> Our family just bought a GE Profile convection/ microwave combination
> counter-top oven. I myself did not choose this, but I --the grandmother --
> do most of the cooking. They bought the oven because the kitchen will be
> torn down for a month for a major remodel and we will be getting along with
> this oven,a toaster oven, a coffee maker, and a dorm room size refrigerator
> for the duration. (I think we'll be eating fast food or going out a lot
> too.)
>
> Anyway, I've been studying the manual and cookbook that came with this scary
> appliance and am upset (1) that convection baked potatoes take as long as
> ones in a regular oven and (2) I cannot find frozen French fries mentioned
> anywhere.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to do crispy steak fries in a convection oven? I had
> thought fish and chips would be a fun first meal, but I guess not.
>
> Has anyone tried a roast chicken in a convection oven?
>
> I mainly use the microwave for reheating leftovers, and occasionally for
> cooking winter squash. I have no idea what a core use for a convection oven
> would be. Most of my cooking is braising and sautéing on the stovetop, and
> making sauces for pasta. Can pasta be boiled in a convection oven? I never
> bake, although occasionally my granddaughter makes cookies and cakes and
> brownies.
>
> The warnings in the manual about things one cannot do in the convection oven
> seem more emphatic than anything it's good for. Does anyone have any
> advice, especially about frozen French fries.
>
> Phyllis