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Steadily progressing toward the goal: Learn what MR is adding to mobile substations for an Argentinian electric company.
Inadequate infrastructure and strong fluctuations in demand, high cost pressure and a highly competitive market: Under these difficult circumstances, energy suppliers are faced with the challenge of providing adequate power to the metropolitan areas and remote regions of Argentina.
To this end, Argentinian transformer manufacturer Tadeo Czerweny has developed a mobile transformer station - the Subestación Transformadora Móvil (SETM) - for Edesur, one of the largest electric companies in South America. With a voltage of 132 kV, the transformer produces an output of 35 MVA. Inside the transformer, a VACUTAP® VRC III with an ED 100S motor-drive unit from MR ensures constant voltage conditions. Riding piggyback on a semitrailer, the mobile stations are transported to places where demand peaks have to be covered or there are no local transformer stations. There, they act as emergency energy service providers.
An additional advantage: In spite of their impressive dimensions – up to 20 meters long, four meters high, and almost as wide, and with a maximum weight just over 20 tons, the SETMs are permitted to travel along all of the country's tarmac roads without the special permit and escort vehicles required for similar heavy trucks. The SETMs travel at speeds of up to 50 kilometers per hour. They are ready to use about three to four hours after arriving at their destination.
Each Subestación Transformadora Móvil consists of medium-voltage, high-voltage, and power voltage modules, which all can operate autonomously to some extent. In addition to being used as a conventional transformer station in which the modules run together, each SETM unit can also be operated independently. As well as the transformer, the power voltage module also features a fire protection system and an oil cooling system, as well as measuring instruments, protective devices, and a lighting system.
The VACUTAP® VR® is the world's first tap changer to attain up to 300,000 tap-change operations of maintenance-free performance. The VR I HD is even generally maintenance-free for up to 600,000 tap-change operations. Since maintenance is not time-dependent, the availability of the transformer also increases. Furthermore, MR customers benefit from the diverse application options of the VACUTAP® VR®: It is the first choice for auto transformers, high-voltage direct current transmission transformers, and many other applications.
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Supply reliability and cost efficiency of power consumption are deciding factors for industry. Learn how MR reduces operating costs and ensures power supply quality.
When people look around the Aluminium Norf plant, one word comes to mind immediately: "enormous!". The company grounds are as large as 60 soccer fields, 285,000 square meters of which is covered by buildings. 2,200 people work here.
Men in protective suits heat ovens in which up to 120,000 kilograms of melted aluminum simmer at 700 degrees. Customers from around the world manufacture high-quality goods from the hot and cold-rolled bands made of different alloys: Cans and all types of packaging material, chassis or structural parts for the automotive industry, components for ship construction, facade and ceiling trim for houses, offset printing plates for daily newspapers, and much more.
In order to create magnetic fields in power transformers and motors, Alunorf uses power that is not consumed, but rather flows back into the power supply with a delay. Since this reactive power must be paid for and also shortens the service life of equipment, MR recommended and programmed a POCOS-S reactive power compensation system. The result: reduced costs, minimized transmission loss, and less wear on the transformers and cables in the plant.
MR optimized voltage quality in the plant with a 30-kV filter circuit system: where before the harmonic currents caused by the roller mills threatened to have negative effects – even on the power supply of the energy supplier – the filter system now ensures optimum current distribution and increased production reliability. Thanks to this customer-tailored 30-kV filter circuit system, the effectiveness of which was proven with extensive measurements after commissioning, Alunorf is now well equipped for the planned expansion of its capacities.
TECHNOLOGY: Compensation systems from Power Quality Management® (GRIDCON® POCOM® - POCOS® - POCOL®)
Power Quality® develops compensation systems for various voltage solutions, and in doing so conforms to the individual needs of its customers. The "no worries" package for MR customers includes system sizing, manufacturing, and delivery, as well as installation, and commissioning – all from a single source.
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Big problems require big solutions. Learn how three of the largest tap changers ever built by MR are providing stable conditions for New York's power supply.
For years, New York has depended on products with reliable technology from Reinhausen. This is also true of the 575-MVA phase shifter transformer, which first went into operation in a 345 kV substation in the summer of 2013. Three very tall OILTAP® G tap changers with a TAPMOTION® ED 200 LT motor-drive unit and TAPGUARD® 260 monitoring system operate in this phase shifter transformer (PST).
19 meters long and seven meters wide, with a weight of 740 tons, the transformer runs in quiet mode, even at full output. With its compact and complex design, the transformer conforms to strict New York regulations regarding the permitted noise level and also meets all other technical limit values.
The impressive regulating range of the phase angle of +/- 40 degrees is made possible by the world-record holding OILTAP® G series – these are the largest, highest-performance on-load tap-changers ever made for an individual transformer. Made by MR.
Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen produces OILTAP® G on-load tap-changers individually to order. During development of the phase shifter transformer, MR and ABB Bad Honnef worked closely together to ensure that all customer technical requirements were met.
For the first time since the 1970s, three OILTAP® G units were to be installed in a single transformer in this project; for this and other reasons, many challenges had to be overcome during manufacturing and assembly and also in the testing phase.
For this purpose, MR built a special testing stand made of wood for testing the 3 large on-load tap-changers together with the TAPMOTION® ED 200 LT motor-drive unit and the TAPGUARD® 260 monitoring system. The tap changers were delivered just nine months after the order was placed. Subsequently, a MR team supported technicians from ABB in Bad Honnef during commissioning, testing, and installation.
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Learn about how we provide the highest operating safety and reliability for the substations of the future in an environmentally friendly manner.
In cases where substation operators must feed current into the power supply in accordance with strict environmental and safety requirements, transformers with plant-based insulation fluids offer a cutting-edge alternative. The reason: In contrast to conventional mineral oil, alternative insulation fluids are completely biodegradable and less flammable. Therefore, energy providers and industry are advancing this new technology together.
In February 2014, TransnetBW began test operation of the world's largest transformer with plant-based insulating oil at the new Bruchsal substation. Built by Siemens and equipped with an on-load tap-changer from Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen, it sets the bar for the protection of people and of the environment.
The output of the transformer is 300 megavolt amperes. It connects the 380,000 volt maximum voltage level with the 110,000 volt power supply of the lower-level distribution network operator, Netze BW, meaning that it is a significant component of a sustainable power supply infrastructure in Baden-Württemberg.
The VACUTAP® VR® series – which is suitable for plant-based insulation fluids – offers a genuine alternative to the on-load tap-changers from our comprehensive OILTAP® R/RM and M range – more than 13,000 of these tap changers are already in use.
Since tap changer applications with alternative fluids always require special attention, the operating conditions for the respective application must be coordinated between the transformer and tap-changer manufacturers. To this end, MR offers in-depth consulting services and ensures well-designed, safely operating switching applications.
With over 200 tap changer installations worldwide using alternative liquids, including special applications such as traction transformers, test-field transformers, transformers for off-shore wind parks and desert mining facilities, MR has an unique range of experience to draw from. For first-time applications, MR service teams also supervise the commissioning of the tap changer and monitor initial operation, if requested.
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Ride through the rough terrain of Tanzania with the Reinhausen service truck: Learn how our experts provide unconditional quality in customer service, even in the world's most remote locations.
A few days later in Tanzania's capital, the port city of Dar es Salaam: All tools are stowed away and the many spare parts are safely packed. The schedule and logistics for the multi-week operation are in place. The truck is also equipped for the most important measurements on transformers: Whether dealing with resistance or transmission, tools are available to allow the service specialists from Reinhausen South Africa to run the necessary tests.
Dozens of on-load tap-changers, usually of the OILTAP® M type, located in 16 substations all across the vast country - tested by our experts. Since arcs produced by tap-change operations lead to contact wear and soot deposits in the oil and mechanical components such as energy accumulator springs wear out during operation, these tap changers require regular maintenance. The team replaces components where necessary, hand-in-hand with other necessary update work.
The journey begins. From one substation to the next, the team works its way northwest, where the regional capital of Arusha lies at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. Good planning coordinated with the customer TANESCO pays off: extra oil is available at each substation – this ensures that the required dielectric strength is met.
After a few days off around Christmas and New Year, the team departs Arusha to head for the last stations. On February 19, their work is complete. By the time the Reinhausen truck arrives back in South Africa, there are almost 6,000 more kilometers on the tachometer. There, the team and truck enjoy a well-deserved break before the next operation.
