Portable Ovens In A Nutshell

Oct 9
11:24

2015

Mike Hartwick

Mike Hartwick

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Portable ovens are fantastic kitchen standbys because they can go places where a full sized oven just can’t. They are perfect for when you want to cook outdoors, don’t have the funds to buy a full-sized model, are travelling or have an emergency situation. Here’s what you need to know:

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Outdoors

Outdoor portable ovens come in lots of varieties and sizes. The two main types are wood fired and ones which use gas. Some outdoor ovens are a bit bigger than ones used inside since they don’t have to fit on a counter top. Many can cook all types of foods like pizza,Portable Ovens In A Nutshell Articles breads, biscuits, pies, steaks, vegetables and pastas.

Gas Ovens

One of the advantages of using a portable gas oven is the temperature stays constant. This feature comes in handy when you need a high temperature to cook food quickly. Because they are portable, you can take one with you when you go camping, on vacation; pack it up inside your RV. There are a lot of options when it comes to this type and there are even smaller units that can sit comfortably on your counter top if that’s what you need.

Portable Wood Fired Ovens

Wood fired ovens like their name suggests use wood as fuel instead of gas. While traditional wood fired can be huge and very expensive with portable options you can now enjoy the same benefits yet in a compact size. Most consumers particularly love that they can have the smoky taste without the bulk and cost. Another convenient feature is that they almost always have wheels making it easy to move them from one location to another. The majority are made from insulated stainless steel so they are very easy and fast to heat up which is another plus for users.

Indoors

Portable ovens are not only good for the outdoors they can be used indoors too.  Many options like some portable pizza ovens for example could be used even in small home kitchens. The most commonly seen in the home however is by far the electric type.

Portable Electric Oven

Many people actually confuse these for toasters. And while they can toast bread and other foods unlike toasters they use convection that creates uniform temperature using internal fans to circulate air.  This can allow you to cook some really delicious foods even in limited space. While they don't work in an emergency or outdoors (unless you have an outlet outside) because they are powered by electricity, they can cook food quickly and evenly which makes them a winner.

For each of the types listed above there are a ton of excellent options offered by manufacturers.  Pizza stones so that your pizza tastes as good as ones cooked in a stone oven and  rotisseries that spin the pizza and other foods ensuring even temperature while cooking throughout the food are two example that help make food tastier and cooking more convenient. But of course, there are many more. As you can see portable ovens are one appliance that have the diversity to fit anyone's needs and in any space indoors or out.

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