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The great turkey cook-off.(LAB TESTS)(TurboChef Speedcook)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)

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TURBOCHEF SAYS its Speedcook double wall oven will cook a 12-pound turkey in just 42 minutes instead of the usual 3 hours or so, thanks to high-speed convection and microwaves. It also touts results delectable enough to please a four-star chef.

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Promises like that helped put the TurboChef on our must-test list. Would this latest speed-cook appliance cook our bird quickly and flavorfully enough to justify spending thousands more than the cost of a conventional range?

To find out, we bought two 13-pound turkeys. We put one in the TurboChef's upper, speed-cook oven and the other in an Electrolux Wave-Touch convection range, a $2,000 smoothtop electric that is among the top range ovens in our new tests. We paid $7,895 for our TurboChef 30-inch double wall oven, but the company said it is considering a price ...

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