The company that builds the best tap changers in the world can only offer one class of service: the best. This is evidenced not only by our unconditional willingness to provide service around the world, but also by our "Premium Service Provider" quality seal. This also includes regular training sessions, theoretical and practical testing, and thousands of service calls each year. Regardless of the continent, we guarantee uniform quality and service using the latest technology.
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|Mark Henry
Mark Henry in April 2014
|Birth name
|Mark Jerrold Henry
|Ring name(s)
|Mark Henry
|Billed height
|6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
|Billed weight
|412 lb (187 kg)[1]
|[2][3] June 12, 1971
Silsbee, Texas, United States[2][3]
|Austin, Texas, United States[2][3]
|Billed from
|Silsbee, Texas[1]
|Trained by
|Leo Burke
Hart wrestling family[2]
Lewis Hotchin[2]
|Mark Henry
Mark Henry in April 2014
|Birth name
|Mark Jerrold Henry
|Ring name(s)
|Mark Henry
|Billed height
|6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
|Billed weight
|412 lb (187 kg)[1]
|[2][3] June 12, 1971
Silsbee, Texas, United States[2][3]
|Austin, Texas, United States[2][3]
|Billed from
|Silsbee, Texas[1]
|Trained by
|Leo Burke
Hart wrestling family[2]
Lewis Hotchin[2]
|Medal record
|Men's Weightlifting
|Competitor for United States
|Pan American Games[3][4][5][6]
|Mar Plata 1995
|Mar Plata 1995
|Mar Plata 1995
|Competition record
|Competitor for United States
|Arnold Strongman Classic
|2002 Arnold Strongman Classic
|Competitor for United States
|WDFPF World Powerlifting Championships[7]
|USAPL National Powerlifting Championships[7][8]
|USPF National Powerlifting Championships[7]
|International Junior Powerlifting Championships[3][9]
|Competitor for United States
|NACAC Championships[6]
|U.S. National Weightlifting Championships[10][11]
|USA Weightlifting American Open Championships[12][13]
|U.S. Olympic Festival Championships[3][11][14]
|U.S. National Junior Weightlifting Championships[3][15]
Mark Jerrold Henry[16] (born June 12, 1971)[2] is an American powerlifter, Olympic weightlifter, strongman, and professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE. He was a two-time Olympian in 1992 and 1996[1] and a Silver, Gold and Bronze Medalist at the Pan American Games in 1995.[6] As a powerlifter, he was WDFPF World Champion (1995)[7] and a two-time U.S. National Champion (1995[8] and 1997[7]) as well as an all-time raw world record holder in the squat and deadlift.[3] Currently, he still holds the WDFPF world records in the squat, deadlift and total[17][18] and the USAPL American record in the deadlift[19][20][21] since 1995. He is credited for the biggest raw squat and raw powerlifting total ever performed by a drug tested athlete, regardless of weight class,[22] as well as the greatest raw deadlift by an American citizen.[19]
In weightlifting, Henry was a three-time U.S. National Weightlifting Champion (1993, 1994, 1996),[10] an American Open winner (1992),[13] a two-time U.S. Olympic Festival Champion (1993 and 1994)[3] and a NACAC champion (1996).[6] He holds all three Senior US American weightlifting records of 1993-1997.[23] In 2002 he won the first annual Arnold Strongman Classic.[6]
Since joining the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) in 1996, he has become a one-time WWF European Champion and a two-time world champion, having held the ECW Championship in 2008,[24] and the World Heavyweight Championship in 2011.[25]
Henry was born in Silsbee, Texas. As a child, Henry was a big wrestling fan and André the Giant was his favorite wrestler. While attending a wrestling show in Beaumont, young Henry tried to touch André as he was walking down the aisle, but tripped over the barricade. André picked him up out of the crowd and put him back behind the barricade.[26] Henry played football in high school until his senior year, when he strained ligaments in his wrist during the first game of the year and scored below 700 on the SAT.[27] When Henry was 12 years old, his father, Ernest, died of complications from diabetes.[28] When he was 14 years old, Henry was diagnosed with dyslexia.[27]
By the time Mark Henry was in the fourth grade, he was 5'5" and weighed 225 lb (102 kg).[27] His mother bought a set of weights for him when he was 10 years old.[27] During Henry's freshman year at Silsbee High School, he was already able to squat 600 lb (270 kg), which was well over school record.[27] As an 18-year-old high school senior, Henry was called "the world's strongest teenager" by the Los Angeles Times, and made it into the headlines in early 1990 for winning the National High School Powerlifting Championships and setting teenage lifting world records in the squat 832 lb (377 kg) and total 2,033 lb (922 kg).[29] By the time Henry finished high school, he was a three-time Texas state champion with state and national records in all four powerlifting categories—the squat at 832 lb (377 kg), bench press at 525 lb (238 kg) and deadlift at 815 lb (370 kg) as well as the total at 2,033 lb (922 kg).[27][29]
At the Texas high school powerlifting championships in April 1990, Terry Todd, a professor of kinesiology at the University of Texas at Austin and former weightlifter, spotted Henry and persuaded him to go to Austin after he graduated to train in the Olympic style of weightlifting.[27] In July 1990 at the USPF Senior National Powerlifting Championships, 19-year-old Henry came second only to the legendary 6 time World Powerlifting Champion Kirk Karwoski.[30] While powerlifting relies primarily on brute strength and power, which Henry obviously possessed, Olympic weightlifting is considered more sophisticated, involving more agility, timing, flexibility and technique.[31] There have been few lifters in history who have been able to be successful in both lifting disciplines. Mastering the technique of weightlifting usually takes many years of practicing. But Henry broke four national junior records in weightlifting after only eight months of training.[28] He attempted to compete in powerlifting and weightlifting at the same time, and quite successful at that: In April 1991, he won the United States National Junior Championships; 20 days later he placed fourth at the U.S. Senior National Championships, and finished sixth at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Germany two months later.[28] Only few weeks afterwards, he became 1991's International Junior Champion in Powerlifiting as well.[3][9] In Henry's first year of competing in weightlifting, he broke all three junior (20 and under) American records 12 times, and became the United States' top superheavyweight, surpassing Mario Martinez.[14]
At the age of 19,[3] Henry had already managed to qualify for the weightlifting competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he finished tenth in the super heavyweight class.[6][14] Ten months before the 1992 Olympics, Henry had begun training with Dragomir Cioroslan, a bronze medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics, who said that he had "never seen anyone with Mark's raw talent".[14] After the Olympics, Henry became more determined to focus on weightlifting and began competing all over the world. In late 1992 he took the win at the USA Weightlifting American Open[13] and further proved his dominance on the American soil by winning not only the U.S. National Weightlifting Championships, but also the U.S. Olympic Festival Championships in 1993 and 1994.[3][10] At the 1995 Pan American Games Henry won a gold, silver and bronze medal.[3][6]
Having reached the pinnacle of weightlifting on a National and continental level, he competed again in powerlifting and shocked the world by winning the ADFPA U.S. National Powerlifting Championships in 1995 with an earthshattering 2314.8 lb raw Powerlifting Total.[8] Despite competing without supportive equipment in contrast to the other competitors, Henry managed to outclass the lifter in second place by an incredible 286 lbs defeating not only 5 time IPF World Powerlifting Champion and 12 time USAPL National Powerlifting Champion Brad Gillingham, but also America's Strongest Man of 1997 Mark Philippi.[8] In the process he set all-time world records in the raw deadlift at 903.9 lbs (410 kg) and the squat without a squat suit at 948.0 lbs (430 kg) as well as the all-time drug tested raw total at 2314.8 lb (1050 kg).[22][32][33][34][35] Later that same year in October, he competed in the drug-free Powerlifting World Championships and won again, even though he trained on the powerlifts only sparingly—due his main focus still being on the 2 Olympic lifts.[36] He not only become World Champion by winning the competition but also bettered his previous all-time squat world record to 953.5 lbs (432.5 kg) and his all-time drug tested world record total to 2336.9 lbs (1060 kg).[7][22][36]
One year later, with the '96 Olympics already in sight, he became the North America, Central America, Caribbean Islands (NACAC) champion.[6] He earned the right to compete at the Olympics by winning the U.S. National Weightlifting Championships in the Spring of 1996 for a third time.[36] During his victory Henry became Senior US American record holder (1993–1997) in the Snatch at 180.0 kg (396.8 lbs), Clean and jerk at 220.0 kg (485.0 lbs), and Total at 400.0 kg (881.8 lbs), improving all of his three previous personal bests.[23][37] This 400 kg total, in the opinion of many experts in track field of international lifting—including Dragomir Cioroslan, the '96s coach of the U.S. team—was the highest ever made by an athlete who had never used anabolic steroids—who was lifetime drugfree.[36] By that time, at the age of 24, Henry was generally acknowledged as the strongest man in the world, even by many of the Eastern Block athletes who outrank him in weightlifting.[3][36][38] No one in the history of the sports had ever lifted as much as him in the five competitive lifts—the snatch and the clean and jerk in weightlifting—the squat, bench press and deadlift in powerlifting.[3][38] To this day, his five lift total is still the greatest in history by a fair amount—making him arguably one of the strongest men that ever lived[3][38][39][40] and stamp him, according to lifting statistician Herb Glossbrenner, as history's greatest lifter.[22][36]
