skbs: sending warm thoughts & hugs your way.
elston: I am reading the manual right now. On mine the Convect Bake is for your cake and cookie baking (which you all know I am not ALLOWED to do)
Baking w Convection (lower oven only)
Enter your normal baking temp. Control automatically reduces the temp by 25 degrees (even though normal baking temp. is displayed. Convect fan starts after oven is on 5 mins.
Roasting
When convection roasting, cooking time must be set before temp.
If recipe requires a preheated oven, add 15 mins. to cooking time programmed.
It is not nec. to preheat when convect roasting large cuts of meats.
It makes me crazy elston, it is sup. to be faster but I tell you, I cannot roast a chicken by convection and not have it bloody. I am finding it easier just to use the regular roasting method.
Hi Jessie, last night's meal was super easy. There are just the 2 of us, so this is what I did.
FRENCH ONION SOUP
20 oz. of rich Beef Stock (broth could be used but it will not be as rich & full bodied)
2 c of thinly sliced Vidallia (sp) onion
1/4 c room temp. unsalted butter
1 T oo
1 T Cognac (I used Courvoisier V.S.O.P.)
1 T Sherry
1/2 t dried thyme
Slices of French bread (toasted)
1/2 c shredded Le Gruyere cheese
Caramelize onions in butter & oil, stirring until golden, on low 12-15 mins. (do not burn)
Add stock, Cognac, Sherry, Thyme
Cover partially and simmer 2 hrs. for the flavors to marry.
Toast slices of French bread, ladle soup into broiler proof bowls
Put toast slices on top of soup add Gruyere cheese, broil until cheese melts. Delicious.
Cornish Hens
Rinse hens with Kosher salt and pat dry
Make a paste with 1/2 lb room temp. sweet butter, 1 T dried Tarragon, 1 T ground Sage, 1/2 Greek Seasoning, 1/4 T Bell's Poultry Seasoning, 1 clove of minced garlic
Spread mixture all over the hens and under the skin. Put on a rack in roasting pan. Insert 2 halves of fresh lemons inside the cavity.
Roast @450 for 1 hr. or an internal temp. of 150, let rest 10-15 mins.
Mashed Potatoes With Roasted Shallots
Boil 4 Yukon Gold potatoes 12-15 minutes. Slice shallots thin and brown in unsalted butter. Drain potatoes, put pan back on burner to dry the potatoes for 1 min. Rice potatoes with potato ricer, add softened butter, warm half & half, s & p & roasted shallots.
Grilled Asparagus
Heat cast iron skillet to hot. Drizzle oo, s & p, garlic powder, & Greek Seasoning over asparagus. Grill asparagus, turning occasionally for 6 mins.
Have a wonderful afternoon everyone.
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