Convection/Toaster Ovens - Help a poor Kiwi upgrade her kitchen so she can have tendies and pizza rolls

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Yeah, I don't know how they're managing not to cook things. When I air fry/air roast/convectionize things, I put the temperature down about 20 degrees from what I would in a regular oven, because it seems to work better/not singe the tips. This oven heats up really quickly compared to the toaster oven I had previously, too.

Good to hear! They're probably all retards. Most computer problems, for example, are the user is a tard. But there was just so many of them I wanted a second opinion.

I am not a meat person but they might have missed the bit in the instructions that says that you're supposed to put the roasting pan on the rack underneath the air fryer basket (the basket hangs above, in its own slot), to catch grease drips before they hit the heating elements. Sometimes I raw-dogg air frying vegetables that are less wet.

That makes sense, yeah. Like I said; tards.

Haven't had any problem with aluminum foil either; that's what I put under my spaghetti squash halves.

I meant on top of things, to prevent upwards splatter. Sorry, I should have been clearer.

 

[Aunt Carol]

I meant on top of things, to prevent upwards splatter. Sorry, I should have been clearer.

I don't habitually put tinfoil on top of anything (other than pie crust edges) so I can't answer this one. I've been using the toaster oven for: toast, roasting vegetables, cooking frozen things, and air-frying cubed tofu. Nothing that really spits.

The low height of the oven does mean that the heating elements are fairly close to the food, though. It works well for toast and broiling.

 

[W00K #17]

I prefer a gas range myself, I find it easier to get the perfect on things. Sure I can just read the dial, but I can tell just by looking at an electric burner how hot it truly is, but the flames of a gas stove are a quick visual aid to. Some dishes you need to be playing those dials like a fiddle and I find it easier to do with an open flame. Just my 2 cents.

 

[ZipDisk]

Thrift stores. Don't pay retail for trendy gadgets.

I used to swear by black and decker, my family had one of their toaster ovens from 1989 until 2018 when it finally popped magic smoke.

So I made the mistake of buying the 4 slice toaster oven. It's a piece of fucking shit, and burns food quite often unless I stand in front of it like a retard.

Then I found the larger version at goodwill and paid $25 for that fat fucker, and it's great. Pizza bites, french bread pizza, grilled cheese, french fries.
The only downside is it is slightly smaller than a standard baking pan, which sucks, but is fairly easy to get around.

The two models
1303sbc (Shitbox Crap)
TO3250XSB (Xtremely Super Big)

I paid $25 for the XSB, it retails for $90. So DON'T PAY RETAIL.

Cons: Not an air fryer.

 

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Thrift stores. Don't pay retail for trendy gadgets.

I used to swear by black and decker, my family had one of their toaster ovens from 1989 until 2018 when it finally popped magic smoke.

So I made the mistake of buying the 4 slice toaster oven. It's a piece of fucking shit, and burns food quite often unless I stand in front of it like a retard.

Then I found the larger version at goodwill and paid $25 for that fat fucker, and it's great. Pizza bites, french bread pizza, grilled cheese, french fries.
The only downside is it is slightly smaller than a standard baking pan, which sucks, but is fairly easy to get around.

The two models
1303sbc (Shitbox Crap)
TO3250XSB (Xtremely Super Big)

I paid $25 for the XSB, it retails for $90. So DON'T PAY RETAIL.

Cons: Not an air fryer.

Yes, good tip. I love thrift stores. Scored a heavy bankers style desk for $28 once. Not real wood, but sturdy and who cares if it's real wood for $28? Not me.

I never think about them though. I'll start scouting mine. Thanks fren!

 

[ZipDisk]

I read up on the fat fucker, apparently it will eat a 13x9 baking sheet.

 

[thejackal]

I have like a 1500 watt cuisinart brand one I scored at a thrift store for 20 bucks. The pros are that it cooks most food faster than a full oven. It toasts a bagel really nice and even in about 4 minutes and does frozen pizzas in about 15. It's not good for reheating things (uneven) and is a pain in the ass to clean.

It does the job though and you can even do things like broil veggies and stuff.

 

[A Grey Cat]

still more dignified than owning/cooking with just a microwave oven.

 

[one_time_user]

I have this and I use it daily. Living single it's much more sensible than using the oven for the moment part. I absolutely love it.

 

[Poppavalyim Andropoff]

Breville the Smart Oven® Pro

 

[Gimmick Account]

Air fryer combo ovens are fucking legit, I'm never going back to regular toaster ovens. I don't even use the fryer mode, it just rules that it gets hot instantly and moves air like a motherfucker to the point that not only do I never have to pre-heat, most stuff finishes faster too (and you get a feel for deciding between that or knocking down the temperature depending on the food).

Re: foilchat, I don't usually use foil because it hampers that air flow. When you do you just gotta treat it more like a regular oven with extra finishing time. No issue with it being near the element though. Not sure why there would be, have people never cooked on coals?

Being conscious of air flow like that was initially an annoyance that I now appreciate, since it lets you do stuff like elevating food a bit (I'll do shit like skipping trays and slinging foil/paper under the rack rather than on top for food that needs it) in order to skip needing to rotate it.
Not just outta laziness, but because with the quicker cooking it's easier to nail the time perfectly if you don't need to open the door.