Roxanne Wyss - Toaster Oven Takeover: Easy and Delicious Recipes to Make in Your Toaster Oven: A Cookbook

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Wyss, Roxanne, author. | Moore, Kathy, 1952 author.

Title: Toaster oven takeover : easy and delicious recipes to make in your toaster oven / by Roxanne Wyss and Kathy Moore.

Description: New York : Tiller Press, 2021. | Includes index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020026529 (print) | LCCN 2020026530 (ebook) | ISBN 9781982157562 (paperback) | ISBN 9781982157579 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Toaster oven cooking. | LCGFT: Cookbooks.

Classification: LCC TX840.T63 W97 2021 (print) | LCC TX840.T63 (ebook) | DDC 641.5/86dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020026529

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020026530

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ISBN 978-1-9821-5757-9 (ebook)

For everyone who enjoys sharing a meal with family + friends.

A toaster oven has many uses, yet its compact size reveals that it is truly a kitchen overachiever. Day in and day out you will constantly turn to this superconvenient appliance. Pop a casserole or side dish into the oven. Bake a potato or toast the pecans. Make delicious crostini for an appetizer or toast a bagel for breakfast. Serve just the right size dessert warm from the oven. The list of benefits grows as you use it, since the delicious food you prepare will inspire you to try other toaster oven recipes. Plus, the smart toaster ovens today perform so well that you might forget it is just a toaster oven.

A toaster oven offers so many benefits.

No big oven to heat. Your mighty toaster oven preheats more quickly than a regular big oven. What a convenience on a busy evening when you need dinner quickly!

With room enough for a casserole, a roast chicken, a pizza, or to toast several pieces of bread at once, todays toaster ovens are available in a variety of sizes so you can select the one you need.

Use it daily for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Everyday family meals, as well as servings for one or two, are perfect in the toaster oven. When holidays or feasts come, your trusty toaster oven is ready to handle the overflow and minimize the stress.

Your toaster oven is more energy efficient than the big oven, which makes it a greener choice. Plus, you wont heat up the whole kitchen or strain the air conditioner.

The toaster oven browns food beautifully. The smaller oven means the food is in closer proximity to the heating element, so it often cooks more quickly and creates a delicious crust. Since it is so fast and easy to use, you can use it when toasting nuts, browning a topping on a casserole, melting cheese, and so many other day-in, day-out uses.

Place your toaster oven where you need it. Countertop height means no bending down or lifting heavy dishes. It is the perfect appliance to place by the bar or in the game room so snacks are close by. And since so many homes today feature an outdoor kitchen or enclosed porch, the toaster oven is easy to carry outside when dining or entertaining al fresco.

The even heat of todays toaster oven will allow you to bake photo-ready food for that Instagram post.

Oh yes, and they make your daily toast, but you are not limited to thin slots. Now you can toast your favorite pastry, thick slices of artisan bread, English muffins, or bagels. You will quickly fall in love with warm slices of banana bread, and you can heat a piece of coffee cake in minutes.

Todays toaster oven is a pro in the kitchen. Thanks to electronic controls, a very accurate thermostat, even heating systems, and adjustable cooking racks, the toaster oven of today is a long way from those sold even a few years ago. Your toaster oven may have a Pizza setting, or a Convection Oven setting, or any of a number of other specialty settings. You will still find a setting for toast, bake, and broil, so the basics are there, but electronic controls allow you to easily cook a nearly endless array of delicious foods.

BASICS

Place the toaster oven securely on the counter or a table and allow space for air flow all around the appliance. It is awkward to move, so you wont want to move it daily, which is how often you will use the oven. The oven will be hot, so do not touch it while operating.

Many countertop manufacturers recommend to avoid operating hot appliances on granite, quartz, or other countertops. Place the toaster oven on a heatproof board large enough to hold it securely and protect the counter.

Read the use and care booklet that came with your toaster oven. You will uncover a lot of tips and suggestions. Be sure to follow all of the recommendations for safe operation.

These are the various elements and functions usually included with your toaster oven.

Many toaster ovens offer different heights for the cooking rack. Often you place the rack in the middle position for toasting bread, and the lowest position when baking, but check what the manufacturer of your oven recommends.

Toaster ovens are equipped with a crumb tray. Wash it frequently and always position it correctly before cooking. No matter how tempting it might be, do not ever line the crumb tray, unless the manufacturer of your particular toaster oven recommends it.

Electronic settings typically include one for each functionsuch as toasting, baking, or broilinga temperature setting, a timer, and an on/off switch.

Todays toaster ovens may have five, ten, or even more different functions. Here are the most common ones.