Microwave synchronization for cooking appliance meal cook cycle

A method of operating a cooking appliance, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a controller of the cooking appliance, an input indicating that the cooking appliance is to operate in a meal cook cycle;
• activating a motor to rotate a turntable within a cooking cavity defined in a casing of the cooking appliance during the meal cook cycle;
• activating at least one of a cooking lamp and a convection module having one or more heating elements and a convection fan operable to move air across the one or more heating elements of the convection module during at least a portion of the meal cook cycle;
• activating a microwave module for delivering microwave energy into the cooking cavity in response to the turntable reaching a first angular position after activating the motor to rotate the turntable;
• and
• deactivating the microwave module in response to the turntable reaching a second angular position after the first angular position.