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17
OVEN CONTROLS
Convection Cooking
This mode of cooking enables you to obtain the best results
when baking with multiple pans and racks. The oven can be
programmed for convection baking at any temperature
between 170°F to 550°F with a default temperature of
350°F. The convection fan will turn on after 6 minutes and
remain on during the convection baking process.
The convection function uses a fan to circulate the oven
heat uniformly and continuously around the oven
(
Figure 14). This improved heat distribution allows for fast,
even cooking and browning results. It also gives better
baking results when using two oven racks at the same time.
Benefits of convection cooking:
• Multiple rack baking.
• Some foods may cook faster.
Convection baking tips:
• Fully preheat the oven before baking items like cookies,
cakes, biscuits, and breads.
• If your recipe cooking temperature has already been
converted for convection baking, there is no need to
reduce your oven temperature. If not, you can easily
reduce the cooking temperature using the Convection
Convert feature. Please see “Setting Convection
Convert” on
page 18 for further instructions on tempera-
ture conversion.
• When using any single rack, position the rack so that
the food is in the center of the oven.
• For best results when baking cakes using two oven
racks, place racks in positions 3 with offset rack and 5
using flat rack (See
Figure 14).
• When baking using two oven racks, position cookware
as shown in
Figure 15. Allow at least 2 inches (5 cm) of
space between cookware for proper air circulation.
• Dark or dull bakeware absorbs more heat than shiny
bakeware. It may be necessary to reduce oven temper
-
ature and cook time to prevent overbrowning of some
foods. Dark bakeware is recommended for pies. Shiny
bakeware is recommended for cakes, cookies, and
muffins.
• Do not open oven door too often. Doing so reduces
oven temperature and may extend cooking time.
• Most baked goods (except cakes) should be baked on
pans with no sides or low sides to allow air to circulate.
Setting Convection Bake
This mode of cooking enables you to obtain the best results
when baking with multiple pans and racks. The oven can be
programmed for convection baking at any temperature
between 170°F to 550°F.
To set the oven for convection bake and temperature to
350°F:
1. Arrange interior oven racks.
2. Turn the oven mode selector to CONVECT BAKE.
3. Turn the oven temperature selector to 350°F.
The oven temperature light will blink for a few seconds
before sounding a chime confirming the setting. The
convection fan will turn on 6 minutes after the oven begins
heating. Once the oven reaches the set temperature the
oven will sound a chime indicating the food items can be
placed in the oven.
When finished baking, be sure to return both the tempera-
ture selector knob and the oven mode knob to the OFF
positions.
Figure 14: Convection air flow
Figure 15: Pan spacing recommendations
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