We updated our appliances this time last year. We replaced our old, outdated oven, microwave, dishwasher, and trash compactor. We got this oven and microwave combo...
I love the stainless steel look and all but I can't cook or bake worth a darn in it. We were told that we had to buy a convection oven because "regular" ovens weren't being sold anymore...that the newer homes were all being built with convections. Who knows...all I know is that I just wanted a regular oven...but didn't get it! And I don't like this new one! It's very intimidating!
Are there any secrets I need to know or any little bits of information I should be following in order to cook in this darn thing? I can't even get good cupcakes anymore. Case in point...I was voted to bring in cupcakes to work tomorrow. I have to mention that I'm pretty much the "Cupcake Queen" around here and truly bake a mean cupcake...or so I did. That's why I was voted to bring them in tomorrow. Well, my last 4 out of 5 attempts have produced cupcakes with hard tops but they are perfectly moist inside. Very frustrating. I've tried placing the pans on different shelves, different temps, you name it.
So what am I doing wrong? I'm very depressed over my cupcakes tonight!
Do any of you cook with convection and have been able to master it successfully?
PLEASE ADVISE!
5 comments:
Friend, I have very little knowledge when it comes to ovens.... BUT, good luck. And good luck with your cupcakes, now I am hungry....
These new appliances are a killer for our generation. Whatever happened to just plain old put them in the oven and watch them cook evenly without the circulating heat. I just don't get it either. I have not mastered mine yet. I feel your pain and don't worry, I'll still think of you as the cupcake queen okay. :)
Are you kidding? Cupcakes here too this week? I NEED CUPCAKES!
Linda, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. Your words moved me to tears, especially your last sentence to me. Thank you... words can't express.
I can't help you with this but would advise some time online where I'm sure you'll find the help you need.
This did crack me up though because it reminded me that when my parents first moved into their new house 9 years ago, my mom was all excited about her convection oven. Then several years later it broke and the repair came to fix it and said it wasn't a convection oven, it just had a fan that vented out and made a different noise than the other oven, ha.
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