Convection Cooking on Multiple Rack(Models S156and S161 Only)
For bestresults, bake foods on one rack at a time as describedinthis manual.
However,verygood resultscan beobtained when baking quantities of foods on
multipleracks.Quantitycookingprovidesbothtimeand energysavings.
The convectionovenis suggestedfor most multiplerack cooking,especiallythree
rackcooking,because the circulating heated air resultsin moreeven browning
thanradiant.For tworack cooking,the radiantbakeoven providesverygood baking
resultsespeciallywhenpanscan be staggered,aswith layercakesandfresh pies.
Many foodscan be prepared on threeracksat thesame time. These are just a
fewexamples:cookies,cupcakes, rolls,biscuits,muffins,pies,frozenconvenience
foods,pizzas,appetizers,andsnackfoods.
Toobtain the bestresultsinmultiple rackcooking,follow thesesuggestions:
• Usetemperatureandtimesin this manualas a guidefor bestresults.
Fortworackbaking,rackpositions#2oand4 arebestformostbakedproducts
butpositions#2and4 also provideacceptableresults.
For three rack baking use positions#1, 3o and 4. One exception is pizza.
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Since foodson positions #1 and4 will usually be donebefore foods on
position#3o,additionalcooking time will be neededfor browningfoods on
themiddlerack.An additionalminuteisneededforthinfoodssuchascookies.
For foods such as biscuits, rolls,or muffins,allow 1 to 2 more minutes.
Frozenpies and pizzas, which should be baked on a cookie sheet, need
about2 to 4 more minutes.
Staggersmallpans,suchas layer cakepans,in theoven.
Frozenpiesin shinyaluminum pansshouldbe placed on cookiesheets and
bakedon rackpositions#1,3oand 4.
Cookiesheets should be placed lengthwise, front toback, in front ofthe
fanfor moreeven browning.
Ovenmeals are recommendedfor energyconservation.Use rackpositions
#1and 3oor #2oand 4.
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