Toast bread slices in a convection microwave? Does a convection microwave make decent toast, as a toaster oven would or a bone fide oven set to broil?  I have read far and wide on the internet and in operating manuals for Sharp, Bosch, etc. convection microwaves and have come up empty handed.  I know you can't make toast in a microwave, but these are convection microwaves we're talking about here.

Would prefer to hear from someone who actually owns one of these things instead of someone just reading things like "CompuBroil®, CompuRoast®, CompuBake® - automatically compute broiling, roasting, and baking times/temperature settings." from the www.sharpusa.com website like me :-)

Additional specific requirements for our situation are an "Over The Range" (OTR) solution, for which there are often microwave and convection microwave solutions that include 300CFM ventilation and lighting for our cooktop.  We're not looking for a countertop unit.  Hence the desire to see if these convection microwave units can do the deed!

Thanks in advance!
Toasting bread involves the Maillard Reaction and requires a dry heat.  Toasters and toaster ovens (and conventional ovens) use radiant heat.  Convection ovens use convection, as the name implies, and this is most certainly a dry and very even heat; the question is whether or not a convection microwave actually provides a true convective environment, like a high-end convection oven.

And that's where the problem generally lies.  Convection microwaves (AKA microwave convection ovens) are not usually true convection ovens.  They use a combination of microwaves and convection currents, which will quickly cause steaming and inhibit the Maillard reaction.  This isn't really a problem with, say, chicken, but it's a big problem with bread.  You'll have many of the same problems you'd have with a regular microwave - the bread will burn before it toasts.

What you really want is a microwave toaster oven.  They exist, and are often very cheap.  If it doesn't actually bill itself as being a combination microwave/toaster oven, then it's not going to be very good at toasting.