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Operation - Oven
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these pans. Follow manufacturer recommendations. Use glass or dark metal
pans for pies.
• Insulated baking pans may increase the recommended baking time.
Preheating the Oven Preheat the oven if the recipe recommends it. Preheating is necessary for good
results when baking cakes, cookies, pastry and breads. Setting a higher tempera-
ture does not shorten preheat time. Place oven racks in proper position before
preheating. A beep will confirm that oven is preheated and selected oven temper-
ature will be displayed.
Oven Cooking Modes
Bake and Warm
Baking is cooking with dry, heated air. Both the
upper and lower element cycle to maintain the
oven temperature. Bake mode can be used to
prepare foods like pastries and casseroles as
well as to roast meats. In Warming mode, the
oven uses the upper and lower element to main-
tain low temperature to keep food at serving tem-
perature.
• Use the Warming setting on the oven to keep foods hot until ready to serve.
• Warming mode temperatures are 140° - 220° F. Default temperature is 170°.
• Foods that must be kept moist should be covered with a lid or aluminum foil.
CAUTION
When using Warm mode, follow these guidelines:
• Do not use the Warm Mode to heat cold food.
• Be sure to maintain proper food temperature. The USDA recom-
mends holding hot food at 140°F or warmer.
• DO NOT warm food for longer than one hour.
Convection Bake
Convection baking is similar to baking. Heat
comes from the lower heating element and a
third element behind the backwall. The main dif-
ference in convection baking is that the heat is
circulated throughout the oven by the convection
fan.
The Convection Bake mode is well-suited for
baking large quantities of food on multiple racks.
It can be used to prepare cookies, pies, cupcakes, pastries, breads, snack foods
and appetizers among other items. The benefits of Convection Baking include:
• Slight decrease in cooking time
• Three rack cooking (more even browning)
• Higher Volume (yeast items rise higher)
• Cook more items at once
Table 4: Convection Baking Chart
Food Item
Rack
Position
Temp.* (
o
F)
(preheated oven)
Convection Bake
Time** (min)
Cake
Cupcakes
Bundt Cake
Angel Food
3
2
1
325
325
325
17-19
37-43
35-39
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