Convection Baking of
Frozen Convenience Foods
• Preheating the oven is not necessary.
• Follow package recommendations foroven temperatu re,foil covering and useof
cookie sheets. Bakingtimes will besimilar. Seechart below for some exceptions
and examples.
• Center foods in the oven. If more than one food item is being baked or if foods
are being baked on multiple racks, stagger foods for proper air circulation.
• Most foods are baked on rack position #30.
• For multiple rack baking, use racks #1,30 and 4. However, pizzas should be
placed on cookie sheets and baked on rack position #20, 3 and 4.
Here are a few examples of times and temperatures:
FROZEN CONVECTION OVEN RADIANT BAKE
CONVENIENCE Rack NOT PREHEATED PREHEATED
FOODS Position Minutes Temp. F Minutes Temp. F
Chicken,fried 30 35 375° 35-40 375°
Donuts,glazed 30 7 300° 6-7 300°
Fish,batterfried 3 25 375° 25-30 375°
Frenchfries 3 18 450° 16-20 450°
Macaroni& Cheese 3o 47-50 375° 45-50 375°
(28 oz)
PotPies 30 35-40 400° 35-40 400°
Pizza 3o 17-20 400° 15-17 425°
Turkey,slicesw/gravy 3o 55-60 375° 60 375°
(TV dinner-28oz.)
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