Bakeware for convection microwave ovens
Convection microwave ovens are increasingly popular and are now found in many homes. They allow you to prepare food quickly and easily, often with the same results as traditional ovens. To get the best results from your convection microwave oven, you need the right kind of bakeware for convection microwave ovens.
These are the best bakeware for convection microwave ovens
6-PIECE baking pan set perfect for baking cookies, biscuits, burgers, bread and loaf, muffins, pizzas
Round cake baking pan set for baking round cakes. A set of 5 tier cake baking pans.
Original Bundt Cake Pan. Volume of 10-15 Cups.
Baking sheet pan set for baking cookies, biscuits, burgers, bread and loaf. Set of 3 - These Cookie Sheet Pans are Non-toxic, Dent, Warp, and Rust Resistant. Made with Heavy Gauge Carbon Steel for Oven Baking Sheets.
Porcelain baking dish set. Great for baking baked macaroni and cheese, beef, rice, lasagna, baked soup, beans, baked dessert
Deep Glass Baking Dish Set for baking pie, roasted meat, lasagna, casseroles, cake, rice, baked soup, beans, baked dessert
Cast Iron Skillet Set 10 Inch &12 Inch, Preseasoned Cast Iron Skillets With Lid, Iron Skillets for Cooking with Silicone Handle & Scrapers, 10" & 12". Perfect for baking pizzas
How does a convection microwave oven work?
A convection microwave oven comes with the features of a microwave and a convection oven. It allows one to bake and roast food, besides just heating them. There are two modes of operation in the convection microwave oven, the standard microwave mode for heating or cooking, and the convection mode that turns the microwave oven into a convection oven. There is a heating element and a fan to evenly distribute heat throughout the appliance for the convection mode of baking. Because of this, a convection microwave oven allows one to do baking, roasting and broiling in one. One can alternate the convection and microwave modes to achieve faster cooking times due to a combination of convection and microwave cooking and more even cooking.
How to choose the right bakeware for use in the oven?
The appropriate bakeware for convection microwave ovens depends firstly on the type of food one intends to bake. To bake a cake, a cake pan is ideal for a mouth-watering, fragrant and well-browned cake. For example, to bake a Battenberg cake, you need to use a cake pan coating with baking spray for use in the oven preheated to 350F. A piece of aluminum foil is wrapped as fitting as tightly as possible against the pan. The chocolate batter is poured on 1 side of the foil divider in the prepared cake pan. The pan with batter is transferred into the preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 24 to 28 minutes. The pan is then cooled for 10 minutes.
For a Lemon-Coconut Cake, the mixed flour, egg and butter is spoon-battered into the cake pan before being transferred into the oven preheated to 350F for 1 hour. The baked cake is then cooled to room temperature before applying the lemon-coconut dressing on the cake.
A baking pan is good for baking biscuits, chips, cookies, pies and even burger meat before serving. To make a Buttermilk Biscuit, for example, the mixed flour, butter and milk that is battered for 25 minutes are made into doughs laying on the baking pans. The pan with dough is transferred over pre-heated to 475F for baking till browning. The baking allows the dough to be opened to heat around while achieving an even browning. The pan browns the bottom of the dough more with its direct heat from the pan heated in the oven.
To bake Santa’s Kitchen-Sink Cookies for example, a baking pan lined with parchment paper is used. The all-purpose flour, cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, and kosher salt and butter mixture are folded into a dough using a rubber spatula. The doughs are placed on the baking pan covered with parchment paper, and refrigerated. The baking pan with dough is placed in the oven preheated to 400F. Baking is done until the edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. The doughs are cooled on the baking pan for 5 minutes, transferred to wire racks and cooled completely about 20 minutes.
You could use baking dishes for baking food at a larger volume, and of higher depth than the pans. For example for a Hashbrown Casserole, the hashbrown pieces, sour cream, Cheddar Cheeses and cream of chicken soup are mixed together in the baking dish at a volume. The mixture is baked in the oven preheated to 400F in the baking dish for 50 mins after sprinkling the potato chip crushes onto the mix.
Choose a pizza tray for baking the pizzas of any kind. For a Chicken Pizza for example, In a large skillet, cook and stir chicken in oil over medium heat for 10-15 minutes or until no longer pink. Place the crust on a lightly greased 12-inch. pizza tray. Spread with pesto; top with the chicken, tomato, beans and cheese. Bake at 400F for 10-12 minutes or until cheese is melted.
For a pizza cake, Preheat the oven to 350F. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour the batter into two greased and floured 9-inch. round baking tray. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean, 18-20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing the tray to cool completely.
