You can cook just about anything
You can cook any meal that you used to cook in your regular oven, from pot roast, to whole chicken, pizza and lasagna. Baking bread is easier than ever, cookies come out perfectly. When cooking bigger pieces of meat, make sure it has two inches of clearance for even cooking.
Bake the best potatoes
The secret to making perfect baked potatoes is to make them soft, well done inside and golden brown on the outside. Since your convection toaster oven cooks evenly on all sides, your potatoes come out cooked to perfection even if they are very large. Add some cheese and bacon bits and your guests will love you for ever.
Speed up defrosting
Defrosting in your convection toaster oven is fast and convenient. If you are in a hurry to make a pizza and forgot to defrost mushrooms or peppers, throw them into your convection oven and they will be not only defrosted but partially cooked as well.
Become a baking expert
Hot air that circulates evenly through your convection toaster oven makes it perfect for baking. Whether you want to make your own bread, throw in a few tortillas or bake ciabata for sandwiches, they will come out of your convection oven just perfect: fluffy and light inside and golden and crunch on the outside.
Save money on kids’ crayons
Crayons do not last long. Kids love them, but they break easily and their bits and pieces end up collecting dust in kids’ drawers and under the bed. Since they are made of wax, the broken bits can be easily melted in your convection oven, and re-made in any shape or size you like. Make appropriate forms out of sturdy aluminum foils and fill them with broken bits. Few minutes in your convection oven on 250 degrees and they will melt and fuse. Once cooled, let kids play with them until they are again in bits and pieces, and then start all over.
Tips for Toasting
Take time to choose your bread
Bread is, after all, the foundation of toast; choosing the right ingredient platform is crucial. See what’s available through local baking partners and sample each option— plain, toasted, and with ingredients. Just because a bread tastes great on its own doesn’t mean it will complement the ingredients you have in mind.
Keep it crispy
Toast is not toast without crunch. Hold the bread for twenty seconds after toasting. This lets the bread release steam, keeping the crispiness.
Think about thickness
There’s nothing worse than limp toast. How thick does your bread need to be to support your creation? Many bakeries will pre-slice bread, but it may not be as thick as you need. If so, how will you slice the bread in-house to ensure uniform thickness? Be sure that whatever size you choose fits in your toaster.
