Scored an almost-new oven through the Carrot App recently so I'm excited to figure out how it works. It cost a bit more than what I planned to spend on a new oven but this one was way fancier at less than half of the original price if bought brand new online. The catch is it didn't come with a manual at all so I just had to try out if it actually works in the first place like simply setting the oven temperature and time. The lady who sold it only showed me the preset functions and almost clueless on how to use it so that was probably the reason why she decided to sell it at that price. The good thing was that my hubby was game enough to foot the bill and help me bring it home.
My first order of trial food was the grilled fish that I had been hankering to eat - my last frozen boneless bangus or milkfish --- or chanos chanos as we had called it back in my university days. I tried out the function for defrosting and grilling. All guesswork but it turned out well-cooked and edible.
Now, since this oven is heavier and bigger than the old one, an idea to try the cast iron pan inside came to me. And it does fit! I can try baking some sweet potatoes later on.
But for snacks, I can't resist giving my 10.5(?) cast iron pan a try for baking a pizza in the oven. It can finally fit in this new one unlike in the smaller one I previously had. It looked delish.
Looks like I got a gem with this one. It is multi-function: oven, grill, defrost, dehydrator, odor-removal, and microwave. The only missing one that I haven't seen here is the steam and roundtable features which I've seen in other current ovens of similar style. I wasn't really sold on the steam features of newer ovens but now that I think about it, it would be nice. The thing is those I've seen usually come with the typical "turntable" of microwaves. I just can't imagine how my pans will fit on a limited space like that. Still, I am happy with my new one...with the versatility and at that price! Happy baking days are on the horizon again.
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