Combi Cooking help needed

Nelski

Hi y'all

In a nutshell my built in microwave died last week so have ended up replacing with a rather cute looking combi convection oven microwave and grill. Great news except I have no clue how to use the combi bit and would love to get some advice on recipes or books that might help

Can anyone help out with a few questions please

I get how to use the 3 things separately but how do I adapt things for the combi option?

Does it cost less to use the convection oven bit rather than a normal oven? Guessing it will as a singley ....less space to heat and all that but experience would be good to hear

Any advice on what works well and what works not so well?

The instruction book is sadly lacking in any recipes or advice so help please!

Thanks :A

suki1964

I have one of those sitting waiting to go on gumtree

I found it took a lot less time to get the combi oven up to temp so that was cheaper

To be honest Im getting rid because it was only used as a combi for jacket spuds and frozen pizza and chips

Replaced it with a tiny micro, but then I have a double oven and two grills

Nelski

suki1964 wrote: »

I have one of those sitting waiting to go on gumtree

I found it took a lot less time to get the combi oven up to temp so that was cheaper

To be honest Im getting rid because it was only used as a combi for jacket spuds and frozen pizza and chips

Replaced it with a tiny micro, but then I have a double oven and two grills

yeah i suspect I may revert to norm and just use it as a microwave but I had to have it as it was the only one that fitted the space and went with the oven underneath :o I know I know but it was a bargain too honest

sonastin

As we're doing a major house renovation, I spent the first 8 months in this house using the utility room as a temporary kitchen. The only oven I had was the combi bit of my microwave. The only restriction on what I could cook was the size of the oven! Admittedly, a roast dinner involved doing the joint in the slow cooker and just the roast spuds in the micro but it worked. I tended to use the convection setting rather than combi for most things though - combi was largely just for jacket spuds. My gran always did cakes in her combi but I didn't have a suitable dish to try at the time. Now I think I've killed my combi setting so I'm back to using it as micro and using the full size oven again.

Nelski

sonastin wrote: »

As we're doing a major house renovation, I spent the first 8 months in this house using the utility room as a temporary kitchen. The only oven I had was the combi bit of my microwave. The only restriction on what I could cook was the size of the oven! Admittedly, a roast dinner involved doing the joint in the slow cooker and just the roast spuds in the micro but it worked. I tended to use the convection setting rather than combi for most things though - combi was largely just for jacket spuds. My gran always did cakes in her combi but I didn't have a suitable dish to try at the time. Now I think I've killed my combi setting so I'm back to using it as micro and using the full size oven again.

Thanks sonastin.
Daft question but how did you cook a jkt potato on combi? Love em so that will be a benefit not having to put the main oven on for one tatty . Feedback to baumatic will defo be where are the recipes

I can also see it been useful for a big roast dinner as there is never enough room for those last 40 mins or so.

sonastin

Mine has a button on the front for jacket spuds. You press the button, then press the up/down arrows until the weight of the spud appears on the display, then hit start. It figures out how long to cook for depending on how big the potato is. Not quite as crispy as an oven-baked one but much more pleasant than an straight microwaved jacket potato.

I'm not sure how hot it set the oven or what microwave setting it used but as a guide it was usually about 10-15 minutes for one potato depending on size. I'm sure you could follow the instructions on how to manually set the combi function to give it a go if you don't have a "jacket potato" function on yours.

Nelski

sonastin wrote: »

Mine has a button on the front for jacket spuds. You press the button, then press the up/down arrows until the weight of the spud appears on the display, then hit start. It figures out how long to cook for depending on how big the potato is. Not quite as crispy as an oven-baked one but much more pleasant than an straight microwaved jacket potato.

I'm not sure how hot it set the oven or what microwave setting it used but as a guide it was usually about 10-15 minutes for one potato depending on size. I'm sure you could follow the instructions on how to manually set the combi function to give it a go if you don't have a "jacket potato" function on yours.

there is a weight setting so I will have a test run tomorrow

Badrick

We have a Panasonic combi and we use it to roast, bake and/or zap almost everything requiring cooking.
Not sure if THIS Panasonic manual will help you, but it's explains most things in detail and should give you some idea regarding settings and timings for your oven.
To download, scroll down and click view.
NB the manual is for a 1000w model, if yours is less, you may have to add to cooking times..

Nelski

Badrick wrote: »

We have a Panasonic combi and we use it to roast, bake and/or zap almost everything requiring cooking.
Not sure if THIS Panasonic manual will help you, but it's explains most things in detail and should give you some idea regarding settings and timings for your oven.
To download, scroll down and click view.
NB the manual is for a 1000w model, if yours is less, you may have to add to cooking times..

thank you Badrick thats great - pretty similar to mine so very useful:)

Theres some lovely recipes in there too - just what I needed :T

Popperwell

I have an ordinary microwave and recently got a Panasonic combi...still haven't mastered the combi function...but glad that I have it. Then again I have a GF grill, halogen oven, hotplate, slow cooker and main cooker too so plenty of choice.

Nelski

Popperwell wrote: »

I have an ordinary microwave and recently got a Panasonic combi...still haven't mastered the combi function...but glad that I have it. Then again I have a GF grill, halogen oven, hotplate, slow cooker and main cooker too so plenty of choice.

:rotfl::rotfl: you sound like me - I have the combo now, an oven a slow cooker, toaster, GF grill and hob ...........and its just me here:o:o (i am proud I have resisted a remoska and a breadmaker now :cool:)

Determined now to master the combi after seeing those lovely recipes .......my last microwave I only used the 30sec quick start its time for some learning.:)