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Fran Costigan - Refreshing Fruit Desserts
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 1:00 pm Pacific, 4:00 pm Eastern
Join Chef Fran Costigan, Rouxbe Director of Vegan Pastry, for an enticing, interactive presentation in which she will explore the vibrant world of summer fruit desserts! From juicy b… Read More.
Question:
I like to use the convection setting on my microwave for baking so the kitchen is less hot. I reduce the temperature by 25 degrees but the results are inconsistent. Advice?
— Cathy Chapman
Answer:
I didn't know, I don't know about a microwave that has a convection setting. How interesting. So your microwave bakes as well. Um, Kathy, you really, and this applies to everyone and it applies to me with a, with a relatively new oven, you have to spend time getting used to your oven and getting to know it. I have oven thermometers, one in there, two in my big oven, and I have a convection setting on both. I have learned that on the Breville, the sweet spot for three 50 is 330 degrees Fahrenheit. I'm not 100% clear yet on my big oven, I think it's 3 35, but there's just no way around it. I've even talked to GE about it and it sounds like they don't know either. In a professional kitchen, we are taught to lower the temperature in a convection oven, 25 or 50 degrees depending on the particular oven. And those ovens are big and commercial.
