Kids: "Mom!!! What's for dinner? We're HUNGRY!"
Mom: "Tonight, we're having TACOS."
DUN-Dun-dun...
Dad (unenthusiastically): "Oh...great... Stale corn taco shells or chewy flour tortillas?"
Mom (cheerfully): "Corn taco shells!"
Son #1 (very deadpan): "Yippee... I think I'll go catch some tree frogs or crickets for something to eat."
Son #2: "Ewwwwwww!"
(Trilling harp music) Mom: Don't worry! We'll be having the crunchiest corn taco shells right here camping!
Dad and the kids in-unison: "How is that POSSIBLE...?"
(Horn fanfare) Mom: "I'll be toasting them in our Omnia Camp Oven!"
Later....
All: "WOW!!! These are the BEST taco shells EVER camping!
Mom: "And you can do this, too!"
So, if you've invested in the Omnia Camp Oven and accessories, you keep wondering what else it can do. This weekend I found out another trick for this pony! While browning my ground beef for the tacos, I set the Omnia on the other burner, set four regular sized taco shells open side up on the wire grate/ring, then placed four more upside down on the previous four. I covered them with the lid and turned the burner on low, no preheating of the base plate. I checked after about five minutes and the thermometer read 300F. The upside-down ones had browned "almost" too much. Done-wise they were as good or better than corn taco shells warmed in a home oven.
Mind you, this was my first go at this, so your temp/cooking time may vary. And remember, the shells are THIN, so they'll toast quickly - check doneness by lifting the lid and looking, not necessarily going by time or temperature.
Yeah, I hear you...but can you do NACHOS?! Sure, but remember the limited space in the Omnia's cooking area. You could use the taco shells that are broken in half and make half-sized tostadas. I plan on experimenting with this and see how many triangle-shaped tortilla chips will fit around the wire ring here at home and heat them up on the house stovetop. I encourage...No, I double dog DARE y'all to experiment with this alt-nacho concept and post your findings in this thread!!!
DJ
Mom: "Tonight, we're having TACOS."
DUN-Dun-dun...
Dad (unenthusiastically): "Oh...great... Stale corn taco shells or chewy flour tortillas?"
Mom (cheerfully): "Corn taco shells!"
Son #1 (very deadpan): "Yippee... I think I'll go catch some tree frogs or crickets for something to eat."
Son #2: "Ewwwwwww!"
(Trilling harp music) Mom: Don't worry! We'll be having the crunchiest corn taco shells right here camping!
Dad and the kids in-unison: "How is that POSSIBLE...?"
(Horn fanfare) Mom: "I'll be toasting them in our Omnia Camp Oven!"
Later....
All: "WOW!!! These are the BEST taco shells EVER camping!
Mom: "And you can do this, too!"
So, if you've invested in the Omnia Camp Oven and accessories, you keep wondering what else it can do. This weekend I found out another trick for this pony! While browning my ground beef for the tacos, I set the Omnia on the other burner, set four regular sized taco shells open side up on the wire grate/ring, then placed four more upside down on the previous four. I covered them with the lid and turned the burner on low, no preheating of the base plate. I checked after about five minutes and the thermometer read 300F. The upside-down ones had browned "almost" too much. Done-wise they were as good or better than corn taco shells warmed in a home oven.
Mind you, this was my first go at this, so your temp/cooking time may vary. And remember, the shells are THIN, so they'll toast quickly - check doneness by lifting the lid and looking, not necessarily going by time or temperature.
Yeah, I hear you...but can you do NACHOS?! Sure, but remember the limited space in the Omnia's cooking area. You could use the taco shells that are broken in half and make half-sized tostadas. I plan on experimenting with this and see how many triangle-shaped tortilla chips will fit around the wire ring here at home and heat them up on the house stovetop. I encourage...No, I double dog DARE y'all to experiment with this alt-nacho concept and post your findings in this thread!!!
DJ