Greetings!
Hmmm⦠I donāt think Iāve ever baked a pie, or made bread in my oven⦠I do know that if I follow the recipe for whatever Iām making, itās the same as with any other oven. Example: āPre heat oven to 350° and bake for 20 minutes on middle rack.ā My oven has a thermometer built in, so itās actually really easy to get & keep the temperature right.
Iāve made brownies, cookies, chex mix, cakes, casseroles, pot pies, TV dinners, corn bread, cinnamon rolls, lazy cobbler, ribs, brisket, London broil, steaks, chops, roasts, turkey, chicken, fish, and many forms of potatoes, in my oven to name a few.
For stuff people would usually use a crock pot for, I use my cast iron dutch oven, either with or without the lid as appropriate. I sometimes use my dutch oven as a regular oven as well, and even as a deep frying pan, or deep fryer. I also bought a new lid for it at a thrift store a few months back, that turns it into an electricity free air fryer! The fan is heat powered just like the wood stove fans, and it has a thermometer and vents all built into the lid. Itāll do French fries even better than McDonaldās, and thatās really saying something.
One thing I do is eat well, maybe not always the healthiest, but ALWAYS the tastiest! I had a loaded, twice baked potato with shrimp, along with a pepper steak, and corn on the cob for dinner last night. Iām making a Jack Daniels London broil for dinner tonight, with scalloped potatoes, and whipped cream/fruit salad. (Canāt remember what that salad is called, but it sure is tasty.)
Cheers!
"Old school, cheap, simple, reliable, and easily replaceable for the win!" ~ Traveler@Heart