how is this different than a convection oven?
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Its not much concept wise...this definitely cooks much better than a convection oven though...it takes a little trial and error to cook things in the flip other than chicken strips and fries but when ya get it right its awesome...one of my favorite purchases recently
533510
I hope to clarify the situation, more than add to confusion, but I have found the convection feature is particularly useful for pizza. To test out the regular bake versus convection bake on this oven, I took two identical pizzas. The first one I used the regular bake function - it browned the top of the crust. I then took the second pizza and cooked it using the convection bake function - it browned the entire crust, not just the top. But then again, it has a pizza bake function which worked even better yet.
1840151
When you set the oven on "keep warm" it is a regular oven with the lower elements heating only and no fan running. When you set the oven to "convection" the fan comes on and the lower and upper elements both heat. The oven works just like the icons show at the setting knob on the front of unit. The short answer is yes it can. P.S. I like this oven-it does everything I need and I use it every day!
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It only has a couple recipes in it. I searched the internet for free countertop convection oven recipes and purchased two books from Amazon that I like and they have a lot of receipes in them. Cookng With Convection by Beatrce A. Ojakangas and The Best Convection Oven Cookbook by Linda Stephen. I hope this helps you, Darlene
1070109
Select the operation you want (bake, broil, cookies, etc., not toast), then select desired temperature with up/down arrows, then select the amount of time with the up/down arrows and push convection button. This works for me.
1774004
If you mean a convection oven. the answer is no. I don't know what a convention oven is.
458997
Convection gets you browning that you just can't get with a non-convection oven. I work in a bakery and it's frustrating trying to duplicate some of the things we make there when I bake at home. I now have a TOB-195 convection toaster oven, and it's a big help. Things like roasted chicken, fruit crisps, and even cookies take on a different, often superior quality from the convection aspect of the baking. It takes some getting used to, but you can get results that are impossible (or at least much more difficult) with a non-convection oven. I'm thinking about replacing my other Cuisinart with this one because of the brick and rotisserie features. With a high end toaster oven like my the one I have or this, I only turn on my regular oven to make a big pan of muffins or a cake bigger than 9".
525939
No, it has: slow bake, broil, keep warm, bake, toast and panini. My wife used to use convection on our old toaster oven but doesn't seem to miss it on this one.
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How should I convert recipes to fit the convection oven?A toaster oven is meant to provide very high heat to the surface of food to brown it quickly (or melt it if you added cheese Think if it as a handy broiler. A convection oven is a regular oven which includes a fan to help circulate the hot air. This aids in roasting or baking the food more evenly, and quicker since on the whole, the air in the oven will be warmer. To convert recipes, you either need to reduce the temperature, or reduce the time. You can use this handy conversion tool: http://www.convection-calculator.com/
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HI,I'm also a bit puzzled by this.I use convection most of the time. But I found that pizza doesn't do well with convection so I use conventional in that case. I think things that tend to dry out in moving hot air might not be good candidates for convection.I have very good success with frozen breaded fish fillets and french fries in the convection mode.
642348
I have baked cakes and cupcakes in this oven. The only thing I noticed is that when baking with the convection oven on, it takes less time for the baking to be done. So I check sooner than the directions suggest.
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dear Jan, as I see it, there is NO difference what so ever. This oven is wonderful! one tip, whether baking or using convection in oven, this puppy is a bit quick! My banana bread was too brown on top and still gooey in middle.. frozen pizza works amazing! cooks in3/4 the time... hope this helps....thanks, Tim
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No, it is not as efficient as a convection oven, it doesn't even "fry" food evenly
1504072
When you are in convection mode, you may use metalware. However, if you go into the microwave mode at any time you may not use metal. This is a great oven and I'm sure you'll be very happy with it. We had a smaller version of this model and we used it for over 12 years until it broke. They don't make that model anymore.and we got this new one. I wouldn't have any other oven.
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Is this a convection oven? I do not think so. It uses standard elements and does not have a fan.
989521
the convection is a separate setting...you can bake or convection bake or broil
525248
No... the convection fan kicks in automatically, no separate control. However in such a small unit, I don't feel the convection feature makes a great deal of difference in baking time or any other issue.