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[agb80]

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@deeva wrote:

My oven is both a conventional and convection. It automatically adjusts the cooking time and temperature when I use the covenvection setting. 

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We currenty own just a stand alone but definitely would be interested in buying what you own.  Will look for it when out with my husband.  

[Kachina624]

I have a countertop convection oven and have found th a t the convection feature really does not make a significant difference in cooking time or any other way.

[drizzellla]

We bought a convection oven last week. So far we have only used it once. We cooked chicken thighs. I did not care for them. We followed a recipe from a cookbook that came with the oven. The chicken was juicy and I thought the skin was soggy. I ripped off all the skin, even though it had all the spices on it.

Guess I am used to the regular oven. In no hurry to use the convection oven again.

[KaySD]

Well, it speeds thing up and does some things conventional ovens can't do, so in general if you have a choice, it's a good idea. However, there is a learning curve and at a church, if many different people use the oven, the simpler oven might be a better choice. 

[Lilysmom1]

@gillsburg , I say go for it.  I have a Bosch dual fuel stove.  It has convection roast and convection broil features as well as conventional settings.  I use the convection feature daily to roast amd broil.  The meats stay juicy.

There is a learning curve.  It kept a chart of meat cooking times for various sizes and roasts.  I refer to it all the time.  I bought a book on convection roasting (you can also borrow one from the library). It was very helpful.  I would not cook any other way now.

To get the best effect, you need a rack that lifts the roast up so air can circulate freely around the entire roast.

It cooks about 30% faster so you must adjust cooking time.  I also use a meat thermometer which is a good wat to determine degree of 'doneness'.  I also think a stove with this feature does a better job than the countertop models.  IMO, they are not comparable.  HTH.  S