21.   It can be converted into crack by cooking the powder with baking soda and water in a microwave or conventional oven.

22.   It uses a combination of radiant heat and microwave energy but is also a full-featured conventional oven with bake, broil, warming and self-cleaning options.

23.   Manufacturers claim the taste of speed-cooked food is comparable to food prepared in a conventional oven.

24.   Microwaves use less than half the power of a conventional oven and cook food in about one-fourth the time.

25.   Now, they are pan-fried or baked in a conventional oven.

26.   No matter how you adapt, you cannot get around the fact that conventional ovens will not provide that critical direct heat.

27.   Plastic packaging materials also should not be used in conventional ovens.

28.   Reheat just prior to serving, either in a microwave or conventional oven.

29.   Save the conventional oven or stove-top for larger items.

30.   She added that casseroles cooked in microwave and conventional ovens were different.