I am very excited (okay, so, this is where my kids would interrupt and suggest, "SHOCKED," as a more accurate description of my reaction) to have partnered with Mom Central as one of their Fridgidaire Test Drive Moms - Team Everything!
Why?
Well, as I mentioned in my inaugural post, 'cawse nobody breaks stuff, like I do!
Here's a quick recap (you're welcome!)
- We survived THE BIG INSTALL
- My attempts at burning down the house
- Not to mention, nearly snapping the wheels off the dishwasher
- Using the over-the-range-microwave as a, well, on-the-counter-for-now-microwave
- Playing a game of Fridge or Dare
- Then, about six weeks in at this point, really began working out the kinks
We're in the final countdown of the program:
- Dishwasher still working? [check]
Aaaand, if you're still reading along, with me, well, you might as well consider yourself family, at this point, because I'm just very surprised I haven't broken anything yet, and here's why...
See that little fan in the back? It's what puts the "convection" in our new oven and, well, quite frankly, I'm a little scared of it.
Then, last Friday, I decided to make some homemade pizza (yes, there are a few things I can cook...real good!) gently placed my pizza stone in the center of the oven (Pampered Chef rocks, btw) then, hit the "pizza" button (twice) for fresh (not frozen) and immediately ran for cover!
[see little red spinning thing on the right of oven temperature]
"OMG...it's gone nuclear!"
Actually, the convect feature uses a fan to circulate the oven's heat continuously around the oven, supposedly, or the idea being, allows for fast, even cooking and browning results; especially, when using two racks at the same time.
FINAL VERDICT: I reduced the temp from 425 to 400 degrees (as directed in the manual) and, after 15 minutes, the pizza was done and cooked very evenly, throughout and even on the bottom (albeit, the crust being a little dryer than usual, which probably means more olive oil, next time) and, well, I guess convection cooking doesn't have to be real scary (as it sounds) and I didn't burn the house down, which is a REAL good thing!
Here's another real cool feature:
Setting convect (convection) convert: The convect convert allows you to convert any baking recipe using the convect (convection) feature. The control uses the normal recipe settings and adjusts to a lower temperature for convection baking.
Will be curious to see how my oldest daughter's cookie recipes turn out -- using multiple racks and the above-mentioned convect feature, I mean.
The kid is 16 and can already bake circles around her mother (that would be me!) and, no, I don't mind handing over my apron...nope, not one bit...especially, for a batch of Holly's wickedly-good gingersnap cookies!
How about you -- got convection?
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“I wrote this review while participating in a Test Drive Campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Frigidaire and will receive a Frigidaire Refrigerator, Range/Microwave, Washer/Dryer set, and a Dishwasher to facilitate my review.”
