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Cuisinart Combo Steam/Convection Oven (Part 3)


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1 hour ago, Shelby said:

I forget, did you have to de-gunk last time?

 

Yes, and it may be time again.  That or return it under warranty.

 

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44 minutes ago, lindag said:

I can count on three fingers the number of times I’ve used the steam function in my CSO.

i bake all my breads in my big oven since they rise too tall for the small CSO.

For  proofing I use the bread proofing box I got from KAF., it works great.

 

Wow.  I use steam for almost everything.

 

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21 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

Yes, and it may be time again.  That or return it under warranty.

 

When I said de-gunk, I meant that you took it apart like I did?  If you did that, IMO you shouldn't have to do that so soon again.  My water is way worse than yours and I haven't had to since that first time and I use steam a lot.

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20 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

Wow.  I use steam for almost everything.

 

 

I'm in the same camp as @lindag for bread -- most of what I bake is bread for sandwiches or toast, and I can't get a loaf tall enough for slicing without burning it.

 

But I love it for savory cooking.

 

(Though thinking through this post has inspired me to try focaccia!)

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1 minute ago, Shelby said:

When I said de-gunk, I meant that you took it apart like I did?  If you did that, IMO you shouldn't have to do that so soon again.  My water is way worse than yours and I haven't had to since that first time and I use steam a lot.

 

Yes took it apart, spilled the water on the floor, and everything.

 

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10 minutes ago, dtremit said:

 

I'm in the same camp as @lindag for bread -- most of what I bake is bread for sandwiches or toast, and I can't get a loaf tall enough for slicing without burning it.

 

But I love it for savory cooking.

 

(Though thinking through this post has inspired me to try focaccia!)

 

Last night's half kg boule was baked in my CSO.

 

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Though the baguette was not.

 

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19 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

Last night's half kg boule was baked in my CSO.

 

Bread12162019

 

 

Though the baguette was not.

 

 

It's a beautiful loaf! How tall is it, though? I find anything more than maybe 3" tall burns on the top. And at that size, I maybe get 3-4 sandwich slices out of the center at the most.

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11 minutes ago, dtremit said:

 

It's a beautiful loaf! How tall is it, though? I find anything more than maybe 3" tall burns on the top. And at that size, I maybe get 3-4 sandwich slices out of the center at the most.

 

Four inches.

 

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1 hour ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

Wow.  I use steam for almost everything.

 

Yes, I need to up my game.

I cooked some (skinny) asparagus in mine the other night and it kind of shriveled; I should have used steam.

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1 minute ago, lindag said:

Yes, I need to up my game.

I cooked some (skinny) asparagus in mine the other night and it kind of shriveled; I should have used steam.

 

Though I prefer my asparagus grilled on the Philips or simply boiled.

 

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Last night, I heated up some brioche dinner rolls in the CSO and they demonstrate a problem I’ve noticed recently.  When I heat rolls on bake/steam they always burn on top.  These were only in for 7 minutes and I’m not remembering that happening when I first got the CSO:

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15 minutes ago, Kim Shook said:

Last night, I heated up some brioche dinner rolls in the CSO and they demonstrate a problem I’ve noticed recently.  When I heat rolls on bake/steam they always burn on top.  These were only in for 7 minutes and I’m not remembering that happening when I first got the CSO:

 

What temp are you using?  I usually re-heat rolls or bread @ 300°F for 3-5 minutes on convection bake.  If they are stale and need freshening, I might start them out with 3 min steam-bake and then switch to convection bake, at the same temps. 

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1 hour ago, blue_dolphin said:

What temp are you using?  I usually re-heat rolls or bread @ 300°F for 3-5 minutes on convection bake.  If they are stale and need freshening, I might start them out with 3 min steam-bake and then switch to convection bake, at the same temps. 

Usually 325F.  I'll try your method  next time!  Thank you!

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7 hours ago, Kim Shook said:

When I heat rolls on bake/steam they always burn on top. 

Is it possible you are leaving the rack in the toast position?

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On 12/16/2019 at 5:25 PM, dtremit said:

(Though thinking through this post has inspired me to try focaccia!)

 

 

Focaccia comes out very nicely in the CSO.  And you can always slice it horizontally for sandwiches a la Romana.

 

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On 12/2/2019 at 10:48 PM, curls said:

CSO chicken thighs for dinner tonight. Delicious!  🙂

Found a corning casserole dish in my cabinets that will fit in the oven — planning to make a small cheese lasagna sometime this week.

 

 

And some pictures of that lasagna...

 

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Had Thanksgiving at the in-laws and was not sent home with any leftovers. CSO turkey breast (1/2 a turkey breast with skin & bones) to the rescue! Had a few turkey sandwiches to take to lunch.  🙂

 

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18 hours ago, curls said:

 

And some pictures of that lasagna...

 

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The reflection in this image fooled my eyes briefly, and made it look like a deep cauldron. I thought "Gee, that's a really impractical pan for lasagna..."

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On 12/24/2019 at 3:07 PM, JoNorvelleWalker said:

Amazon's price for the CSO is now up to $292.94.  Quite a change from $99.

 

 

Seriously, I saw the $99 post and was about to pull the trigger then saw that...what the hell.

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23 hours ago, Hassouni said:

 

Seriously, I saw the $99 post and was about to pull the trigger then saw that...what the hell.

 

You should have pulled the trigger yesterday...$299.00 at the moment.

 

Cooking is cool.  And kitchen gear is even cooler.  -- Chad Ward

Whatever you crave, there's a dumpling for you. -- Hsiao-Ching Chou

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