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Submitted by K.C. on January 23, 2011 - 11:48pm Anyone Adding Steam in a Breville Smart Oven ?I just purchased a Breville BOV800XL Smart Oven. I've roasted chicken and baked quick breads in it with wonderful results. I bought a 12.5" diameter terra-cotta clay saucer and it worked great with Pizza. As well as any oven stone I've ever used.
I'm on to my first sourdough boule tonight and was trying to decide if I should/could add any steam. I put a small ramekin in and preheated it with the clay saucer for a half an hour. When I added the bread I put a couple of ounces of water in the ramekin. I can't really tell how much it might have helped. I removed the ramekin after 10 minutes and there was just a little water left in it. I then turned on the convection fan. Anyone else trying adding steam in their Breville oven ?
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I have done it a few times
I set a coffee cup in the corner of the rack and put hot water in it. when I preheat the oven. When I am ready to put the bread in I add some more boiling water to the cup, put the bread in and shut the door. Dook the cup out after 15 minutes and just left the temperature alone. I didn't switch to convection though I thought about it. Not sure why I didn't. No idea if it helped or not but the bread came out great. Only problem I have had with baking bread in the Breville is that when I do a loaf in a bread pan I always need to remember to put a piece of aluminum foil over the top about half way through baking or the top gets too brown before the bread gets done. Just be sure the cup can take the heat.
Steam does help in Breville
Thanks for the reply. I'm using steam for the first ten minutes now and it is making a difference in the rise I get. I keep the convection off during that time and then depending on the bread I turn it on for part of the baking time.
Pretty amazing little oven and it's certainly easy to get good bread in it.