GE ZET3058 Convection roast, Cookware for convection cooking, Paper and Plastic, Metal and Glass

Convection roast

•Good for large tender cuts of meat, uncovered.

The convection fan circulates the heated air evenly over and around the food. Meat and poultry are browned on all sides as if they were cooked on a rotisserie. Using the roasting rack provided, heated air will be circulated over, under and around the food being roasted. The heated air seals in juices quickly for a moist and tender product while, at the same time, creating a rich golden brown exterior.

When you are convection roasting, it is important that you use the broiler pan and grid and the special roasting rack for best convection roasting results. The pan is used to catch grease spills and the grid is used to prevent grease

Roasting rack

Post

Grid

Broiler pan

spatters, while the rack allows the heated air to circulate under the meat and increase browning on the underside of the meat or poultry.

•Place the grid on the broiler pan and put the roasting rack over them, making sure the posts on the roasting rack fit into the holes in broiler pan.

•Place the meat on the roasting rack.

Cookware for convection cooking

Before using your convection oven, check to see if your cookware leaves room for air circulation in the oven. If you are baking with several pans, leave space between them. Also, be sure the pans do not touch each other or the walls of the oven.

When baking cookies, you will get the best results if you use a flat cookie sheet instead of a pan with low sides.

Paper and Plastic

Heat-resistant paper and plastic containers that are recommended for use in regular ovens can be used for convection baking, but shouldn’t be used at temperatures higher than the temperature recommendation of the cookware manufacturer.

Metal and Glass

Any type of cookware will work in your convection oven. However, metal pans heat the fastest and are recommended for convection baking.

•Glass or ceramic pans cook more slowly.

For recipes like oven-baked chicken, use a pan with low sides. Hot air cannot circulate well around food in a pan with high sides.

How to set the oven for convection baking or roasting

1Select CONVECTION.

2On double oven models, select upper or lower oven.

3Select CONV MULTI for multi-rack convection baking. This mode is used for cooking food items on more than one rack (i.e., 2, 3 or more racks) at the same time in convection bake. See Multi-Rack Baking section for more information.

Select CONV 1-RACKfor one rack convection baking. This mode is used for cooking food items on only one rack in convection bake.

Select CONVROAST for convection roasting.

4Press the number pads to set the desired oven temperature.

5Select START .

When the oven starts to heat, the changing temperature, starting at 100°F, will be displayed. When the oven reaches the temperature you set, 3 beeps will sound.

To change the oven temperature, select HOME. Select CONVECTION and the desired convection mode. Then use the number pads to set the new temperature and select START.

6Press CLEAR/OFF pad when finished.

•You will hear a fan while cooking with convection. The convection fan will stop when the door is opened, but the heat will not turn off.

• You may hear the oven clicking during baking. This is normal.

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