New Microwave / Combination / Grill

kate egg · Post by **kate egg** » 28 Jan 2009, 15:49

Just been delivered to replace my almost 17 year old faithful that expired at the weekend.

It has a booklet with it telling you how all the knobs and dials work, but not actually telling you how to cook anything

Does anyone have one of these new whizzy ovens? For instance how would I cook a jacket spud and get the skin crispy? I'm sure this should be possible???

Post by **wendy** » 28 Jan 2009, 16:45

I do have one, but in the booklet you should have recipes.
Mine is pre heated oven at 250 C and cook 250C and microwave 10% for 2 potatoes [250g each] for 20 minutes. Pierce in several places
But that is my oven a Sharps R-879
Wendy

misty · Post by **misty** » 28 Jan 2009, 16:53

My old micro had a button that did fantastic jacket potatoes! With my new one I dis-regarded the instructions and assume that jacket potatoes take 24 minutes. I set the micro for 50% and the oven for 200/220c and put them on a rack, pierce and oil or butter.
Not as good as my old oven but I probably need to do a bit of tweaking. The instruction book setting were rubbish.

misty · Post by **misty** » 28 Jan 2009, 16:54

Oops, like Wendy I preheat the oven 250c first.

lancashire lass · Post by **lancashire lass** » 28 Jan 2009, 17:10

preheat?

Unless I was making a cake or baking bread (which I'd probably use the big oven) where temperature & time was critical, I don't read instructions, things get bunged in ... and hazard a guess )t'

sharon the chauffeur · Post by **sharon the chauffeur** » 29 Jan 2009, 21:15

ok i cheat , i got a microwave, fan oven , conventional oven and a spit roast all in the size of the microvave, i cheat by zapping the potatoes and then grill them slightly , saves on electricity too, and r yummy with of corse reaal fattening butter :oops:

bookbinder · Post by **bookbinder** » 02 Feb 2009, 12:57

My multi tasking oven has a button that says potatoes..I just press it and it uses both microwave and oven so that potatoes are done quickly and crisply... does yours have something that just says potatoes? It actually works out the time and everything ... so even I get them right!

kate egg · Post by **kate egg** » 02 Feb 2009, 14:54

Hi Bookbinder - no it doesn't have this function, you have to weigh the item and work out how long to cook it for and which setting to use.

I just bought quite a good (second hand) book from amazon marketplace for Â£2.76 including postage! Its very useful and is for basics rather than fancy recipes.

I will get used to it, its just very different from my old one!

Do you preheat the oven at all? I'm not sure when you are supposed to....