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How to Bake a Sweet Potato in a Convection Toaster Oven

Published Aug,17 2011  |  By Cecilia Harsch

A convection toaster oven circulates heat around the food to decrease cooking time and use less energy than a regular oven. Baking sweet potatoes in the convection toaster oven takes about 1/3 less time than in a conventional oven, allowing you to enjoy the lower-calorie potato more often. A 3 1/2-oz.

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