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Cookware for convection cooking

CONVECTION ROAST FOR THE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check to see if your cookware leaves room for air circula-

LOWER OVEN

 

 

 

tion in the oven before using your convection oven. If you

CONVECTION ROAST feature is designed to give optimum

 

are baking with several pans, leave space between them.

 

Also, be sure the pans do not touch each other or the

roasting performance. CONVECTION ROAST feature

 

walls of the oven.

combines cooking with the convection fan to roast meats

 

1) Paper and Plastic

and poultry. The heated air circulates around the food from all

 

sides, sealing in juices and flavors.

 

 

 

You can use heat-resistant paper and plastic containers

 

 

 

Foods are crispy brown on the outside while staying moist

 

that are recommended for use in regular ovens in con-

 

on the inside.

 

 

 

 

vection ovens.

 

 

 

 

1 To set the lower oven to CONVECTION ROAST (example

 

2) Metal and Glass

 

to 375°F).

 

 

 

 

Any type of cookware will work in your convection oven.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, metal pans heat the fastest and are recom-

1) Press

key. Display will show

.

 

 

mended for convection baking.

2) Set the oven temperature (Touch 3, 7, 5).

 

• Darkened or matte-finished pans will bake faster than

 

NOTE

 

 

 

shiny pans.

 

 

 

• Glass or ceramic pans cook more slowly.

When cooking using a convection cycle the oven

 

temperature is automatically reduced by 25°F, and

 

When baking cookies, use a flat cookie sheet instead of a

 

then the display will show the changed temperature.

 

pan with low sides to get the best results

This feature is called”AUTO CONVERSION”.

 

For recipes like oven-baked chicken, use a pan with low

Your range comes with this feature “ENABLED”.

 

sides. Hot air cannot circulate well around food in a pan

To DISABLE the auto conversion feature, see “How to

 

with high sides.

set convection auto conversion function” in Operating

 

 

Instructions section.

 

 

 

NOTE

3) Press the qkey. Display will show CONV, ROAST and

 

yyCookies and biscuits should be baked on pans with

 

no sides or very low sides to allow heated air to

the changing temperature starting at 100°F. As the oven

 

preheats, the display will show increasing temperatures

 

circulate around the food. Food baked on pans with

 

a dark finish will cook faster.

by 5 degree increments.

 

 

 

yyFoods cooked on a single oven rack will generally

4) Once the oven reaches the desired temperature, a tone

 

cook faster and more evenly with convection bake.

 

will sound and the oven light will flash on and off. The

 

Multiple oven rack cooking may slightly increase

 

display will show the auto converted oven temperature

 

cook times for some foods, but the overall result is

 

, CONV, ROAST and .

 

 

 

time saved. Breads and pastries brown more even-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ly.

5) Place food in oven.

 

 

 

yyWhen cooking foods on multiple racks use the con-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

vection mode.

 

 

 

 

 

yyThe convection fan stops during convection bake

NOTE

 

 

 

cycle to allow for more even heating. This is normal.

yyTouch Zkey to cancel CONVECTION ROAST

yyUse the recommended size pan in recipe.

function at any time.

yySome frozen foods have been developed to use

yyDisplay of the CONVECTION ROAST mode (Example)

commercial convection ovens. For best results in

 

this oven, preheat the oven and use the tempera-

 

ture recommended in the recipe.

 

yyIf a food manufacturer gives specific convection

 

baking package instructions, program the AUTO

 

CONVERSION temperature so that the preheated

Lower oven only

oven temperature reads the same as the tempera-

 

ture on the package instructions.

 

ENGLISH

Upper & Lower oven at the same time

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