Does the oven have a conventional bake mode or only convection?
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Yes it has a conventional bake settings. But I prefer the convection setting - especially for baking breads and pastries. Provides even temperatures through out the oven allowing faster cooking times. Care must be used when opening door in convection mode. Keep your body to the side of the door as wall of heat will hit you if your standing in front of it. Wait a couple seconds before reaching in as this could be quite painful from experience. I'm quite pleased with this unit and love the induction top. I find it better than cooking with gas. You will need induction cookware for it to work. Train family members to use care as the glass surface is susceptible to scratches. I use pot felt pads when placing hot stoneware on the range surface. Stoneware has coarse surface that will scratch the glass.
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We have never used this in an ordinary oven other than the Whirlpool microwave convection, and then only on the crisper setting. Note, we had to replace our original crisper plate because I put it down on a hot element and melted the underside - so these are prone to melting from direct heat. I would think therefore it probably won't be suitable for a standard oven and the radiant heat in the convection oven comes from above.
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No, it has: slow bake, broil, keep warm, bake, toast and panini. My wife used to use convection on our old toaster oven but doesn't seem to miss it on this one.
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No. Not only does it NOT have a convection oven, it has no oven timer at all. It has one of those "light, medium, dark" timers for the toaster and panini options but plan to spend time learning how to set them for optimum results. Quite frankly, I'm glad I kept my old t/o because I use it for everything but making paninis... Plus the DeLonghi is smaller. And it heats very unevenly. Given the DeLonghi's higher price, I expected more -- got less.
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I remove the racks. When baking you use the racks just like you would in your oven, except because it is convection you can bake on both racks at the same time. Baking is done on the racks (Think like it's an oven, you would not bake on the oven floor). The turn table can be turned off so it does not rotate. What is nice about the turn table is it does not need to be changed (or removed) because it works on Micro or Convection: It is ceramic. You can't go wrong with this one. Lots of room in it & turn table bigger the others (the size of a large pizza). Do some more research on how to cook & Bake in a Convection Oven (this is just one fast reference; http://www.cadco-ltd.com/convectioncook.html) The unit does come with a recipe booklet too. I personal LOVE convection & use it only. It took a while to learn how to convert & get the best results but well worth it. I now use it 80% of the time. Any other question or if you'd like more info on cooking/baking with convection I'll be glad to help.
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When you are in convection mode, you may use metalware. However, if you go into the microwave mode at any time you may not use metal. This is a great oven and I'm sure you'll be very happy with it. We had a smaller version of this model and we used it for over 12 years until it broke. They don't make that model anymore.and we got this new one. I wouldn't have any other oven.
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Hi R.L., This unit is a very good microwave oven, but does not have the convection feature [we have a 2nd microwave, from Dacor, that has this feature. The convection feature would be labeled on the operation panel if it was built in to this unit; I did extensive research on this Panasonic before my purchase to verify that it was not a convection oven]. As far as using anything with aluminum, the owners manual states that you may only use small strips of foil to mold around thin parts of meat or poultry to prevent overcooking, with a chance for arcing if the foil is too close to the oven wall. Using this info, I would have to say no to your question about using a 9x13 disposable pan. Hope this helps. Hi R.L., This unit is a very good microwave oven, but does not have the convection feature [we have a 2nd microwave, from Dacor, that has this feature. The convection feature would be labeled on the operation panel if it was built in to this unit; I did extensive research on this Panasonic before my purchase to verify that it was not a convection oven]. As far as using anything with aluminum, the owners manual states that you may only use small strips of foil to mold around thin parts of meat or poultry to prevent overcooking, with a chance for arcing if the foil is too close to the oven... » Read More Hi R.L., This unit is a very good microwave oven, but does not have the convection feature [we have a 2nd microwave, from Dacor, that has this feature. The convection feature would be labeled on the operation panel if it was built in to this unit; I did extensive research on this Panasonic before my purchase to verify that it was not a convection oven]. As far as using anything with aluminum, the owners manual states that you may only use small strips of foil to mold around thin parts of meat or poultry to prevent overcooking, with a chance for arcing if the foil is too close to the oven wall. Using this info, I would have to say no to your question about using a 9x13 disposable pan. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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We have counters that are about 2 feet deep and still have room to pull it away from back wall to make more space for air circulating while it's baking. No special wiring needed; basically you take it out of the box and plug it in (two prong). Yes, it has a fan built in for convection cooking. When you turn it on for the first time, the fan is VERY loud for the first few minutes, then becomes a but more quiet. Using it going forward is a breeze. I've used the convection mode only and it works great!
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Yes, you can bake anything. It's not just a convection oven. It has a bake setting too, along with broil and rotisserie.
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I cooked for many years in an older model sharp convection oven. I found anything I could cook in an oven I could cook in a convection microwave ie hams, baked Mac n cheese, sweet potato pie....I used Corelle casserole pots and non stick baking pans. I believe I cooked at 25 degrees less than recommended temps for black nonstick pans (just like a regular oven). I really enjoyed having the convection microwave during the hollidays. While the turkey was cooking in the regular oven, I could cook everything else in my convection oven! Enjoy:)
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You can use the convection oven on its own or you can use the microwave oven and the convection oven together. Using both is called low or high mixed cooking. This is a great way to cook a 10 lb turkey that turns out fully cooked and golden brown. Hope this helps.
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I commiserate with you about your convection oven. I haven't been happy with mine since day one. I'm not having the same problem you're having but I don't like the way it functions.
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Yes it does, although when using the upper rack the results are disappointing. I am on my second oven since purchasing the initial oven in February. There is a significant problem with even temperature, especially when using the convection mode. I now do all of my food on the lower rack and on regular bake. Haven't used this oven for either toasting or broiling, it's basically used as my second oven. Can't hold a candle to my old DeLonghi!
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I don't see why not. I don't have a convection but I've used it in my regular oven.
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I don't think it is convection, though I stopped using it because it toasts so slowly. I bought a toaster instead.
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The difference is the skin is a lot crispier compare to regular oven roasting. Your regular convection oven doesn't give off direct heat like the rotisserie.
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Yes, I've done both and was very pleased with the result. In fact, I like this better than my large Samsung convection oven.