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General Convection Bake Instructions
1. When using Convection Bake, decrease your normal cooking times as shown on page 37. Adjust the cook time for
desired doneness as needed. Time reductions will vary depending on the amount and type of food to be cooked.
Cookies and biscuits should be baked on pans with no sides or very low sides to allow heated air to circulate around
the food. Food baked on pans with a dark finish will cook faster.
2. Preheating is not necessary when cooking casseroles with Convection Bake.
3. When using Convection Bake with a single rack, place oven rack in position 3 or 4. If cooking on multiple racks, place
the oven racks in positions 1, 3 and 5 (for 3 racks) and positions 2 and 4 (for 2 racks; See Fig. 2).
4. Layer cakes will have better results when baked with the normal Bake feature.
Setting Convection Bake
The CONV BAKE pad controls
the Convection Bake feature. Use
the Convection Bake feature when
cooking speed is desired. The oven
can be programmed for Convection
baking at any temperature between
300°F (149° C) to 550°F (288° C).
Benefits of Convection Bake:
—Some foods cook up to 30% faster,
saving time and energy.
—Multiple rack baking.
—No special pans or bakeware
needed.
Convection baking uses a fan to circulate the oven's heat evenly and
continuously within the oven (See Figure 1). This improved heat distribution
allows for fast, even cooking and browning results. It also gives better
baking results when using two (2) or three (3) racks at the same time.
Breads and pastries brown more evenly. Most foods cooked in a standard
oven will cook faster and more evenly with Convection Bake.
Figure 1
Air
circulation
during
Convection
Bake
Figure 2
To set the oven for Convection Bake and
temperature to 350°F:
1. Arrange interior oven racks and place food in oven.
2. Press . "CONV BAKE" will flash and "- - -°" will appear in
the display (Fig. 3).
3. Press . "CONV BAKE" and "350°"will appear
in the display.
4. Press . "CONV BAKE", "PRE" and the fan icon will appear
in the display (See Fig. 5) until the oven reaches 350°F. A beep
will sound once the oven temperature reaches 350°F and the
display will then show "350°", "CONV BAKE" and the fan icon
(See Fig. 6).
Note: The convection fan will come on AS SOON AS the oven has
been set for Convection Bake. The oven icon display shows a
rotating fan. This rotating fan icon indicates when the Convection
Fan is operating (See Fig. 6).
Press to stop Convection Bake or cancel Convection Bake at
any time.
INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY
Setting Oven Controls
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 6
Note: The BAKE TIME pad may be used to set timed or delayed
timed cooking with the CONV BAKE pad (refer to page 22 steps 6-8).