Can we use metal in the convection microwave oven?
Many people wish to know whether they can use metal in a convection microwave oven at all. Yes, metal bakeware can be used in the convection oven, but it is important to switch to the convection mode of the oven to put metal bakeware into the oven.
What material should you choose for the bakeware?
The type of materials of the bakeware is an important consideration when choosing the right bakeware. The consideration is based first on the type of food you bake.
The material of the cake pans should allow you to bake up to 450F in the oven. Under such a high temperature, the material should not crack up easily. The materials should heat up fast but provide even heating all over. The fast heating gives you the browning of cake if needed, giving the fragrantly baked feel In the mouth. A heavy-duty and BPA-free Carbon Steel Metal cake pan with 100% non-stick coating gives you just that for a delicious cake. It does not cool down as quickly as copper, aluminum or stainless steel, and you can serve the cake warm long after baking.
To bake thinner pieces such as biscuits, cookies, sheet cakes or lasagna on baking pans, is it again important to choose a material that can stand up to 450F, able to heat up fast and evenly. Ideally, it does cool down fast so that you can serve in the pan or tray warm longer after baking. Choose carbon steel for the baking pans. For health, choose the non-stick coating is PFOA, PFOS, and PTFE free.
To bake food at a larger volume in baking dishes, firstly it is made of oven-safe materials. The material should be flameproof. It is ideal also to use a material that retains the heat long after being taken out from the oven. Two main materials used for baking dishes for microwave ovens are glass and ceramic. Glass and ceramic are not only oven-safe, but they are also inert to chemicals and they are dishwasher-safe.
Lastly, for the pizza tray, you can choose a cast iron pizza tray which is oven-safe up to 465oF and heats up fast. The black surface absorbs the microwaves and bakes the pizza from the tray bottom, browning the pizza with a nice, crispy texture. Ensure you choose one non-stick cast iron, BPA-free treated to be dishwasher safe. The ceramic pizza tray on the other hand is microwave oven safe. Ceramic has superior even-heat diffusion and heat retention properties, it keeps food hot on the table longer. Ceramic is also dishwasher safe, making them easy to clean. Ceramic trays are durable and long-lasting.
Thinking of baking a caramel cake over the weekend for the sweet tooth in your family? Treat your loved ones mouth-watering, two-step pound cake. Or Classic strawberry shortcake, cheese cake or the Chocolate-Peanut Butter Mousse Cake? What about the special Tangier Island Virginia Crab Cake at the next family gatherings? You need a chosen cake pan for the convection oven.
You could consider the shape of the cake you want to bake. It decides the shape of the cake pan to use. It could be round, square, rectangular, heart-shaped or Bundt shape. Next, you want to decide the size and weight of the cake to serve. The round pan available could be 6 inches, 7 inches, 8 inches, 9 inches and 10 inches in diameter. The most common rectangular pans are of size 9x13 for mini cakes or large rectangular cakes. Consider using an 8x8 or 9x9 cake pan for the square cakes.
So, what would you use for baking different cakes? A baking tray or cake pan to bake round, rectangular or heart-shaped cakes. Or a fluted tube pan for a bundt cake and tube cake. Use the cupcake pan for baking cupcakes.
The material of the cake pans for convection oven is important to bake a different taste and texture. A heavy-duty and BPA-free Carbon Steel Metal cake pan with 100% non-stick coating lets you bake up to 450oF in the oven. It is shielded with a non-stick coating that is hard to crack. Carbon steel heats up fast, and heats up evenly, giving your cake a very even baking texture. It does not cool down as quickly as copper, aluminum or stainless steel. You can serve the cake warm long after baking.
A baking pan for convection microwave oven carries the ingredient you want to bake. And it allows the heat from all around the oven. You should use a baking pan when you are baking Buttermilk biscuits or Big & Buttery Chocolate Chip Cookies. You can use it to bake heavier dishes like King Ranch Chicken Mac and Cheese and Creole Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce. You could also prepare bread toasts like Praline-Pecan French Toast. How about baking pizza like New York-Style Pizza New Haven Clam Pizza? Consider baking Buttermilk Blueberry Muffins using the same baking pan for your next coffee break. You can choose from various sizes of 13 x 9 inch, 10 x 15 inch or 15 x 21 inch, whichever gives your bake the best fit.
The baking pan for convection oven is for baking sheet cakes, cookies, dinners, lasagna, and roasting vegetables, could best be made of durable carbon steel with non-stick coating. It is then shielded w/a non-stick coating that eliminates the need for butter, oil, or cooking spray.
You can choose from various sizes of 13 x 9 inch, 10 x 15 inch or 15 x 21 inch, whichever gives your bake the best fit.