In the months prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Henry received more attention and publicity than any lifter in recent US history.[3] He guested at Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien and Oprah Winfrey Show and was featured on HBO Inside Sports and The Today Show.[3] He was also featured in dozens of magazines including U.S. News & World Report, People Vanity Fair, ESPN The Magazine and Life where he was photographed nude by famed artist Annie Lebowitz.[3] During this period he connected with WWE owner Vince McMahon for the first time, which led to him signing a 10-year deal as professional wrestler.[3]
Henry improved his lifts to 407 lb in the snatch and 507 lb in the clean and jerk during his final eight weeks of preparation for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[36] Henry at 6-foot-4-inches tall and 414 lbs bodyweight, became the largest athlete in Olympic history and was voted captain of the Olympic weightlifting team.[36][41] Unfortunately, he suffered a back injury during the competition and was unable to approach his normal performance level.[3] Due to the injury he had to drop out after his first clean and jerk attempt and finished with a disappointing 14th place.[6][36][42] His appearance at the Olympics proved to be his last official competition in Olympic weightlifting, as he retired from weightlifting, vowing never to return unless the sport is "cleaned up" of anabolic steroid use.[36]
Since his career start as a professional wrestler shortly after the Olympics, he broke his leg in the Fall of 1996.[36] But by the summer of the following year he had rehabbed it enough to be able to compete at the USAPL National Powerlifting Championships 1997, where he won the competition to become the U.S National Powerlifting Champion in the super heavyweight class again.[7][36] He had planned to continue heavy training in powerlifting, although his travel schedule as a professional wrestler with the WWF (now WWE) has made sustained training difficult.[36] Mark's WWF contract was unique in many ways, allowing him at least three months off each year from wrestling, so he can train for the national and world championships in weightlifting or powerlifting.[43] Barring injury, Mark had originally hoped to return to the platform in late 1998, to lift for many more years, and to eventually squat at least 1100 lbs without a "squat suit" and to deadlift 1000 lbs.[36][43]
Although in early 1998 he was still able to do five reps in the bench press with 495 lbs, three reps in the squat with 855 lbs (with no suit and no knee wraps), and three reps in the standing press with 405 lbs in training, while traveling with the World Wrestling Federation, he never returned to compete again in official championships in favor of his wrestling career.[36] He weighed 380 lbs at that time, and his right upper arm was measured at 24" by Terry Todd.[36] By basically ending his lifting career at the age of 26, it is probable that he never reached his full physical potential as a professional lifter. Henry remains the youngest man in history to squat more than 900 pounds without a squat suit as well as the youngest to total more than 2,300 pounds raw[44] - he's the only person ever to have accomplished any of these feats at under 25 years of age.[44]
Powerlifting Competition Records: done in official Powerlifting full meets
Career aggregate Powerlifting Total (best official lifts) - 1108.0 kg (432.5 + 265.5 + 410) / 2442.7 lbs (953.5 + 585.3 + 903.9)
Powerlifting Gym Records (unofficial):
Career aggregate Powerlifting Total (best unofficial lifts) - 2531 lbs (1006 + 600 +925)
Weightlifting Competition Records:
done in official competition
Weightlifting Gym Records (unofficial):
all three done in training after the 1996's U.S. Nationals, but prior to the Olympics '96[36]
At the age of 24, Henry made his first appearance on World Wrestling Federation (WWF) programming on the March 11, 1996 episode of Monday Night Raw, where he press slammed Jerry Lawler, who was ridiculing Henry while interviewing him in the ring. After Henry competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the WWF signed him to a ten-year contract.[6] Trained by professional wrestler Leo Burke, his first feud in the WWF was with Lawler. At the pay-per-view event, SummerSlam in August 1996, Henry came to the aid of Jake Roberts who was suffering indignity at the hands of Lawler. His first television wrestling match was at In Your House: Mind Games on September 22, 1996, where he defeated Lawler.[6] The feud continued on the live circuit during subsequent weeks.[63] On the November 4 episode of Raw, Henry served as a cornerman for Barry Windham in a match against Goldust. He was set to team with Windham, Marc Mero and Rocky Maivia to take on the team of Lawler, Goldust, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Crush at Survivor Series, but was replaced by Jake Roberts when he was forced to withdraw from the event due to injury. On the November 17 episode of Superstars, Henry defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Crush and Goldust in a tug of war contest. Henry's career was then stalled as, over the next year, he took time off to heal injuries and engage in further training. In November 1997, he returned to the ring, making his televised return the following month.[64] By the end of the year, he was a regular fixture on WWF programming, defeating Steve Lombardi on the December 15 episode of Raw, and beating The Sultan on the December 27 episode of Shotgun.
Henry joined the faction with Farooq, The Rock, Kama Mustafa, and D'Lo Brown on January 12, 1998.[6] After The Rock usurped Farooq's position as leader, Henry switched loyalties to The Rock. He also competed at WrestleMania XIV in a tag team battle royal with Brown as his partner, but they did not win.[65] After The Nation disbanded, he engaged in a short feud with The Rock, defeating him at Judgment Day: In Your House with help from Brown, and then forming a permanent team with Brown, gaining Ivory as a manager.[6][66] During the next year, Henry gave himself the nickname Sexual Chocolate, and was involved in controversial angles with Chyna and a transvestite.[6] During a match at the August 1999 SummerSlam pay-per-view between Brown and Jeff Jarrett for the WWF Intercontinental and WWF European Championships (both held at the time by Brown), Henry turned on Brown and helped Jarrett win the match and the titles.[67] The next night, Henry was awarded the European title by Jarrett in return for his help.[68] Henry lost the title one month later to Brown at the Unforgiven pay-per-view.[69]
After this, Henry turned into a fan favorite, and was seen on television romancing WWF women from Chyna to Mae Young as part of the "Sexual Chocolate" character.[6] He feuded with Viscera during this time, as part of a storyline where Viscera splashed Mae Young while she was carrying Henry's child.[70][71] Young later gave birth to a hand. Henry was part of various other embarrassing and infamous storylines, including one about him overcoming sex addiction.[6]
In 2000, Henry was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) to improve his conditioning and wrestling skills. In OVW, he teamed with Nick Dinsmore to compete in a tournament for the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship in mid-2001.[6] Later that year, Henry's mother passed away,[47] causing him to go on hiatus from wrestling.[6][47] He felt he had to compete in the "Super Bowl of weight lifting"—the Arnold Strongman Classic—in honor of his mother, who gave him his first weight set when he was a child.[47] Four months prior to the contest, Henry began lifting the heaviest of weights and trained for the first time since 1997 for a major lifting competition.[47] He has never been a professional strongman before, but in the coming contest he was up to face the very best of the best of professional strongman—such as the #1ranked strongman in the world and defending World's Strongest Man competition winner of 2001 Svend Karlsen, World's Strongest Man winner of 2006 Phil Pfister, World Powerlifting Champion of 2001 and equipped deadlift world record holder Andy Bolton, World Muscle Power Champion and Olympic weightlifting Champion Raimonds Bergmanis and reigning America's Strongest Man of 2001 Brian Schoonveld.[47][62] Then on 22, February 2002 in Columbus, Ohio the competition, consisting of four events, designed to determine the lifter with the greatest overall body power, began.[3] Henry surprised everybody when he won the first event, setting a world record in the process by lifting the Apollon's Axle three times overhead.[47] Only three men in history had ever been able to press it at all.[47][72] By deadlifting 885 lbs for 2 reps in the second event and easily pushing a 5.000+lbs Hummer with nearly flat tires in the third event, Henry kept his lead continuously throughout the competition and never gave it up again.[47][62] In the final "Farmer's Walk"-event Henry quickly carried the roughly 850 lbs of railroad ties up an incline, winning the whole competition convincingly[47][62] to capture the winning prize—a 75.0000US$ Hummer, a vacation cruise and 10.000US$ cash.[3][62] Since Mark had only trained for 4 months and defeated the crème-de-là-crème of worldwide strongman, who had been practicing for years, his win was a shock for strongman experts worldwide,[47] but remained basically unnoticed by the wrestling audience. Henry proved to be worthy of the title "World's Strongest Man" not only by winning the contest, but also by achieving it in record time. By doing so he was again seen as the legit "strongest man in the world" by many lifting experts for a second time since 1996.[36][40][47][59][60][61]
