Hamilton Beach Convection Oven Review – The Hamilton Beach 31197 Countertop Oven with Convection and Rotisserie

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Manufacturer: Hamilton Beach

Retail Price: $109.99

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Interior Size: 1.10 Cubic Feet

Exterior Size: 21 in x 18 in x 15.5 in

Power (Watts): 1500 Watts

Warranty: 1 Year

Like everyone else, you may have grown up with the GE or Hamilton Beach toaster oven on the counter; and didn’t realize how handy these little appliances were.

But these are not your mother’s old toaster ovens anymore; they are really powerful, easy to use appliances that make your everyday cooking and baking a little easier.

Our review for this week is the Hamilton Beach 31197 Countertop Oven with Convection and Rotisserie options.

The Hamilton Beach Convection Oven has…

• Multiple cooking options to include broil, convection, bake, and rotisserie
• A 10- to 120-minute timer or “stay on” option
• An adjustable temperature up to 500 degrees F
• A roomy interior that can accommodate a 5-pound chicken or 2 12-inch pizzas
• An easy-to-clean, non stick design
• Two cooking racks, two baking pans, a broiler rack, a rotisserie skewer, and a rotisserie lifter
• A medium design that measures approximately 21 by 18 by 15-1/2 inches; 1-year limited warranty

The Hamilton Beach Convection Oven – No Need to Turn On the Regular Oven

We found our Hamilton Beach 31197 Countertop Oven online; and shipping was free.

It is a solid, sturdy unit that is a little larger than the average countertop convection oven.  The larger of size of this unit makes it easy to prepare a larger amount of items. It will easily accommodate two 12 inch pizzas (on separate rack levels), a large roasting chicken, or even a medium sized birthday cake.

If your family is four people or less, you can even cook entire meals in this countertop oven; with no need to turn on the regular oven.

This is a handy “three in one” countertop convection oven that allows you to broil, bake, or toast whatever you want. And the included rotisserie rack makes preparing moist, tender and juicy meats easier than ever.

The Hamilton Beach 31197 Countertop Oven – Easy to Use

The Hamilton Beach 31197 has some intelligent design features that make this countertop oven a breeze to work with.

There are three easy to use control knobs that control the features of this countertop convection oven.

One controls the function of the oven; from broil to convection to bake or rotisserie. You have the temperature control knob that ranges from 150 degrees to 500 degrees; and the third allows you to control the cooking time from ten minutes up to two hours; or you can set it for “stay on” and let it cook for as long as you’d like.

It has two adjustable racks so you can configure this oven however you’d wish to fit in the varying sizes of food; and the see thru front glass window makes it easy to monitor the progress of your cooking at a glance.

It is extremely easy to clean with a non stick interior, and comes complete with a slide out tray, rotisserie forks on the rotisserie rod, a rotisserie lift, and even a handy pizza pan.

The Hamilton Beach 31197 – Great Results

The two main features that set this Hamilton Beach convection oven apart from its competitors is the rotisserie option and the convection oven.

When using the convection oven, the fans on this unit kick in and it freely circulates the heated air around the food. This makes for even cooking, and finished the job 33% faster than a regular oven. So you can cook or bake in about the same just over the amount of time it would take to microwave; but you still get that crisp, fully baked taste on your pies or bread.

And the rotisserie feature works extremely well.

We tested a 4.5 pound chicken with the rotisserie (it can handle up to a 5 pound chicken on the rotisserie), and it came out really moist and flavorful.

Here’s how we did it:

• We brined the chicken at least 12 hours (24 hours is better) in a mixture of honey, salt, vegetable stock and various herbs.
• We lined the bottom of the Hamilton Beach Convection Oven with heavy duty aluminum foil to catch the fat drippings.
• We skewered and positioned the chicken on the rotisserie forks and mounted everything in the unit.
• We used a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of bird about every 30 minutes for the first 2 hours.  After that, we checked the internal temperature about every 10 to 15 minutes to make sure we didn’t overcook the chicken.
• We pulled it out when the internal temperature (of the thickest part of the chicken breast) reached about 165 degrees.

The chicken came out browned very nicely, and cooked through about thirty five minutes faster than a typical (non-convection) kitchen oven.

Overall, the Hamilton Beach 31197 Countertop Oven is a great value for the amount we paid. It is easy to use, the convection feature works particularly well, it is easy to clean, and there is more than enough room in this oven for a complete family meal.

Tagged: 1 Year Warranty, 1500 Watts, Featured, Hamilton Beach, Non-Microwave, Rotisserie, Toaster Oven

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