Do you have to choose what you're cooking/preset or can you just use ol' fashioned style--stick it in whatever and get a quick temp read-out?
850240
Only if you don't know the temperature you need. I know what temperature I want and just take the reading.
850241
I would like it if it wouldn't beep every time it reaches one of the meat temperatures.
850242
You can use it either way. If you want an alarm, you have to set a meat/temp. It works very well.
850243
There is a meat select button and a "taste" button for the degree of your desired cooked level. Also, printed on the probe protector plastic sheath tube are the various meats and suggested temperatures for your taste. Or you can ignore all that and just use the probe to determine the temperature of the meat you are cooking, grilling, broiling, etc.
888729
The only preset temp is 300 degrees which will appear when you push the on-off button. Then you can select your cooking temp by pressing the plus or minus button repeatedly. Temp will increase in 25 degree increments until reaching max of 425 degrees.
1543706
Yes. Once you have imported a recipe, you can change it or annotate it. If you type in your own recipe, you can put in whatever information you want.
1031056
Thankfully, no. My wife and I usually agree on our customized temperature settings, but she makes manual adjustments often, depending on activities, visitors, etc. When doing so, she is not upsetting the auto-settings we had chosen, which is how we like it.
1731984
When I preheat to bake, I usually set the temperature and wait a minute or 2 and then put it in. It usually works for me. Each toaster/oven is different. You will just have to try to see which will be best for your oven.
1307318
I used convection oven and the cookie or cake recipe temp. The baked items will cook slightly faster, so keep your eye on them. I used the "on" setting and set a separate timer.
1990872
If you want to know if your food is cooked correctly I would use a thermometer. The PBC website shows videos on how to cook different items but I have found the actual cook times they demonstrate vary b/c the PBC is not insulated so winter cook times are longer
1380982
Yes, you can adjust the temp as much as you want. Just turn the temp knob to the new temp as you would in an oven in a stove. I have some recipes where you preheat the oven to a higher temp and then turn it to the cooking temp when the food is put in. It performs very well. Good luck with your baking!
711161
No. Like a frying pan or a grill you have to know how long you want to or need to cook something.
2200344
Nancy - I did not see a light...but the temperature control is so very accurate that you will be sure of the cooking process. Just use a small dial temp that winds to the # of minutes you need. That's what I usually do...Walmart's has them for 5-7 dollars. It is SOOOOOO accurate...better than your electric stove...possibly gas oven as well. Good luck to you. Theresa
1770198
When it gets to a certain temperature in the house/apt you can press hold and it will hold that temperature instead of the preprogrammed temperatures. It still will never hold higher or lower then your preprogrammed limits. If you set limits.
1761407
Nope. It's not intended for that use. Just check the internal temperature about half-hour before end of recommended cook time then you'll know how to gauge it.
1070350
The oven doesn't need preheating so when I bake in it, I just set the time and temp, put the food in, press start, and that's it.
1175433
Needle moves fairly quickly. What's your hurry? Put thermometer in when you begin pre-heating the oven. I found it to be very accurate. I am very happy with mine.
2253922
We suggest that you refer to the cooking temperature guidelines in any recipes that you may be using. If you would like a copy the user manual, please feel free to contact us through our www.oster.com/contactus website.
839685
Yes. Two simple ways are to:1. Press the "Add 30 Sec" button. Each press adds 30 seconds. 2. Press the "Cooking Menu" button and then select "Cook by Time". You can then rotate the knob to select the amount of time.
192203
after you plug it in, hit on....then select what you are cooking, then hit ok....put food in....if you open it or turn it off after you start cooking it defaults to manual until it cools