Henry returned to the WWE the next month and was sent to the SmackDown! brand, where he developed an in-ring persona of performing "tests of strength" while other wrestlers took bets on the tests, but the gimmick met with little success.[2] During this time he competed against such superstars as Chris Jericho and Christian.[6] After being used sporadically on WWE (formerly WWF) television during 2002, as he was training for a weightlifting contest, and suffering a knee injury, Henry was sent back to OVW for more training.[2][6]
In August 2003, Henry returned to WWE television on the Raw roster, where he found some success as a member of "Thuggin' And Buggin' Enterprises," a group of African Americans led by Theodore Long who worked a race angle in which they felt they were victims of racism and were being held down by the "white man".[6] During that time, Henry was involved in a brief program with World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg when former champion, Triple H, put a bounty on Goldberg.[2] This was followed by a brief rivalry with Shawn Michaels, before he engaged in a rivalry with Booker T.[73][74][75] After defeating Booker T twice, once in a street fight and once in a six-man tag team match, he lost to Booker T at the Armageddon pay-per-view in December 2003.[76][77][78] At a practice session in OVW in February 2004, Henry tore his quadriceps muscle, and was out for over a year after undergoing surgery.[2][6] Henry was then utilized by WWE as a public relations figure during his recovery, before returning to OVW to finish out 2005.[6]
During the December 30 episode of SmackDown!, Henry made his return to television, as he interfered in a WWE Tag Team Championship match, joining with MNM (Joey Mercury, Johnny Nitro, and Melina), to help them defeat Rey Mysterio and Batista for the championship.[79] A week later on SmackDown!, Henry got in a confrontation with the World Heavyweight Champion, Batista, and went on to interfere in a steel cage match between MNM and the team of Mysterio and Batista, helping MNM to retain their titles.[80] Henry then had another match with Batista at a live event where Batista received a severely torn triceps that required surgery, forcing him to vacate his title. On the January 10, 2006 episode of SmackDown!, Henry was involved in a battle royal for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. He was finally eliminated by Kurt Angle, who won the title.[81][82]
A week later, Henry received assistance from Daivari, who turned on Angle and announced that he was the manager of Henry.[83] With Daivari at his side, Henry faced Kurt Angle for the World Heavyweight title at the 2006 Royal Rumble in January, losing when Angle hit him with a chair (without the referee seeing) and pinned him with a roll-up.[84]
On the March 10 episode of SmackDown!, Henry interfered in a World Heavyweight Championship match between Angle and The Undertaker, attacking the latter when he was seconds from possibly winning the title. Henry then performed a diving splash on Undertaker, driving him through the announcer's table. Henry was then challenged to a casket match by Undertaker at WrestleMania 22.[85] Henry vowed to defeat The Undertaker and end his streak at WrestleMania, but The Undertaker defeated him.[86] Henry had a rematch against The Undertaker on the April 7 episode of SmackDown!. It ended in a no-contest when Daivari introduced his debuting client, The Great Khali. Khali went to the ring and attacked The Undertaker, starting a new feud and ending Henry's.[87]
During the rest of April and May, Henry gained a pinfall victory over the World Heavyweight Champion, Rey Mysterio in a non-title match.[88] Henry entered the King of the Ring tournament, and lost to Bobby Lashley in the first round.[89] He later cost Kurt Angle his World Heavyweight Championship opportunity against Mysterio, when he jumped off the top rope and crushed Angle through a table. Henry was then challenged by Angle to face off at Judgment Day, Henry then sent a "message" to Angle by defeating Paul Burchill.[90] At Judgment Day, Henry defeated Angle by countout.[91] Although winning, Angle got his revenge after the match by hitting Henry with a chair and putting him through a table.[91]
Henry later went on what was referred to as a "path of destruction", causing injuries to numerous superstars. Henry "took out" Chris Benoit and Paul Burchill on this path of destruction, and attacked Rey Mysterio and Chavo Guerrero.[92][93][94] These events led up to a feud with the returning Batista, whom Henry had put out of action with a legitimate injury several months beforehand. When Batista returned he and Henry were scheduled to face one another at The Great American Bash in July.[95] Weeks before that event, however, on the July 15, 2006 episode of Saturday Night's Main Event, Henry was involved in a six-man tag team match with King Booker and Finlay against Batista, Rey Mysterio, and Bobby Lashley.[96] During the match, Henry was injured, canceling the scheduled match at The Great American Bash, as Henry needed surgery. Doctors later found that Henry completely tore his patella tendon off the bone and split his patella completely in two.[97]
Henry returned on the May 11, 2007 episode of SmackDown!, after weeks of vignettes hyping his return.[98] He attacked The Undertaker after a World Heavyweight Championship steel cage match with Batista, allowing Edge to take advantage of the situation and use his Money in the Bank contract.[99] Henry then began a short feud with Kane, defeating him in a Lumberjack Match at One Night Stand.[100] Shortly after, Henry made an open challenge to the SmackDown! locker room, which nobody ever accepted. In the coming weeks he faced various jobbers—wrestlers who consistently lose to make their opponents look stronger—and quickly defeated them all.[101][102] On August 3, he claimed that nobody accepted the open challenge to step into the ring with him because of what he had done to The Undertaker, presenting footage of his assault on The Undertaker.[103] The Undertaker responded over the following weeks, playing various mind games with Henry.[104][105] Henry finally faced The Undertaker again at Unforgiven in September, losing to him after being given a Last Ride. Following an unscripted backstage interview, Henry burst into tears and fled from the arena.[106] Two weeks later, Henry lost a rematch to The Undertaker after The Undertaker performed a chokeslam on Henry.[107]
After a short hiatus, Henry returned to WWE programming on the October 23 episode of ECW, attacking Kane, along with The Great Khali and Big Daddy V.[108] Henry then began teaming with Big Daddy V against Kane and CM Punk, and was briefly managed by Big Daddy V's manager, Matt Striker.[2] At Armageddon, Henry and Big Daddy V defeated Kane and Punk.[109] Before WrestleMania XXIV aired, Henry participated in a 24-man battle royal to determine the number one contender for the ECW Championship, but failed to win.[110]
As part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft, Henry was drafted to the ECW brand.[111] At Night of Champions, Henry defeated Kane and Big Show in a Triple Threat match to capture the ECW Championship in his debut match as an ECW superstar.[112] Upon winning the title, it was made exclusive to the ECW brand once again. Henry's title win came nearly a full decade after he was awarded the European Championship, which was back in 1999 and the only title he held in WWE.[24] A few weeks later, Hall of Famer Tony Atlas returned to WWE to act as Henry's manager. A month after Henry's title win, ECW General Manager, Theodore Long, unveiled a new, entirely platinum ECW Championship belt design.[113] Henry lost the title to Matt Hardy at Unforgiven in the Championship Scramble match .[114]
Henry attempted to regain the championship throughout the end of 2008, and had a match against Hardy at No Mercy, but was unsuccessful.[115] Henry and Atlas then engaged in a scripted rivalry against Finlay and Hornswoggle, which included Henry losing a Belfast Brawl at Armageddon.[116][117] At the start of 2009, Henry qualified for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXV, and was involved in a series of matches with the other competitors on Raw, SmackDown, and ECW.[118][119][120] He was unsuccessful at WrestleMania, however, as CM Punk won the match.[121] In May, Henry began a rivalry with Evan Bourne, which began after Bourne defeated Henry by countout on the May 26 episode of ECW.[122]
On June 29, Henry was traded to the Raw brand and redebuted for the brand that night as the third opponent in a three-on-one gauntlet match against Randy Orton, which he won, turning Henry into a face in the process.[123] In August 2009, Henry formed a tag team with Montel Vontavious Porter and the two challenged the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and The Big Show) for the title at Breaking Point, but were unsuccessful.[124][125] They stopped teaming afterwards, becoming involved in separate storylines, until the February 15, 2010 episode of Raw in which they defeated the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions The Big Show and The Miz in a non-title match.[126] The next week they challenged The Big Show and The Miz in a title match but were unsuccessful.[127] At Extreme Rules, Henry and MVP fought for a chance to become number one contenders to the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship, but were the second team eliminated in a gauntlet match by The Big Show and The Miz. Ultimately, The Hart Dynasty (Tyson Kidd and David Hart Smith) won the match.[128] On May 10 episode of raw Mark Henry was attacked by Batista
Henry mentored Lucky Cannon in the second season of WWE NXT.[129][130] Cannon was eliminated on the August 10 episode of NXT.[131] In September, Henry began teaming with Evan Bourne, starting at the Night of Champions pay-per-view, where they entered a Tag Team Turmoil for the WWE Tag Team Championship. They made it to the final two before being defeated by Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre.[132] The team came to an end in October when Bourne suffered an injury and was taken out of action. Henry then formed a team with Yoshi Tatsu on the November 29 episode of Raw, defeating WWE Tag Team Champions Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater, after a distraction by John Cena.[133] They received a shot at the championship the next week, in a fatal four-way elimination tag team match, which also included The Usos and Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov. Henry and Tatsu were the first team eliminated in the match.[134]
