Cooking with Convection: Everything You Need to Know to Get the Most from Your Convection Oven : A Cookbook

by Beatrice Ojakangas

Beatrice Ojakangas, an authority on convection cooking and author of more than two dozen previous cookbooks, explains how to use your convection oven to achieve perfect results in dramatically less time than with a conventional oven.

If you own a convection oven, but don’t really know how to use it, this book is for you. Cooking with Convection supplies more than 150 great recipes for snacks and appetizers; pizza and foccacia; soups; roast beef, lamb, pork and poultry; savory pies and tarts; casseroles and pasta; vegetables; yeast breads and quick breads; cakes, cookies, pies, and pastries; and much, much more. Try Melted Onion Tart with Parmigiano-Reggiano, Mexican Vegetable Tortilla Soup, Tandoori Salmon with Cucumber Sauce, Asian Spiced Roast Whole Chicken, and Cocoa Cake with Easy Buttercream Frosting, among so many imaginative and easy dishes.

You will

*How to cook a whole meal in your oven–from meat to side dishes to dessert–all at the same time

*How to cook multiple batches of cookies, cakes, and pies on three or even four oven shelves

*How to roast and bake in a third less time than in a conventional oven while achieving even better results

*How to calculate the correct temperature and timing for convection cooking if you are using a standard recipe

By circulating hot air around food, convection ovens cook and brown food much more quickly and at a lower temperature than conventional ovens, while retaining food’s natural juiciness and flavor. With this book you will be able to save significant amounts of time and effort while turning out delicious dishes for everyday meals and easy entertaining.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

258 pages, Paperback

First published March 8, 2005

About the author

Beatrice Ojakangas has a rich background in Scandinavian cuisines, traditions and history. She and her husband, Richard, are second-generation Americans. All of their grandparents came from Finland. As they visited in Finland, Beatrice, known as "Peaches" to her friends and relatives, became interested in the foods and traditions of all Scandinavian countries. She has a special knack for making friends, and now has many acquaintances throughout Scandinavia. She is known for the sumptuous smorgasbords she prepares and serves in her home. If you visit in northern Minnesota, you may find her teaching cooking classes in her large, well-stocked kitchen. Or she may be assisting with Scandinavian heritage-appreciation camps. Beatrice has authored a Finnish cookbook and numerous articles on Finnish and Scandinavian cooking.

Reviews

[T. Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Great recipe book!

I purchased this book in anticipation of my new range with a convection/conventional oven's arrival. I didn't know anything about convection ovens, had never seen anyone else use one. I had no recipes, knowledge base, advice to go on. I read the reviews for this book and was impressed by them. Plus, the author is from Minnesota and I live in Wisconsin - we are neighbors. The book is easy to learn from, well explained, well written. I opted for the kindle version. I feel confident now that I will be ready to go when my new range arrives. The recipes are some old and new favorites, so I'm excited to get cookin' and not a bit intimidated! Will update a a future date as to my successes and learning experiences.

[Noel · Rating 3 out of 5]

At the top of the book, it says this book is everything you need to get the most from your convection oven. I certainly believe that, as I had no idea you could make some of the recipes in convection oven. I, however, felt that the recipes were a bit much, suited more for an experienced cook rather than someone who is cooking with a toaster oven. Recipes like "roast Leg of Lamb with Jalepeno and Garlic Marinade" were enough to make me realize this cookbook was for down the road, not today. Also, there were no photos to at least guide you to what the outcome should be. This is definitely suited for a confident cook.

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[Lisa Brown · Rating 1 out of 5]

I honestly could not even read the book. I tried downloading it to my kindle a few times, and it was always missing pages... I am not sure if it was my issue or the formatting of the book, but I was not able to read it.

[Elaine Budner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent for convection bakers!