Advantium

{{Short description|Cooking appliance brand}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Advantium

| logo = Advantium-speedcook-ovens-round.jpg

| type = Private

| industry = Kitchen tools

| owner = General Electric

| website = [https://www.geappliances.com/ge/advantium-oven.htm Official website]

}}

Advantium{{Cite web|url=http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=78079849&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch|title=Trademark Status & Document Retrieval|website=tsdr.uspto.gov|access-date=2019-01-08}} is a line of fast-cooking electric ovens for household use sold by General Electric. They use both halogen lamps and microwave energy, either separately or together.{{Cite web|url=https://www.geappliances.com/ge/advantium-oven.htm|title=Advantium Fast-Cooking Wall Ovens and Standing Ovens|last=|first=|date=|website=www.geappliances.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-01-08}}

Starting in 1998, the engineering team of Kevin Nolan,{{cite web |title=Kevin Nolan |url=https://geappliancesco.com/kevin-nolan/ |website=GE Appliances Corporate |language=en}} Dong Soo Shin, Todd Vincent Graves,{{cite news |title=Carlsberg & Coca-Cola Drinks May Soon Use "All-Plant" Compostable Plastic Bottles |url=https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/carlsberg-coca-cola-drinks-may-soon-use-all-plant-compostable-plastic-bottles-packaging/ |work=Green Queen |date=19 May 2020}} Charles Smith, and Royce Hunt designed the original Advantium, which went on sale in 1999, uses 240-volt AC power, and draws up to 25 amperes.{{cite news |title=Could this oven change the game for kitchen appliances everywhere? |url=https://www.local10.com/sponsored/2020/03/20/could-this-oven-change-the-game-for-kitchen-appliances-everywhere/ |work=WPLG |date=30 March 2020 |language=en}} It can generally substitute for a conventional oven, a cooktop, and a grill, and cooks between two and eight times as quickly as conventional cooking.{{cite news |title=5 Fantastic Futuristic Kitchen Appliances You Didn’t Know You Need |url=https://westchestermagazine.com/uncategorized/5-fantastic-futuristic-kitchen-appliances-you-didnt-know-you-need/ |work=Westchester Magazine |date=5 December 2016}}

Early models had plastic grills, which were not durable, and tended to snap off from the heat that the noisy fan exhausted into the kitchen.{{cite web |title=Owner's Manual Advantium Speedcooking Microwaving |url=http://pdf.lowes.com/useandcareguides/084691811794_use.pdf |publisher=pdf.lowes.com}} Newer models have stainless steel grills.{{cite news |title=The Best Wall Ovens |url=https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-wall-ovens/ |work=The New York Times}}

The Advantium 120, released in 2001, cooks less quickly, but operates at 120 volts.{{cite web |title=GE Advantium Speed-Cook Oven |url=https://factorybuilderstores.com/ge-advantium-speed-cook-oven/ |website=Factory Builder Stores - Premium Appliances and Custom Cabinets |date=25 September 2015}}