In 2011, on the April 25 episode of Raw, Henry was drafted back to SmackDown as part of the 2011 WWE Draft. In the main event of the night, Henry sparked a heel turn for his character when he attacked his teammates, John Cena and Christian.[135] On the May 27 episode of SmackDown, Henry participated in a Triple Threat match against Sheamus and Christian to decide the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship, which was won by Sheamus.[136] On the June 17 episode of SmackDown, Henry was scheduled to face an angry and emotionally unstable Big Show, who warned Henry not to get into the ring; Henry ignored the warning and Big Show assaulted him before the match could begin.[137] This act ignited a feud between the two; Henry attacked Big Show both backstage and during matches[138][139] while on the July 1 episode of SmackDown, Big Show's music played during Henry's match against Randy Orton, causing Henry to be counted out and costing him a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. Henry reacted by destroying the audio equipment and manhandling a technician.[140] Henry faced Big Show in a singles match at Money in the Bank and won. After the match, Henry crushed Show's leg with a chair, (kayfabe) injuring him, an act Henry would later reference as an induction into the "Hall of Pain".[141] Henry did the same to Kane on the next episode of SmackDown,[142] and in the months ahead, Vladimir Kozlov and the Great Khali suffered the same fate.[143][144]
On the July 29 episode of SmackDown, Henry was informed that he could no longer compete as no one dared to fight him, but Sheamus interrupted, saying that he wasn't afraid of Henry before slapping him.[145] At SummerSlam, Henry defeated Sheamus by count-out after slamming him through a ring barricade.[146] On the August 19 episode of SmackDown, Henry won a 20-man Battle Royal to become the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship to face Randy Orton at Night of Champions,[147] and throughout weeks on SmackDown and Raw, Henry regularly attacked Orton, getting an advantage over him.[148][149][150][151] At Night of Champions, Henry defeated Orton to become World Heavyweight Champion for the first time in his 15 years with WWE.[25][152] Henry successfully defended the title against Orton at Hell in a Cell in a Hell in a Cell match.[153]
On the October 7 episode of Smackdown, Big Show returned and chokeslammed Henry through the announce table, thus earning a title shot against Henry at Vengeance.[154] During the match, Henry superplexed Big Show from the top rope, causing the ring to collapse from the impact and the match to be ruled a no contest.[155] Henry began a feud with the Money in the Bank briefcase holder Daniel Bryan on the November 4 episode of SmackDown, challenging Bryan to a non-title match to prove that Bryan could not become champion. During the match, Big Show knocked out Henry, making him win by disqualification. Show then urged Bryan to cash in his contract, but Henry recovered and attacked both Bryan and Big Show before the match could start.[156] At Survivor Series, Henry retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Big Show after a low blow that disqualified Henry. Angered by Henry's cowardice, Big Show crushed Henry's ankle with a steel chair.[157] On November 25, Henry was knocked out again by Big Show, at which point Bryan cashed in his briefcase for a title match and quickly pinned Henry. However, SmackDown authority figure Theodore Long revealed that Henry was not medically cleared to compete and voided the match, so Henry remained champion and the briefcase was returned to Bryan.[158] Later that night, Bryan won a Fatal-Four Way match to face Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship in a steel cage.[159] On the November 29 of SmackDown, Henry defeated Bryan to retain his championship.[160]
At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Henry lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Big Show in a chairs match. After the match, Henry knocked Big Show out, resulting in Daniel Bryan cashing in his Money in the Bank to win his first World Heavyweight Championship.[161] On the January 20 episode of SmackDown, Bryan retained the championship against Henry in a Lumberjack match after Bryan provoked the lumberjacks to come in and attack them to cause a no contest.[162] At the 2012 Royal Rumble event, Henry faced Bryan and Show in a Triple Threat steel cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship; Bryan escaped the cage to retain the title.[163] On the February 3 episode of SmackDown, Henry was suspended indefinitely (in storyline) by SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long, after Henry physically accosted Long as he demanded a one-on-one rematch that night with Bryan.[164] In reality, Henry had suffered a hyper-extended knee the previous week.[165] Henry returned to in-ring action on the February 20 episode of Raw, losing to Sheamus.[166] On the April 2 and 9 episodes of Raw, Henry faced CM Punk for the WWE Championship which he won by count-out and disqualification; as a result, Punk retained his title.[167][168] On the April 16 episode of Raw, Punk defeated Henry in a no-disqualification, no count-out match to retain the WWE Championship.[169] On May 14, Henry announced he was going under a career-threatening surgery for an injury.[170]
After a nine-month absence, Henry made his return on the February 4, 2013 episode of Raw, brutally attacking Daniel Bryan, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara.[171] Four days later on SmackDown, Henry defeated Randy Orton to earn a spot in the number one contenders' Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship at Elimination Chamber.[172] At the pay-per-view on February 17, Henry eliminated Daniel Bryan and Kane before being eliminated by Randy Orton. After his elimination, Henry attacked the three remaining participants before being escorted out by WWE officials.[173] Henry then began a feud with Ryback after several non-verbal confrontations led to them attacking Drew McIntyre with their finishers, attempting to one-up each other.[174][175][176] On the March 15 episode of SmackDown, Henry was defeated by Ryback via disqualification, following interference from The Shield. Afterward, Henry delivered the World's Strongest Slam to Ryback three times in a row.[177] On April 7 at Wrestlemania 29, Henry defeated Ryback in a singles match.[178] Later that month, Henry reignited a feud with Sheamus by repeatedly attacking Sheamus backstage.[179][180] Henry and Sheamus then challenged each other in tests of strength, but with Sheamus unable to best Henry, he resorted to attacking Henry with Brogue Kicks.[181][182] After Sheamus (during his match) Brogue Kicked Henry (who was on commentary), Henry snapped and brutally whipped Sheamus with a belt.[183] This led to a strap match on May 19 at Extreme Rules, where Sheamus emerged victorious.[184] With the loss to Sheamus, Henry declared that he was "going home".[185]
After being absent from television due to injuries,[186] Henry used social media to tease his retirement.[187] On the June 17 episode of Raw, Henry returned, interrupting WWE Champion John Cena and delivering an emotional retirement speech, which was revealed as a ruse when Henry gave Cena a World's Strongest Slam after concluding his speech.[188] The segment was highly praised by fans and critics.[189][190][191] With Henry stating his intent to challenge for the "only title he's never held", he was granted a WWE Championship match against Cena at Money in the Bank.[188] On July 14 at the pay-per-view, Henry failed in his title challenge against Cena after submitting to the STF.[192] The following night on Raw, Henry cut a promo to congratulate Cena on his win and asked for a rematch for SummerSlam, but was ultimately attacked by The Shield, turning face in the process for the first time since 2011.[193] Henry continued his face turn the following week, by confronting The Shield and teaming together with The Usos to fend them off.[194] Henry and the Usos would go on to lose to The Shield in two six-man tag team matches, the first on the July 29 edition of Raw, and the second on the August 7 episode of Main Event.[195][196] On the August 12 Raw, Henry competed in a twenty-man number one contender battle royal for the United States Championship, but was the last man eliminated by Rob Van Dam. After the match, Henry and Van Dam were confronted by The Shield, before the returning Big Show came to their aid.[197] Four days later on SmackDown, Henry, Show, and Van Dam defeated the Shield in a six-man tag team match.[198]
After a suspected hamstring injury on August 31 at the TD Garden in Boston Massachusetts, Henry was cleared to compete.[199] Henry, however, took time off and during his time off, he dropped down to 405 lbs and shaved his head bald. Henry returned to in-ring action on November 24 at Survivor Series, answering Ryback's open challenge and defeating him in a single match.[200] Henry tried to confront Brock Lesnar during separate encounters after Lesnar's return, resulting in Henry receiving an F-5 the first time and then Lesnar injured Henry's arm after getting it in a Kimura lock hold, causing Henry to wail in pain and be absent.[201]
He returned on February 10 and answered Dean Ambrose's open challenge for the United States Championship, but was unable to win the title due to interference by the rest of The Shield. In March, Henry would suffer another attack from Lesnar, this time resulting in Henry receiving an F-5 through the announcing table. Henry soon recovered and had another match with Ambrose for the U.S. Title, but was again unsuccessful.
