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Who would have known that you could do anything in a toaster oven that you can do in a standard oven? Not me. I would have thought the heating would not be even enough for baking. The things you learn when you are in a foreign country, without an oven, and you have a craving for moist rich chocolate cake or good old traditional biscuits and eggs for breakfast. Some friends from church who moved back to the U.S. sold us their toaster oven for really cheap and so we have been baking up a storm ever since. The toaster oven fits an 8'x8' pan (there abouts), which is about perfect for the two of us. We have seen some that are slightly bigger. Most expats in Beijing use toaster ovens to bake with. We managed to track down some baking powder and baking soda, thank goodness we are in Beijing and not in rural china, it is a little easier to find some familiar things here. We also found an enormous 3 kg bag of grated mozzarella cheese. So we have been indulging in all the foods that we miss from home. We have made lemon loaf, chocolate cake, biscuits and pizza all in a toaster oven. Chili burgers and enchiladas are on the menu and whatever else we get a craving for. Beijing has a great climate for baking cakes. They come out so moist and soft. Then again it could be the flour that makes the difference considering I have no idea what kind of flour I am using because the labels are all in Chinese. Even after we move back to Canada we might decide to keep a toaster oven around. Especially for those hot summer days. Toaster ovens don't heat up your house like a standard oven does and they use a lot less energy.