Toaster Ovens

Last night I got to thinking that I should share some of my best hints for cooking well in a toaster oven. See the thing is for right now I am doing all of my cooking using two toaster ovens and a camp stove. Once my old Wedgewood stove is converted to propane I will be back in business. But ..... until then.... toaster oven are all I have. As I type this I am snacking on a spice cake with carmel frosting (Betty Crocker.)

Things that don't work-

Pie crust, they don't get flakey.

Pizza, not hot enough. Burns first since the element is too close.

Yeast bread, just doesn't. They never workout. Seems like they should work but I have yet had one work 100%.

Cookies, same as for pizza.

Roasts. Not perfect but will do.

Things that do work.

Quick breads, work great. I found that the ceramic mini baking pans that are sold during the holiday are perfect. And they were only 40¢ each after Christmas.

Carrot Cake, yummy.

Layer Cakes, so far so good.

Casseroles, I use a set of small stainless steel bowls for baking in.

Home made chicken nuggets.

Oven Fries, just O.K.

Temp. and time need to be adjusted. Mine both take longer but one has to be set hotter.