Henry is the cousin of former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Kevin Henry.[2] He has an older brother named Pat.[28] Henry lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Jana, their son Jacob,[202] and daughter Joanna. He also has a two foot ferret named Pipe.[203] He drives a Hummer that he won in the 2002 Arnold Strongman Classic.[204] Henry comes from a family in which almost all of the men are gigantic, especially his great uncle Chudd, who was 6 ft 7 in, weighed approximately 500 lb, never had a pair of manufactured shoes, and was known as the strongest man in the Piney Woods of East Texas.[39] On September 10, 2012, Henry served as one of the pallbearers for actor Michael Clarke Duncan's funeral.
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** surpassed by Robert Wilkerson (SHW class) of the United States with a 975 lbs raw squat with knee wraps on June 7, 2010 at the Southern Powerlifting Federation (SPF) Nationals (open competition, not drug-tested) as the all-time raw world record in the SHW class[48]
*** surpassed by Sergiy Karnaukhov (308-pound-class) of Ukraine with a 970 lbs raw squat with knee wraps on November 4, 2007 as the all-time raw "regardless of weight class" world record[49]
**** surpassed by Andy Bolton (SHW class) of the United Kingdom with a 953 lbs raw deadlift on May 23, 2010 (open competition, not drug-tested) as the all-time raw world record in the SHW class (+regardless of weight class)[50]
***** surpassed by Konstantin Konstantinovs (308-pound-class) of Latvia with a 939 lbs raw deadlift without a belt on July 4, 2009 (drug-tested competition) as the all-time raw "regardless of weight class" world record[51]
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Throwdown: Toaster Oven vs. Microwave
- Aravisea Oct 18, 2010 06:29 AM
Do hounds tend to prefer one or the other?
I vastly prefer a toaster oven. The microwave that came with my kitchen went into storage so I could use its shelf for cookbooks and I haven't once missed it. I can't think of an application where the microwave is a better alternative, but more than one guest to my house has noticed the microwave missing so I'm wondering which appliance gets more votes.
re: ferret
Touche! We aren't big popcorn people so haven't run into that particular problem. :)
re: Aravisea
My vote is always for the toaster oven.
I won't eat microwave popcorn because of the carcinogens emitted from the Fluorooctanoic acid used to coat the bags. I make popcorn the old fashioned way.
re: FoodChic
FoodChick: Re; MW popcorn: Not to mention the diacetyl particulates, long-term exposure to which can cause bronchiolitis obliterans.
re: kaleokahu
Excellent point, kaleokahu!
re: FoodChic
*munches down another handful of microwaved popcorn*
re: ZenSojourner
Have at it. You won't find it in my house.
re: FoodChic
*munches down ANOTHER handful of microwaved popcorn*
re: ZenSojourner
Remeber that popcorn during your chemo treatments. :-)
re: FoodChic
Yeah - it's not cancer the stuff in microwave popcorn causes, and its not eating it that's the problem.
Its the diacetyl they were using, it causes scarring of the lungs if you BREATHE it. Only 3 people outside of popcorn processing plants ever got that disease, and one of them still got it as a work-related situation (she was microwaving 30 bags of microwave popcorn in a row in a small enclosed space).
They don't use diacetyl in microwave popcorn anymore. Though some of the stuff they've replaced it with is raising hackles. Not because it's caused anyone problems, but because some people are afraid it MIGHT, some day.
So as long as I keep it down to something under 30 bags of popcorn a day and don't make it a habit to breathe deeply as I take it out of the microwave, I'm good.
re: ZenSojourner
Hilarious ZS! I'd be munching with you if I had any popcorn! lolz
re: FoodChic
My microwave pops the same popcorn as whatever method you are using.
re: FoodChic
Put 1-2 TBS popcorn in a brown paper bag. Nothing else NEEDS to go in, but some like to add a tsp of their favorite oil. Fold the end shut and tape or staple shut. (The staples will be ok in the microwave and WON'T arc). Microwave until popping slows down - this will take some experimentation - it depends on your microwave. You want it long enough to pop most of the kernels without burning any.
You now have your own microwave popcorn, done the way you like, quickly and easily, with just a bag to throw away. AND none of the artificial junk they put in commercial microwave popcorn!
re: ferret
So you've never made popcorn on your stovetop???
re: c oliver
I have, which is why I find the microwave that much more appealing. I've also boiled water on my stovetop, reheated small portions of leftovers on the stovetop, etc. I've also baked potatoes in my oven. I can do nearly everything I need to do without a microwave, but I can do many things quicker and easier with a microwave.
re: ferret
I like air popped best, myself.
Both are vital in our kitchen!
Example -- I use the micro to thaw frozen waffles before heating them in the TO. Conversely, I use the micro to finish heating up Toaster Scrambles in the TO because they inevitably remain slightly cold in the middle.
Most leftovers -- micro. Leftover pizza -- TO
And so on and so forth.
Neither...I recently discovered the beauty of the ultravection oven, and it puts a microwave and toaster oven to shame! Everything comes out crispy as can be, as if it were deep fried, without the grease! It is truly marvelous thing!!!
I have both and use both. The toaster oven is an energy efficient alternative to heating up the big oven for a small item. If one were in an either/or situation, they could get a MW/convection which is what I have. That then gives me a second oven also.
I use the microwave for warming and softening tortillas, cooking bacon, melting cheese and reheating leftovers. Our toaster oven is used mostly for making toast and bagels.
I miss having a toaster oven terribly, and I'd miss having the microwave just as much. In my ideal kitchen I would have both.
As it is, I am toaster oven-less because all the things I could do in my toaster oven I can do in my regular oven. Except perfect cinnamon toast. ;( But I can't use either to rapidly defrost something from my freezer trove, or easily re-heat the cup of tea that got cold while I was on hold with the electric company. The microwave can also function as an additional "burner" on my stove when I am doing complicated cooking, letting me melt butter or reheat stock or warm veg while all my stove top burners are being used.
So my vote would have to go for preferring the microwave.
That's easy... a microwave.
Any gadget in my kitchen has to hold its weight. It has to be very good at doing things that are much harder to do with other kitchen hardware.
A toaster oven:
1. Does not toast as well as a toaster
2. Does not cook as well as an oven
I therefore use my oven to cook, my microwave to reheat/boil, and my stove to make popcorn. I use each gadget according to its best served talent.
Mr Taster
re: Mr Taster
Re #s 1 and 2, I think that's a bit too broad a statement. We recently bought a new toaster (for only $30! on sale) that does both of those just great. Also has a rotisserie and is convection. They've come a long way.
ETA: oops - "toaster OVEN"
re: c oliver
According to Cooks Illustrated, the heating elements on most toaster ovens are pairs of narrow, exposed bars on top and bottom of the toaster oven, which cycle on and off to control temperature in the oven. This is a very imprecise heating method which is the Achilles heel of the toaster oven... hot spots.
With this type of heating system, you get intense heat in proximity to the bars, which means uneven cooking and unevenly browned toast. Some models have taken measures to diffuse this heat better, like convection or using quartz sheathes to disperse the heat. But, despite advances, the same fundamental problem exists.
Hot spots.
Not good for cooking, not good for toast.
Compare a toaster oven heating element to a good quality toaster, which has 8-10 evenly spaced wire heating elements which run up and down each side of the bread. The bread is heated evenly on both sides, creating uniform browning. Diffuse heat from toaster oven elements can't create the same beautiful, evenly browned symmetry of the direct heating elements of a good quality toaster.
