Steam Convection Oven - Parmesan Cheese Patties

A parmesan cheese patty is a 3"-4" circle of solid parmesan cheese. 

We attempted to use the Steam Convection oven tonight.

What we tried:
- About a 3"-4" circle of store-bought shredded parmesan cheese (stacked about 1/4" tall) on top of aluminum foil
Oven Mode: Convection
Oven Temperature:  460
Time:  About 6 minutes (from a cold oven.  We like!... who needs a microwave!)

Outcome:
We prefer the patties to be crunch, so these were too thick for our taste.  That means they were a bit chewy.  Next time, we should make them much thinner so they're more crunchy.

Steam Convection Oven - Warm-up Left Overs

Remember, this oven is new to us and we're not expert cooks.  I decided to use the steam convection oven to warm-up some left-overs that I had grilled outside the night before.  I had to find the oven's instructions to determine which icon meant Oven Mode = Warm-up left-overs (not the official Thermador name of Oven Mode). 

I did the following:
Food = Two german sausages and one chicken breast on a ceramic dinner plate.
Oven Mode = Warm-up left-overs
Oven Temp = 120
Time = 14 minutes

Outcome: 
The plate wasn't even hot.  The food was room temperature.

I guess the next time I need to increase the oven temperature?  Will try again later.

Our First Post

We had a nice kitchen but our house was built in 1987 so it was time to update a few things to compete with the McMansions nearby.  We also added lots of cool gadgets, accessories and utensils in the process.  OK, honestly, the renovation didn't stop there.  We reworked the Kitchen, Pantry, Butler's Pantry, two downstairs bathrooms, the bar and upstairs slate patio.  It took eight months and a bigger budget than we originally estimated (of course) but now that it's done we're very happy.

....The problem is we didn't cook that much before the renovation.  Now, we want to become awesome cooks!

With the renovation behind us, we have the latest appliances that Thermador offers - including their "new to market" steam and convection oven.... the drawers and pantry are full of cool utensils and gadgets...luxury-level granite on the countertops and island.... double farm sink with Delta's touch technology faucet... a painted ceiling, wallpaper, and updated lighting (including inside the upper cabinets that all have window-type doors).

... So, it's time for us to become awesome.  But, we just don't know exactly how to get there.  We're starting this blog to document our journey from novices to experts.  Wish us luck!