Pan vs oven cooking

I am 87, single, and do not want to heat up an oven to bake for a short time. Could I just put the 'baking' recipe in a top of the range pan, and accomplish the same results?

I'm not asking about cakes or cookies, but chicken dishes, roasted carrots, peppers, etc. For a single person, it seems to be a waste of electricity (and cost) to heat up an oven for 10-30 minutes of baking, for example fish, etc.

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Best Answer

No, cooking in the oven and cooking on the stove will not produce the same results. The distribution of heat is completely different, the cooking times will be different, and you will have to attend to the pan while cooking to heat things evenly. You are better off starting from a stovetop recipe with the same ingredients than modifying an oven recipe for the stovetop.

There are some nice (though expensive!) toaster ovens available now where you can bake things with timed cooking. I have one friend who cooked a duck in her toaster oven and was pleased with the outcome. I am not sure how these compare in efficiency to real ovens; although the space you are heating is much smaller, the insulation is probably not as good.

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Quick Answer about "Pan vs oven cooking"

The distribution of heat is completely different, the cooking times will be different, and you will have to attend to the pan while cooking to heat things evenly. You are better off starting from a stovetop recipe with the same ingredients than modifying an oven recipe for the stovetop.

Can I use a pan instead of an oven?

What you'll need is a BIG piece of cookware. A super-sized pot, with a tight-fitting lid, large enough to fit smaller pieces of cookware inside. Stick one of these on the cooktop and place your baking tin inside. The heat from your cooktop will warm up the air inside the pot, baking the contents.

Is it better to pan fry or bake?

Baking fish is easier, faster, more reliable than frying.

Is it quicker to cook on stove or oven?

@Naomi: The oven will never give you a faster cooking time. A stir-fry can be done in 5 minutes on the stove; even if you use the broiler in the oven, you have to preheat it, so there's about 10 minutes gone before you've even started.

Is cooking in oven healthy?

While cooking with a conventional oven is generally a healthy way to prepare foods, you can still end up with a dish high in fat or calories. By understanding the types of foods you can cook in an oven as well as healthy preparation methods, you'll be able to dish up healthy meals from your conventional oven.

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