Mr Taster
re: Mr Taster
Thanks for the education.
re: c oliver
No problem... I too have learned a lot from the pros at CI.
Mr Taster
re: Mr Taster
Actually I was being polite. One of the things I've learned here on CH is that CI is not infrequently wrong when it comes to their product evaluation.
re: c oliver
As a subscriber to CI for several years, I find that they're correct more often than not, and the things I feel they're wrong about are more subjective matters of taste (like determining the "best tomato paste") rather than matters of science (like measuring consistent temps in meat smokers). Their methodology for these kinds of empirically verifiable things is generally pretty tight, with multiple measurements and redundancies for controls. As a result, these kinds of reviews are accurate more often than not. And I should know-- I've tested them on their picks dozens of times and am rarely disappointed.
Mr Taster
re: c oliver
c oliver: Dang! That's TWICE now we've agreed on something. Of CI, I prefer to say: "Frequently wrong; never unsure."
On the main topic, however, I believe the toaster oven has a soul. A tortured soul in most cases, but the MW has none.
re: kaleokahu
Holy moley, k, what IS the world coming to?!?
One of my fave things is "cheese toast" whereby you toast/broil one side of the bread, add sliced cheese to the other side and broil til nice and bubbly. It's something I had growing up and now my husband loves it too. With no TO, I'dhave to use the big oven. Wasteful, IMO.
re: c oliver
I remember those.... yes, we cooked those in our toaster oven when I was growing up. Except that in my family, "cheese toast" was actually called "grilled cheese". It wasn't until I was a teenager that I discovered what a real grilled cheese was.
Incidentally, on those rare occasions when I make cheese toast now, I stick it under the broiler for a minute which usually does the trick. Doesn't require much preheating (just enough to make the thin aluminum broiler pan hot so the bottom of the bread gets crispy), and doesn't heat up the house because of the short time involved. I have a gas oven so heat is instant- that's a great convenience too.
Mr Taster
re: kaleokahu
>> I believe the toaster oven has a soul. A tortured soul in most cases, but the MW has none.
Ha! Indeed. I can go along with that.
Mr Taster
re: Mr Taster
Mr Taster -
Have you actually used a toaster oven? Or are you judging all toaster ovens on the basis of the CI reviews?
I agree about the mildly uneven toasting, though it's a mixed blessing (see my post below). But I've used my toaster oven as a replacement for my normal oven for many, many applications, and I haven't really seen a significant problem with uneven heating for most oven applications -- and I don't have convection or other such things in mine.
I wouldn't bake a cake or pastry, and I'd probably avoid yeast bread-baking. But I can't think of much else that you might do in an oven that you couldn't use a toaster oven for. Perhaps roasting meats would require a different strategy, since the glowing elements will create a bit of a broiling/roasting combination, but my toaster oven isn't big enough to handle most meats that I'd tend to roast.
EDIT - By the way, I agree with your ideal of an appliance that "holds its own weight." Personally, I find it annoying to heat up my large oven for most of the summer, which heats up the kitchen as well, just for something small. We need a toaster on the countertop anyway, so the combined benefits of a toaster + substitute oven for when using the oven is inconvenient makes it very useful.
re: athanasius
We do have both a toaster and a toaster oven in our kitchen at work. On several occasions with this toaster oven I've attempted to make those little Trader Joe's frozen pizzas. The results? When the outside is done, the middle is cold or frozen. So I don't bring pizza to work. (It's probably better that way anyway).
Hey, I'm not saying that toaster ovens don't serve a purpose, and I can understand their convenient appeal. However, it's been a few years since I stopped basing my choices with convenience as the overarching virtue, and instead now choose the hardware best suited for a particular job. (I use a high quaity German mill and hand crank our coffee beans each morning, for example.) So, that means cold salads, or microwavable soups and stews for lunch. I'm really okay leaving the pizza for when I can make it properly. I don't need to have all options available to me at all times.
Mr Taster
re: Mr Taster
As Cook's Illustrated says - that's true of MOST toaster ovens. There is an exception, but it ain't cheap: the Breville Smart Oven. Large enough to roast a small chicken or bake a 12" pizza, with controllable convection, capable of making six slices of nicely even toast (and smart enough to know that if you make a second batch it doesn't need to toast them as long because it's already pre-heated, so every batch comes out the same), able to leap tall buildings with a single bound... OK, maybe not that last one. ;-)
But it's a pretty darned impressive widget.
re: BobB
The Breville is worth every cent. We use it on a daily basis, and I can't tell you how happy I am with it. There's one thing I wasn't too crazy about -- I used the toaster function once and it came out pretty uneven. I had to turn the bread over to get the proper browning on the other side. But I was toasting gluten-free bread for bread crumbs, so that may be the culprit. When I'm cooking something that should remain soft, I add a few drops of water or just do it over the stovetop. I have no microwave.
The Breville is also pretty heavy-duty as a commercial bakery a few blocks away from me uses it as well.
re: Miss Needle
And if you're a fan of 30 Rock - look closely the next time they show the staff cafeteria and you'll see one there!
re: Miss Needle
Anyone tried the smaller Breville Compact Smart Oven? It's the one without convection, a feature I'm not particularly interested in. I just noticed last night that the exterior surfacing on my Cuisinart toaster oven is starting to flake off along parts of the edges of the door opening -- only a few spots now, but I can see that it will progress as time goes on. Since the odds are that by the time I decide to replace it, Breville will have discontinued the smaller Smart Oven that I'm currently interested in, I'm thinking of just getting that one now and keep it in reserve "against the day".
(Edited: I just saw the other posts talking about the Brevilles, although not too many users of the Compact version, so if anyone now does have it and would like to chime in with an opinion, please do! :-) )
Maybe you'll all kick me off the CH site, but I have never owned a toaster oven, nor I have I wanted one. When I want two pieces of toast, I'll use our (admittedly crappy) toaster. When I want more, I'll use an oven. My microwave heats cider, defrosts meat quickly (and very well), makes popcorn, and reheats food.
I'm not sure there's really any comparison between a microwave and a toaster oven because they have different functions.
re: Isolda
Yeah, it does strike me as an apples/oranges kind of thing. That said, I have a microwave and use it constantly (you can really cook in a microwave and I do it all the time, not just reheat). But since my son's roomate moved out of town and took her toaster oven with her, it has not been missed.
Toaster oven. We use it almost daily.
I agree with others that it doesn't quite toast as evenly as a good toaster, but it toasts fine, and I personally prefer it because I tend to make different kinds of bread all the time, which require different toasting times -- with the toaster oven, it's easy to see when it seems to have reached a good doneness.
But otherwise, it's a great replacement for an oven for small batches or small things. I wouldn't try to do delicate pastry or cakes in it, but it's great for a small batch of baked or oven-fried potatoes/vegetables, pot pies, roasting frozen chicken parts for use in another dish, toasting garlic bread, reheating entrees that I've frozen, reheating stuff in general without that "microwave flavor," and in general anything you'd heat with foil or a lid on top in the oven anyway. In years past, I also used mine to bake loaves of soda bread fresh for dinner -- very successfully.
My favorite use -- slow-roasted bacon. Forget your skillet and the splatter. Buy thick bacon. Preheat the toaster oven to 250F or so. Line a pan with foil and lay the bacon down so that slices don't overlap. Bake until desired doneness -- which may take 45 minutes to an hour or more, depending on the thickness and amount of bacon. Watch it carefully once it starts to look done, because the fat will suddenly start to render very fast, and you'll quickly end up with almost nothing left. But when you hit it right, you get slightly crispy outside with melt-in-your-mouth fat that is better than anything I have ever achieved on the stovetop. (For larger batches, you can use your oven, but the toaster oven is great for a few slices.)
Microwave? I use it to melt butter. Sometimes to heat milk. Occasionally to reheat leftovers when I'm in a hurry. I can't remember the last time I used it for anything else.
re: athanasius
Bacon in the toaster oven? You can get, what maybe 4 slices done in 45 min to an hour? Seems like an incredible waste of time and energy. If you wanted to bake it you could do much more of it in a regular oven. If you want crisp bacon fast, put 6 slices on 2 paper towels on a microwave safe dish and cover that with 1 paper towel. Microwave 5-12 minutes (depending on microwave power and bacon thickness), throw out the paper towels and you have perfect, crispy bacon.
