Is convection oven worth the extra cost?

[Rick Willeford]

We do not do a lot of serious oven cooking (we have two microwaves!).
In new construction, is the extra cost for convection oven worthwhile?
Thanks,
Rick

Thanks,
Rick Willeford
ri...@willefordcpa.com

[Warren Harding]

Rick Willeford wrote:
>
> We do not do a lot of serious oven cooking (we have two microwaves!).
> In new construction, is the extra cost for convection oven worthwhile?
> Thanks,
> Rick
>

The convection oven does a much better job than a conventional oven if
you bake or roast. . Breads and cakes are evenly browned and chicken,
roast beef, etc have a lovely crip and golden skin or outside.

[nat...@valinet.com]

In article <35f135fc....@newsfeed.dnet.net>,

See.A...@Signature.Below (Rick Willeford) wrote:
> We do not do a lot of serious oven cooking (we have two microwaves!).
> In new construction, is the extra cost for convection oven worthwhile?
> Thanks,
> Rick
>

> Thanks,
> Rick Willeford
> ri...@willefordcpa.com

it is absolutely worth it. I use mine continuously. However, I did look at
ones from GE, thermador, etc. and decided that they didn't blow air strong
enough. I settled on a Dacor and have been very happy with it.

Enjoy,
Nathan(R)
>

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On Sat, 05 Sep 1998 13:04:10 GMT, See.A...@Signature.Below (Rick
Willeford) wrote:

>We do not do a lot of serious oven cooking (we have two microwaves!).
>In new construction, is the extra cost for convection oven worthwhile?

They are great for fast plate warming. Set it on low temp/convect,
and plates are warm in minutes.

[Robert Barlow-Busch]

> it is absolutely worth it. I use mine continuously.

I moved into an apartment with a nice convection oven, but I
haven't any idea how to use it. The instructions aren't in
English (not surprising, since I'm in Belgium).

Can some kind soul provide some tips on how to use a
convection oven? I do a lot of baking (cookies, muffins,
breads) and roasting (chicken mainly). How do I modify a
traditional recipe for use in the convection? Any potential
problems to look out for?

Thanks very much!

Robert

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[JohnMStack]

In domestic equipment, I don't have a clue about price differences to say if it
is worth it.

However, Convection cooking is great.
A few benefits are:
1)timing - a convection oven will bake a potato in 45 minutes as opposed to 1
hour 15 mins for a regular oven.
2)even heat distribution - the fan moves air around so much that it is the
same temperature throughout (side to side and top to bottom.) In regular
ovens, you might have 15 to 20 degree temp variations throughout.

My vote is to get one. You will like it.

John Stack