Vox Humana wrote:
> "bonniejean" > wrote in message
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>>Why do people like and even prefer convection ovens? I've never owned one.
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> The temperature is more even throughout the oven. Therefore, things tend to
> bake and brown more evenly. You don't usually have to rotate pans during
> baking and you can often bake four trays of cookies at once. Convection
> ovens can save energy because you can reduce the temperature and reduce the
> cooking time. For some items, you don't need to pre-heat the oven which
> also saves time and energy. Meats roasted on the convection setting develop
> a nice crust while remaining moist and juicy in about 30% less time.
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> The next step up is to combine convection with microwaves. I have a
> microwave convection oven that I use for most of my baking needs. I was
> able to roast a small pork loin in 35 minutes today without any preheating.
> The convection component browned the surface and the added 30% microwave
> power speeded the cooking and eliminated the need to pre-heat the oven. I
> can take a raw, frozen pie and bake it, without pre-heating in about 45
> minutes. Quick breads that normally requires pre-heating and 60-75 minutes
> of baking are done in 35-40 minutes without pre-heating at a lower
> temperature than in a standard oven.
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Wow, sounds like it is both efficient and that the result is very
desirable. Do they come full size with a stove on top like a regular
oven? Can they be gas or electric? My Aunt has one but it is on the wall
and she still has her regular oven.