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> "Wayne Boatwright" > 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
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> 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.

Agreed. I was assuming that one could turn off the confection fan, which
I used to do with my range oven. If fact, there was only an assortment
of things I really liked to use the convection unit for.