On Monday, July 18, 2016 at 11:00:33 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Monday, July 18, 2016 at 3:20:17 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > On Monday, July 18, 2016 at 8:30:31 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> >
> > > Unless
> > > it is something very large I tend to use an electric countertop
> > > convection oven for baked items.
> >
> > I grew up in an all gas kitchen in the tropics. What a hellhole! I don't really feel the heat in my kitchen these days. The induction range makes cooking more pleasant by not radiating heat. Thank you Jesus!
> >
> > One of those small convection ovens would suit me just fine. I'll use a toaster oven to bake small batches of muffins or pizza. It works okey dokey. I figure I save maybe a quarter in electricity.
> >
> >
> I had a smaller convection oven but recently purchased a B&D
> large capacity model. It will accommodate a 9x13 pan, with
> handles, with ease and also cook a 12 inch pizza with room to
> spare. Quite pleased with this model at $60 from Wal Mart.
>
> Hamilton Beach also has a large capacity model that will
> take a 9x13 vessel BUT that pan cannot have any sort of
> handles. About the same price as the B&D. The B&D also
> comes in a digital model for about $95.

We used to have one of those big countertop convection ovens. It might have been a B&D. It worked pretty good. The idea is a simple one - a large toaster oven with a fan. I bought this when the oven in the house we were renting crapped out. My main requirement was that it be big enough to roast a large chicken. It did that very well. I could practically cook anything with one of these units and an induction cooktop. Perhaps one day.