Carbon steel with non-stick coating is oven-safe up to 450oF. Carbon steel heats up fast and evenly, giving your cake a very even baking texture. It does not cool down as quickly as copper, aluminum or stainless steel, and you can serve it in the pan or tray warm longer after baking. For health, choose the non-stick coating that is PFOA, PFOS, and PTFE free. Be sure to include features such as heatproof silicone handles for safe handling. Also ensure to have a performance like stain-resistant, easy to clean and dishwasher safe, even though hand washing is recommended to extend pan life.
You should use abaking dish for microwave, or a casserole dish, of suitable depths if you wish to make delicious food in the microwave oven for baking. You could prepare your favorite American dishes like Baked Macaroni and Cheese, Mom's Roast Beef, Scalloped Potatoes With Ham or Texas Pecan Rice. Not forgetting the more casual dishes like Spinach-Ravioli Lasagna, Shrimp Po’Boys with Pineapple Slaw, Baked potato soup, three-Bean Baked Beans or Shrimp Po’Boys with Pineapple Slaw. How about Pretzel Gelatin Dessert as well?
Casserole dishes and baking dishes for microwave come in oval shapes, round shapes and rectangular shapes. The rectangular shape dishes are available in sizes of mini 6 x 4 inch, 8 x 5 inch, 11 x 6 inch, 9 x 13 inch, 9 x12 inch, or extra large 15 x 6 inch. The round shape and oval shape dishes of different depths offer volumes of 0.2qt, and 0.5qt. 1 qt, 2qt, 3qt, 3.5qt up to 4 qt. You can choose one that serves enough for your loved ones for a hearty meal.
Two main materials used for baking dishes in a microwave oven are glass and ceramic. Glass baking dishes are the safest material to use in baking. It is definitely oven safe. The glass baking dishes and casseroles are good for food like pie, roasted meat, lasagna, casseroles, cake and more. Glass is free from chemicals with no risk of chemicals leaking into the food. The tempered glass can withstand high temperatures and is flameproof. Glass retains heat longer than metal, allowing the dishes to keep food warm for a long time before serving. But make sure you choose a glass baking dish and a casserole of thickness no less than 0.1 inch for durability and for ensuring even heating in the dish. Glass baking dishes are usually dishwasher safe and are free from BPA.
The ceramic baking dishes and casserole is durable and long-lasting. Ceramic can be heated up to 450oF easily, so you can safely bake ceramic without worry. The ceramic dishes are made as thick as 3mm, 4mm, 4.5mm and more, the thicker more durable and more even in heating up. Ceramic baking dishes and casseroles are eye-pleasing and stylish when made in different colors and shapes, to blend in your kitchen and dining room beautifully.
Think of the fun baking one of these all-American favorite pizzas for your family: All American pizza, New York-Style Pizza, California Pizza, or Detroit Pizza. St. Louis Pizza, Chicago-Style pizza or Deep-Dish Pizza? Or the regional style Neapolitan Pizza, Sicilian Pizza and Greek Pizza? Perhaps the seafood taste of New Haven Clam Pizza?
Carefully select the pizza tray for microwave oven to give the best bake of pizza. Firstly, try to avoid using aluminum pizza trays in the microwave oven. The microwave incident on the reflective surface of aluminum is reflected back at the wall of the microwave oven, breaking down itself with spark flashes. We should not take the chance.
The cast iron pizza tray on the other hand is durable, oven-safe up to 465oF and heats up fast. The black surface absorbs the microwaves and bakes the pizza from the tray bottom, browning the pizza with a nice, crispy texture. A well-seasoned cast iron offers a perfect surface for even baking and browning. Cast iron will hold the heat longer than other metals like copper and aluminum. Ensure you choose one non-stick cast iron, BPA-free treated to be dishwasher safe. Cast iron pizza tray pans can come with holes. The perforation with multiple breathable holes on the bottom, the holes allows for a crisper crust without burning the crust, which can provide better air circulation, and makes your pizza nice and crispy.
The ceramic pizza tray on the other hand is microwave oven safe. Ceramic has superior even-heat diffusion and heat retention properties, it keeps food hot on the table longer. Ceramic is also dishwasher safe, making them easy to clean. Ceramic trays are durable and long-lasting ones.
Pizza baking trays are mainly round, coming in diameters 6 inches, 7 inches, 11 inches, 10 inches, 12 inches, 14 inches, 15 inches, 16 inches, 18 inches and 22 inches. Feel free to bake your pizza in square or rectangular shapes. Innovations and creation are always part of the fun of baking!