Convect vs Bake/Broil

Ok ladies how many of you (if you have a covection oven) use the convection over the bake or broil??? I never had a convection oven until now. We have a new home & a newly renovated kitchen. So im not sure which to use. I mean i alway sbake & broil. But what is Convect better for???

W/ pics of almost finished kitchen - although its complete now. lol

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We have an oven that bakes and broils, and a microwave that is also a convection oven. I use all of them.

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I almost always use the convection. It just cooks more evenly and faster.

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beautiful kitchen...love the ovens
I use the convection oven over the bake/broil if I'm cooking anything that will be cooked longer that 30 min and in a shallow metal pan.
Convection does not work as well in ceramic or glassware and is a really great feature when roasting meats.

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My mom has a convection oven and her food always comes out nice and juciy and much faster.

Tip: do not use it to bake...it doenst yield the same results as if you used the bake feature on your oven.

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I hardly ever use the convection, mostly because it feels like it takes forever to heat up. I agree w/the others who said that your food will cook more evenly w/convection, but I don't feel like it's much of a difference between convection and bake/broil. I probably won't even get another convection when I replace my current oven (which will hopefully be soon).

On a side note - your kitchen is gorgeous!!!!

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For cooking every day; I always use Bake feature (or Broil). I dont ever use Convection unless Im cooking a decent size meat.

I use Convection Roast on Thanksgiving when I cook a Turkey. It cooks it so fast; and makes it so moist and juicy. Its cooks in less than half the time a regular oven would. If you host the holidays this year; use that feature! Your guests will not stop raving about it! And you wont have to get up at 6am to put the turkey in either.


Beautiful kitchen! Enjoy it!

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THANK U LADIES! I appreciate the compliments & the advice.

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I thought I read in my oven book that convection oven was for baking baked goods, vs meats or something else? So I have been using bake for chops, chicken, etc. But not sure if I am doing the right thing.

What does your oven book say?

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I use it to bake.