat to create even browning.

  • Provides the optimal ratio of speed and heat for roasting via circulating convection heat and microwave power.
  • Except for those foods that cook best by convection cooking alone, most foods are well suited to combination cooking using either Micro Bake or Micro Roast Mode.
  • The microwave power efficiently cooks items and convection heat evenly browns and crisps the food’s surface—enhancing flavor.
  • Ideal for proteins, such as chicken and meatballs, potatoes, and root vegetables.
  • Recommended cookware includes oven-safe, non-metallic items.

No guesswork here. Simply place your desired dish into the speed oven, select the type of food from the intuitive menu, and the oven does the rest.

  • Offers chef-tested programs to prepare a variety of foods and dishes.
  • Detects moisture and humidity from food as it heats and automatically adjusts the cook time and power level.
  • Refer to the Gourmet Guide for recommended cookware.

Make the most of your leftover meals. This mode automatically adjusts the cook time and power level based on the food’s moisture level, bringing it back to flavorful life. 

  • Reheat Mode uses microwave power.
  • Automatically reheats based on food’s moisture level.
  • Recommended cookware includes microwave-safe, non-metallic items.

Get dinner on the table faster with Auto Defrost Mode. This modes slashes meal preparation time with its smart defrosting technology, taking food from the freezer to table in moments.

  • Auto Defrost Mode uses microwave power. 
  • Automatically defrosts food based on size and type.
  • Recommended cookware includes microwave-safe, non-metallic items.

Often the unsung hero of the kitchen, Microwave Mode gets a lot done in less time.

  • Uses steady microwave power to heat and cook food.
  • For better results, adapt the power and time to the food’s water content.
  • Foods with high water content often yield better results.
  • Use this mode as you would a standard microwave oven.
  • Recommended cookware includes microwave-safe, non-metallic items.

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