"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> "Vox Humana" > wrote in
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> > "Ajanta" > wrote in message
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> >> As I am looking the toaster ovens, afe whave commented to me that
> >> convection ovens are not good for toasting, that they dry the bread.
> >> Do they? Any experience?
> >
> > Ovens don't make good toast. You need direct radiant heat. I use my
> > convection ovens for baking. I broil in the oven (without convection)
> > and make toast in a toaster.
>
> When I was growing up there were 8 people in my aunt's family. They
always
> made toast on a large cookie sheet in oven of their electric range. The
> first side was dry toasted, the bread was then flipped and lightly
> buttered, then toasted. It's a fond memory of some of the best toast I've
> ever eaten. Toast for two in our household is most often made in the
> toaster. The oven is too much trouble most of the time.
>
> Wayne

There is a difference between toasting something under a broiler and simply
putting it in a hot oven. A true convection oven has a hidden element and a
blower. There is no way you are going to "toast" bread with a convection
oven. A broiler is a fair approximation of a toaster. Therefore it is quite
possible to toast bread under a broiler in an oven. I make garlic toast this
way.