R-pod Owners Forum : Microwave/Convection Oven http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks : Microwave/Convection Oven Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 08:57:08 +0000 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:39:52 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3603 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Microwave/Convection Oven : mmmmm .... cookies! Think now... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34500#34500 Author: P&M
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Posted: 18 Jun 2013 at 11:39am

mmmmm .... cookies!  Think now I'm gonna have to make some when we head out this weekend!]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:39:52 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34500#34500 Microwave/Convection Oven : Cookies are a great way to start,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34484#34484 Author: kymooses
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Posted: 18 Jun 2013 at 9:12am

Cookies are a great way to start, it's very easy to learn the specifics of your oven through a bit of trial and error and chocolatey goodness!

Big smile
]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:12:17 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34484#34484 Microwave/Convection Oven : Thanks for all the great advice.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34456#34456 Author: naannccy
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Posted: 17 Jun 2013 at 9:51pm

Thanks for all the great advice. We are just back from a four day camping trip. 
Lots of rain so I decided to try the convection oven for chocolate chip cookies.
Worked great once I (meaning Steve) figured it out. 
Press convention.  Push the button for temperature (8 is 355 degrees, I think).
Then put in the amount of time you want it to bake.  Press start. 

I was going to invite everyone over for cookies but I didn't have an Internet connection. 
Maybe next time. LOL
]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:51:37 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34456#34456 Microwave/Convection Oven : P&M is right on. use the convection... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34289#34289 Author: dsmiths
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Posted: 12 Jun 2013 at 9:56pm

P&M is right on. use the convection oven the same as your oven at home. Convection ovens tend to cook things faster as the temp is more even from top to bottom. the micro wave is the same as home. I can almost smell the biscuits cooking.]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:56:46 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34289#34289 Microwave/Convection Oven : We've used ours to do a lot... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34252#34252 Author: P&M
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Posted: 12 Jun 2013 at 12:32pm

We've used ours to do a lot of cooking with already ... pot roast, turkey breast, baked potatos, chicken breasts, sweets and more.  I don't use the combo micro/conv settings ... either just microwave or convection.  It takes a little bit of time to figure out how to use the keypad and settings, but once you do you'll be fine.  Just remember a couple of things:
 
Cooking in Convection mode:
1. Always use the metal tray.
2. Use only cookware that you would use in a regular oven -- not plastic or melamine or anything else.
3. When cooking items for longer than 20 minutes either decrease the time a bit or decrease the temp a bit ... it cooks faster than in a regular oven.
4. You can pre-heat the oven before putting food in, which works better (once you figure out how to do it).
 
When cooking in Microwave mode, always follow the same rules as for a regular microwave.  Don't use the metal tray, don't use metal cookware, etc.
]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:32:14 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34252#34252 Microwave/Convection Oven : Best instructions for it are to... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34243#34243 Author: kymooses
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Posted: 12 Jun 2013 at 9:19am

Best instructions for it are to use the little silver raised plate anytime you're using it as an oven, and to start off learning the temps by making chocolate chip cookies!

Other than that the hardest thing on it is setting the clock!

LOL
]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:19:54 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34243#34243 Microwave/Convection Oven : It's a great little oven,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34242#34242 Author: Tars Tarkas
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Posted: 12 Jun 2013 at 9:02am

It's a great little oven, in my opinion -- once you figure it out.  It is a bit obtuse.  I can't tell you how to use it without looking at it, but we figured it out from the "manual".  Some of the instructions you just have to take on faith.  It works really well as a microwave and as a convection oven.  It seems a little more straight forward as a microwave.  I'll look at ours when I have a chance and see if I can't write up a little SOP for it.  One thing that surprised me is that it apparently has an exhaust fan that keeps running after it's done cooking.  That makes great sense, but it sounds like it's still working as a microwave when it's really just cooling down.

  TT
]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:02:06 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34242#34242 Microwave/Convection Oven : The "manual" that came... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34241#34241 Author: Keith-N-Dar
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Posted: 12 Jun 2013 at 5:34am

The "manual" that came with ours is sketchy, and we hadn't used it much in the first two years. Last week I had time to play with it, and by carefully reading I was able to use it for all the functions. I know that I may be able to remember how to use it for this season, but next year I will have to do it again. I think I will copy the important pages and laminate them. Then I can keep the sheets next to the oven and have a chance of making it work again.]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:34:03 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34241#34241 Microwave/Convection Oven : Does anyone have any advice on... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3603&PID=34238#34238 Author: naannccy
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Posted: 11 Jun 2013 at 11:07pm

Does anyone have any advice on using the microwave/convection oven?
It didn't seem to come with much direction. 
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