CONVECTION COOKING
The convection cooking willbe best used for items like souffles, breads, angel food cakes, pizza; and also
for meat and fish.
No special techniques _ze required to adapt your favorite oven recipes to convection cooking. You may
need to use lower teml:_raturesby 25°F-35°F than in a conventional oven, because the convection
cooking method is identical to a conventional oven except for the increased efficiency of fan-circulated
hot air.
When bakJngcakes,cookies,breads, rollsor other baked foods, most recipes call for preheating. Preheat
the empty oven justas you do the convention!l oven° Heavier densefoods suchas meats,casseroles,
poultry can be started _ithout preheating..
All heatproof cookwareor metal utensils may be used in convectioncooking.
CERAMIC TRAY
The ceramic tray should be removed from oven prior to convection cooking to allow for the most even
heating.
METAl. RACK
The metal rack has two positions; upper and lower, As conventional cooking,the distance of the food
from heat source affects cooking results. Always consider the cooking method and desired results when
decidingwhich cooking position to use°
There is no standard ruie for rack positionfor every food type, therefore, please refer to your cookbook
food charts in each chapter of the book. Also, finding a similar recipe in the cookbook index and referring to
the recipe's suggested position will be helpful
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Cooking Position Recipe
Smak. Hamburger Patty, Pork Chops, Chicken Pieces, Cookies,
Upper Brownies, Biscuits
! i Beef Roast, Leg of Lamb, Whole Chicken, Pie Crust, Angel Food Cake,
Lower
i ! Apple Pie, Souffle
To change Metal Rack from upper to lower position, simply turn it over_
The ceramic ta'ay must always be removed for convection cooking_
Lower Position
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NOTE: The ceramic tray must always be in theoven for microwave or micro/convec cooking.
BAKING PANiME-['AL UIENSILS
Any Baking Pan Jess than 13" x 13" can be used with this oven,, The Baking Pan or metal utensils should
be placed on the Metal Rack for convection cooking
METAL UTENSILS should only be used in convection cooking. Metal utensils should be placed on
the metal rack or oven floor. Never use metal utensils for microwave or micro/convec cooking.
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