新玩具 - Cuisinart CSO-300 Combo Steam + Convection Oven

一直想買日本的水波爐, 但因為代購實在太貴, 又擔心水貨維修的問題所以一直無買.  至於Cuisinart CSO-300綱上又不多用家, 再加上300美元一部Toaster Oven.......需要點時間考慮.  早幾天見CSO-300在減價, 剛巧家裏那部Toaster Oven壞了, 所以買來一試.  買這機主要考慮到Steam function, 烤食物時不會變乾, 又可當做麵包發酵機, 又可以同時間把米飯跟餸菜同蒸熟.

第一個測試 : 同時煮2碗飯+蒸雞腿一隻 
用Steam Mode時不用Preheat, 210F蒸35分鐘, 飯巳經熟了, 但用筷子插入雞腿還有血水出, 所以再加蒸7分鐘. (相信下次蒸40分鐘, 10分鐘後才由烤爐中取出) 把飯及雞腿放到爐頂保温, 再來第二測試.
Test 1 : Steam Rice and Steam Chicken using with Steam Mode
Place washed rice in a container and water (ratio 1:1), clean a chicken leg and place in a dish.  Put rice and chicken leg in the non-preheated oven set at Steam Mode at 210F for 35mins.  Rice had been cooked, but chicken needs another 5 mins, so total 40mins all done.

第二個測試 : 烤雞腿
把雞腿用Bake/Steam Mode, 20分鐘.

Test 2 : Bake Chicken Leg
Bake Chicken with Bake /Steam Mode for 20mins.  The skin is crispy and the meat is tender.

一直懷疑Steam Mode做中國菜的可行性, 經過測試一都算合格, 雖然要時間比明火煮食時間長, 但同時間可以做出2種食品真的很方便.  而用蒸汽烤雞腿外皮真的脆脆, 肉比較濕潤, 但因為我是用雞腿所以什樣做都會比較滑. 下次嘗試烤全雞看看.