PORK ROAST - 12L Convection Oven

[Woodlaz]

G'day People,

I recently purchased a 12L convection oven from KMART for $39. I have been mega impressed with it so far - used it most nights since purchase. Have cooked crumbed chicken drumsticks, potatoes, pumpkin, steak, chips (came out awesomely crunchy) & chops with great results. Don't even need oil or anything. It doesn't heat up the kitchen (like a normal oven). It is easy to clean (has a self clean mode) a simple rinse, wipe and dry afterwards and your set to go again. Quite possibly the best kitchen product I have ever bought.

Only a couple more tests to do - bake a cake and roast a pork (hoping to get a good crackle). If these tests pass - I doubt i'll ever use the standard oven again.

Also I will be roasting some lamb early next month thanks to Madmullet can't wait.

Has anybody got one of these convection ovens?? - what's your opinion/experience with it. Any tips on cooking a good pork roast with crispy crackle?

Cheers

Woodlaz

[aussie123]

I had one and they are just marvelous.

We eat a lot of roasts used it most days to cook a myriad of things in it and when it blew up the power bill dropped $200.

They are very costly to run but other than that they are fantastic.

[Manni79]

We used to have one in our old place, absolutely loved it cooked roasts and other items perfectly !!!

39 bucks at K Mart that's soooo cheap !!!

[sharklady]

We have one, was a wedding gift, never had much luck with it. Find it takes so much longer..

[StevenM]

What, no pics?

[Woodlaz]

Hahaha, I didn't take any pics but I'll find one close to our end product.

However we ended up cooking a roast pork on the weekend. Was a 1.5kg leg. The crackle turned out to be close to - if not - the best we had ever made. Not too hard that you feel like your going to chip a tooth and not to soft that u gotta chew it like gum. Was really good.

I just rubbed salt and some oil into the rind prior to cooking. We tested the pork after an hour and that was when we took the crackle off as the rest of the pork was still running red juices. Another 20 minutes and it appeared to have been perfect but we later found there was still a bit of pink right next to the bone. Not too bad for a first attempt.

Heres is what the crackle resembled

I ate ALL the crackle that night and half a tin of apple sauce - I couldn't stop myself :ohmy:

Cheers

Woodlaz

[faulked]

youre a bad man eating all that crackle im just glad im not the only one lol

[max pwr]

Nice one Woodlaz! Last thing I need to see just before knock off time though you've made me bloody hungry with that pic mate........and why only half a jar of apple sauce? Were you not feeling well? lol

[Woodlaz]

Nice one Woodlaz! Last thing I need to see just before knock off time though you've made me bloody hungry with that pic mate........and why only half a jar of apple sauce? Were you not feeling well? lol

LOL, it was the 2nd half of the jar - I swear I didn't open it. :whistle:

Cheers

Woodlaz

[rayke1938]

Woodlaz are you coming to the winter camp?

Are you bringing your oven with you.

I will bring the apple sauce.

Cheers

Ray

[davopac]

2 guys i work with reckon they are the ducks nuts too .

i just went and bought one ,same as yours i think from kmart 39 $.

[robin]

Mate, I did a roast in the slow cooker for the first time, and I tell you this, my guest thought it was one of the best they have ever tasted.

Now I'm thinking about doing one in one of those convention ovens.

[davopac]

these thing are the ducks nuts ,have done mini dim sims steamed 3 time (perfect ).

did mega value pack 1 k Asian banquet,20 c#cktail dim sims 24 c#cktail spring rolls ,20 savoury samosas .all steamed ,crunchy like if they where deep fried but healthy .

today did lite garlic bread ,came out perfect .

tonight 2 x 2 kg roasted chickens ,bloody perfect.

2 roasted chickens from the shops cost about 15 $ and they are tiny ,19 $ and these 2 where heaps we had left overs .feeding 10 of us