I've never owned a toaster oven but the ones I've seen at work have been loathsome dirty devices filled with crumbs and splattered fat. The food coming out of them appears to be either cold or burned.
At home I have a combination microwave/convection oven. That way I have a microwave when I want and also a second oven when I need that. It gets used every day as it doesn't heat up the kitchen like my regular oven does.
I've never owned a toaster oven, but if I saw one that was recommended and at a good price, I might, maybe get one. I like the idea of not heating up the kitchen in the hot months, but I don't want something that large permanently on our countertop.
We just got a new over-the-stove microwave today as a matter of fact. The old one still worked, but the door handle had broken off and the cover to the vent that never got used because it doesn't vent outside also broke. Apparently it was a bad design by Whirlpool or whomever made it for Whirlpool (whoever owns them, there used to be a Whirlpool appliance manufacturing plant in St. Paul).
I understand there are purists out there that don't use a microwave (does Ina Garten have one?) but I think they are indespensible. Reheating is the obvious reason to use one. Heating up small quantities of water for things such as a manual drip coffee maker or making tea are good reasons to own a microwave. Mostly the only food that gets cooked in the microwave at our house are water laden vegetables, although I did just recently discover from someone on Chowhound that a microwave is the perfect device to cook soft boiled eggs without having to watch and wait for the water to boil before timing commences.
No toaster oven but have a toaster. Thought of getting a toaster oven forever but kitchen's so small no place to put it.
I don't think I can give up my microwave though. I use it everyday. Mostly to heat up frozen rice, milk for hot chocolate, water for tea and in general leftovers.
About four months ago I put my toaster oven on the floor under my chopping block table so I would have room on the counter (in my very small NYC apartment kitchen) for my FoodSaver. I figured I'd keep it within reach for a while just in case. And I haven't reached for it once. Another couple of months, and out it goes. Trying to remember what I used to use it for. Reheat hors d'oeuvres. Bake a couple of cookies. Make bad toast. That's about it.
re: burlgurl
Oooh, I NEVER warm up bread in the microwave! It makes it tough. Well I can if I knock the power level way down. But I'd rather not risk it.
Just my experience.
I have no oven in my kitchen and love to bake, so I use my toaster oven for that, but I also use it constantly for anything that needs to be warmed up. I've made pies, cookies, cakes, vegetables, all kinds of stuff in it and only one or two have failed. I use my microwave maybe twice a month... pity it's taking up so much space in the kitchen.
(I should add that I have a uhhh... hot water pitcher? I forgot their name. But they're ubiquitous and cheap here, so I use that for heating water.)
re: Japanecdote
Electric kettle?
re: c oliver
Thaaaaaaaat's it. Thank you.
re: Japanecdote
I use both "equally minimally":
- cooking steam-in-bag frozen veggies when I'm out of fresh
- melting butter if it's less than 3/4 of a stick (if more, I melt stovetop)
- heating water to the right temp for yeast recipes
- making homemade fresh potato chips in 3 mins (seriously, you can do this and they are awesome)
- Step #1 of making a crispy-skin 17-minute baked potato (7-8 mins on high)
- toasting nuts
- warming up bread (don't like what nuking does to it, sorry)
- making the occasional burger for a vistor who isn't vegan
- roasting red peppers
- Step #2 of making a crispy-skin 17-min baked potato (~10 mins at 400F)
I'd say no more than 3x a week for each appliance though.
I wouldn't want to use a toaster oven for actual baking. I'm a major fusspot about accurate oven temps and just can't believe that as small a compartment as that, is going to have accurate controls, readouts, or results for recipes that were designed to be cooked in a normal-size oven. Especially items that specifically call for being baked in the upper third, or lower third, of a standard oven interior.
I use an electric kettle for tea water. Can't stand how the smell of popcorn seems to linger forever though, no matter how it's cooked (micro, stovetop, or fancy plug-in gadget), LOL!
re: dessert_diva
How do you make potato chops in a microwave? Do they really get crispy? Love to know how!
If you have the space for both, I'd use both. In fact I do. My Cuisinart convection toaster oven is in use constantly. It is perfect for the 2 of us, and I do use it to make perfectly acceptable toast. Yes I have hot spots, but they are less bothersome than the hot spots in my full size convection oven. And the toast is as good as our toaster's was.
You can't toast or bake potatoes in the micro, but I do lots of other stuff in mine. I cook a single egg, reheat stuff, aid the thawing of frozen meat, steam some veggies, heat a mug of water, melt butter. I have baked stuffing and cooked rice as well in my microwave.
If I had to choose because of space considerations, I'd probably choose the microwave, but I sure would miss my convection toaster oven.
My vote is for neither.
Toaster oven: Most manage to be lousy ovens and lousy toasters
Microwave oven: No doubt it's fast and does some stuff really well. A few years back, ours fried when money was tight.We thought we would miss it, but days passed, weeks passed, months passed, and once we were able to get a new one, we decided we liked the countertop space better. Was there any "killer app" for the nuke? Boiling water? Kettle on stove top. Popcorn? Dutch oven. Veggies: bamboo steamers in wok. Leftovers? Growing children.
re: MikeB3542
It depends on what type of cooking you do and what is already in your kitchen. If you have a double ovens or a marvelous stove, you really might not need the toaster oven. By the way, newer toaster ovens that come with convection are quite nice. I use mine constantly. It really isn't a lousy oven or a lousy appliance.
As for the microwave, if you would never use it then you shouldn't buy it. But I just used my micro a few minutes ago to make DH a cup of hot cocoa. I use mine frequently for many tasks. It doesn't need a "killer app" if it does many tasks better than other appliances. New microwave ovens are often smaller than before, and more powerful. I admit they aren't made too well. But I find that I do use mine frequently, daily.
Hey everyone! Brand new here, finally grabbed an account so I could participate a little.
Definitely a toaster oven. I moved into my first bachelor apartment this year and I've been dealing with just my toaster oven and haven't found it to be a big issue.
It sounds like you do some entertaining, so that might be a bit of an issue. It's easier to adapt to something not being there when you're just worrying about yourself, but if other people are expecting to be able to heat up a cold cup of coffee or nuke leftovers it might get tricky.
That being said, some other people have mentioned it as being a viable replacement for a larger oven when you're just cooking for yourself, and that I firmly stand behind. Those things heat up in 5 minutes, whereas preheating a bigger oven can take 20. I managed to plank roast two whole salmon fillets in mine for a coming home party for my girlfriend last weekend (and by party I mean her and me, but in a bachelor that's a full house)
Biggest issue I see is the amount of fore-thought it takes to defrost something. If you're big on leftovers that might be a consideration but if you usually cook from scratch you should be good.
re: JackHinds
Been thinking of a toaster over and there's some useful info/comment/opinion here-Thanks to everyone for their input.
As with apples and oranges, they share little common ground other than a re-heat. Even there, it depends on what you're reheating.
Apples vs oranges, IMO.
I use the microwave a lot for minor things- reheating, heating up sugar water for hummingbird feeder, frozen stuff, watching marshmallows get HUGE, etc.
We have a toaster oven at work in our 'cave'. It's great for toasting bagels, etc, but I don't have one at home- takes up too much room and doesn't really excel at anything better than the usual array of heater-uppers.
I think those are probably the two most-used appliances in our household. The toaster oven is used for toasting bread, scones, muffins, etc. as well as heating smaller portions of frozen foods, for heating bread for dinner, for making sandwich melts, and so forth.
The microwave is used for heating mugs of water, reheating mugs of coffee, heating hot dogs, and when I'm making dinner, for cooking frozen vegetables, defrosting things, melting butter for clarified butter, warming milk, warming salad dressing and a range other quick needs.
I think if I had to ditch one of them it would be the microwave but I would NOT be happy about it.
I only had a toaster oven for a few years a long time ago and haven't missed its absence. But when our microwave broke we went out in a snowstorm to replace it! Sure I could live without it, but it's awfully convenient for a lot of things, mostly mentioned below. Add to that heating a damp towel or a buckwheat-filled pillow for a compress and cooking veggies, especially asparagus. Many mornings I make a single egg in a teacup in the microwave, the perfect size for an English muffin sandwich in 53 seconds.
After reading the CI article about toaster ovens I thought I'd try the Breville IF I had the counter space--which I don't--plus the $250 price tag made me wince. We keep a toaster for toast, which gets done MUCH faster than in the toaster oven at work.
Dessert_diva, how do you make the 3 minute potato chips?