"N. Thornton" > wrote in message
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> Karl Sigerist Srİ > wrote in message
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> > "Vox Humana" wrote in message
> > > "Allan Adler" wrote in message
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> > > > N.Thornton described a way to make your own stove top oven and
answered
> > > > some of my questions about it, but I am still confused about it.
> > > >
> > > > I was contemplating an arrangement of the following sort:
> > > > Take a large, deep cast iron sauce pan, put a wok base inside it,
> > > > set a small cookie sheet (I've never actually seen them so smalll)
> > > > or aluminum pie plate on the wok base, cover it and heat it on the
> > > > stove to preheat. Then put dough in the cookie sheet or pie plate,
> > > > cover and heat it.
> > > >
> > > > Is that an acceptable oven? And is this really better than a toaster
> > oven?
> > > >
> > > > I just did a google search for "stovetop oven". One of the hits is
> > > > http://www.asseenontvandmore.com/baistov.html
> > > > which sells one for about $30. I don't know if they are any good for
> > > > baking bread or rolls nor whether they are any better than any of
the
> > > > other options we've mentioned for baking without a conventional
oven.
> > >
> > > I would get an electric roaster before trying to rig a stove top oven.
I
> > > think it would be more satisfactory and far less dangerous. Here is
an
> > > example:
> > >
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html...sin=B0000A6037
> > >
> > >
> > Why not use a simple oven like this, we used one for baking, and a host
> > of other to be fryed, heating up things over 20 years until he (it?)
finally
> > died
>
>
> I can only guess that maybe the OP does not have the money for an
> oven. Having used a small toaster sized one myself I would say they
> are almost useless. A proper oven, even a table top one, doesnt come
> for under £100 here.
Is the OP in the UK? If so then it would be good to know as I have no
recommendations. If not, then I would suggest getting the roaster. A new
one can be had for under $40 and I suppose that you could find one at a
second-hand shop or on Ebay for less. They do work for baking. Many people
use them around the holidays for baking pies and roasting meat while their
primary oven is being used for other things.