Convection Baking of
Frozen Convenience Foods
• Preheating the oven is not necessary.
• Follow package recommendations for oven temperature, foil covering and use
of cookie sheets. Baking times will be similar. See chart below for some excep-
tions 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, 3o and 4. However, pizzas should be
placed on cookie sheets and baked on rack position #2o, 3 and 4.
Here are a few examples of times and temperatures:
FROZEN CONVECTIONOVEN RADIANTBAKE
CONVENIENCE RACK NOTPREHEATED 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, batter fried 3 25 375 ° 25-30 375 °
French fries 3 18 450 ° 16-20 450 °
Macaroni & Cheese
(28 oz.) 30 47-50 375 ° 45-50 375°
Pot Pies 30 35-40 400° 35-40 400°
Pizza 3 17-20 400° 15-17 425 °
Turkey, slices with
gravy (TV dinner)
(28 oz.) 30 55-60 375° 60 375 °
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