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

If you want to get the most out of your convection oven, Beatrice A. Ojakangas' "Cooking with Convection: Everything You Need to Know to Get the Most from Your Convection Oven" is the one cookbook you should purchase. It takes the mystery out of cooking in a convection oven and clarifies the inadequate instructions that may have been included in your oven's manual. I tried using the convection feature in my new oven several times and finally gave up. Reducing the oven temperature by 25 degrees and baking times by 30% produced poor results; I simply went back to baking the "old-fashioned" way. Finally, after six months I decided it was time to get a good book on the subject and tackle convection cooking again. Based on Amazon reviews, "Cooking with Convection ..." was the book I chose. It was well worth it!I like the initial section which gives a brief overview of convection cooking. However, the best features of "Cooking with Convection ..." are the charts which begin most chapters. Using these allowed me to adapt my numerous personal recipes to convection cooking. I learned that many items should still be baked at the original recipe's temperature; things do bake more quickly. My bran muffins cook in about 60% of the time; they are moist, fully baked, and nicely browned without any burned spots. My artisan breads have lovely, evenly browned crusts.The recipes which are included in "Cooking with Convection ..." are very good and may add to your personal repertoire. None require a degree from the Culinary Institute in order for you to be able to prepare them; the instructions are clear and easy to follow. Ingredients can be found in most larger grocery stores."Cooking with Convection ..." is an excellent resource for anyone who needs information on convection cooking. My oven is a standard 30" wall oven; I do not know whether someone using a countertop model would find it as helpful. If you only purchase one book about convection cooking Beatrice A. Ojakangas' "Cooking with Convection: Everything You Need to Know to Get the Most from Your Convection Oven" should be that one. I definitely recommend this book; it is a 5-star item.

After purchasing my first convection oven, I was disappointed in the user manual that came with it. This book is not an instruction manual. However it is a cookbook with general guidance on how to get the best results from this type of oven. After investing some time into reading it and doing some experimentation, I have found it is a perfect partner to the product user manual. And some of the recipes are really good!

I purchased this bok 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.

The book has a lot of great recipes, however, over and over there are inconsistencies in the directions. I'm just learning to use my convection oven and I need concise and clear directions. On page 178 for example....the Caramel-Pecan Sticky Rolls. In the first step she says to lightly grease either 2 9" round or square pans and set aside. Step 3 has you coating 24 muffin tins and placing ingredients and the rolls into that, and I'm assuming once they've risen you bake them in that. The 9" round or square pans are never mentioned again! There have been other recipes that confuse me as well. I guess I'm still looking for the perfect convection cook book. :-( I'm sure once I get the hang of this oven I'll be able to figure some of these recipes out....I hope.

This cookbook is exactly what was needed to understand the use of our convection oven. Cooking anything in this oven never came out as satisfactory as a regular oven until buying this book. Basically, it teaches the methods of cooking at different temperatures that gives the results expected. For example, cooking chicken on temperatures used in regular ovens does not work in a convection oven. The temperatures have to be adjusted to get the proper browning in a convection oven and the book helps to understand that basic. At first, high temps recommended seemed too high; but in watching carefully during the cooking process, it worked. The chicken was beautifully browned, tender and juicy. The book also gives ideas on what to serve with the meats, etc. This has been a very beneficial book to this family and now we are comfortable in using the convection oven knowing it will give the results we expect. You can learn to adjust your favorite recipes to conform to the temps of the convection oven. As usual, Amazon was prompt with the delivery of this item.

Really Love This Convection Oven, I Wouldn't Want Anything Better Then This Fantastic Machine ,It's A lot Easy On My Back And It Sure Cooks My Food Great, Love It.. Thank You

Just getting g the hang of it. Looks interesting

I purchased this book for a present at short notice. Receive book in good condition and promptly. Would use this supplier again.

This is an excellent choice for anyone who is new to Convection cooking. There is a key for each type of meat you may wish to cook which is very helpful in determining the length of time required for perfect roasts, etc.I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in getting the best from their convection oven.

If you're a devoted cook then you'll likely luv this book, but if your a good cook like me, and enjoy simple to the point cookbooks then this one's not for you.