First, the purpose of buying an oven
Baking is definitely the reason why most people buy ovens, and so am I.
I read a lot of recipes before buying, thinking that I should make great efforts to make all kinds of desserts and barbecues after getting them in the oven.
After a period of use, it is found that it can really meet the baking needs. Baked all kinds of desserts, as well as barbecue, lamb chops, chicken wings and other meat products, are all very good.
However, before buying, you should consider whether you have enough time to cook. Because the shortest cooking time in the oven is about 30 minutes. If you are busy at work, often work overtime on business trips, and you are not a person who likes cooking very much, it is not suitable to buy an oven.
Even if 300-500 yuan can buy a small oven, it will smell better if it is idle.
The purpose of buying an oven is baking, but make sure you have time to do it.
Second, the experience after purchase
I bought a beautiful 38L oven, which cost 299 yuan and took four and a half years. Let me talk about the use of the oven from several dimensions.
1. can meet the baking needs of various ingredients.
The purpose of buying an oven at first was to make bread and dessert. However, after buying it, I found the oven more useful than I expected. In addition to all kinds of bread and desserts, it also unlocked roast lamb chops and roasted vegetables. This is cheaper and healthier than eating out.
2. The total price of cooking tools purchased exceeds the oven.
I didn't know much about baking before buying an oven. I didn't know that every cake and dessert needed different molds and flour. So the first day I bought the oven, I bought all kinds of flour, the most common high-gluten flour and low-gluten flour, sugar powder and so on. The molds are: Qifeng cake mold, non-stick pan tray, shell cake tray, pizza tray, etc.
Tools can be used for a long time, as long as they are not damaged; Flour is a consumable, which needs to be purchased frequently and has a short shelf life. People who don't bake often may cause unnecessary waste.
The cost of these tools and flour has far exceeded the value of the oven itself.
When I first started cooking, I often had the idea of "it's better to buy ready-made". After all, baking is not only a matter of buying an oven, but also the cost of molds and materials, and it takes a lot of time.
If you care about these two issues, it is not recommended that you buy an oven.
3. Need kitchen space.
After buying the oven, I also found a problem: the space has narrowed.
When the tools, oven and flour arrived, I suddenly found that the kitchen was narrow: there was no extra space in the small cupboard to store these things. To this end, I also bought a storage rack specially.
Therefore, you should also consider the size of your space before buying an oven.
4. Life has changed because of baking.
I didn't know until I started baking that some desserts are actually very simple, such as egg tarts: you can buy ready-made egg tarts online, and you only need to use the combination of eggs+milk+sugar to complete delicious egg tarts, and the price is cheap.
In my spare time, it is also a good interactive way to try baking at home for 1-2 hours a day and give it to friends and relatives. Most importantly, it has brought a new definition to my life.
Sweet cakes and barbecue with rich sauces add delicacy and fun to weekend life. What brings you is a brand-new life experience, which is the charm of baking.