Maytag W10291449A manual Convection Cooking - Lower Oven Only, on some models, To Set Convect Bake

Convection Cooking - Lower Oven Only

(on some models)

During convection cooking, the fan provides increased hot air circulation continuously and more consistently throughout the oven. The movement of heated air around the food helps to speed up cooking by penetrating the cooler outer surfaces. Food cooks more evenly, browning and crisping outer surfaces while sealing moisture inside.

During the Convect function, the ring element (on some models) operates along with the fan to heat the oven cavity. If the oven door is opened during convection cooking or preheating, the element(s) and fan will turn off immediately. Once the door is closed, it will come back on.

■It is important not to cover foods so that surface areas remain exposed to the circulating air, allowing browning and crisping.

■Keep heat loss to a minimum by only opening the oven door when necessary.

■Choose cookie sheets without sides and roasting pans with lower sides to allow air to move freely around the food.

■Test baked goods for doneness a few minutes before the minimum cooking time with a method such as a toothpick.

■Use a meat thermometer to determine the doneness of meats and poultry. Check the temperature of pork and poultry in 2 or 3 different places, including the thickest part.

■Before convection cooking, position the rack(s) according to the “Positioning Racks and Bakeware” section.

■When using more than one rack, position bakeware/ cookware on the racks to allow movement of the fan circulated air around the food. See the “Positioning Racks and Bakeware” section.

■If the oven is full, extra cooking time may be needed.

■For optimal cooking results, do not cover food.

■When roasting poultry and meat, use a broiler pan and grid. It is not necessary to wait for the oven to preheat, unless recommended in the recipe.

To order a broiler pan, see the “Assistance or Service” section.

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A. Broiler grid

B. Broiler pan

Preheating

During the CONVECT preheating cycle, the fan, ring element (on some models) and bake burner heat the oven cavity. When preheating is finished, the ring element (on some models) cycles to maintain the oven temperature while the fan continues to constantly circulate the heated air.

Convection Baking (on some models)

Use Convect for single or multiple rack baking. When convection baking, reduce your recipe baking temperature by 25°F (15°C).

2.Press the Temp/Time “+” or “-” pads until the desired temperature is displayed.

3.Press START to begin preheating oven.

“CONVECT BAKE” will scroll in the lower oven text area and “Rapid Preheating for single rack Press start to preheat for multi-rack” will scroll in the lower oven text area until the set temperature is reached.

4.“Insert food for one rack convect only” will scroll twice in the lower text area once the one-rack preheat temperature is reached.

5.“Insert food for multi rack baking only” will scroll twice in the lower text area once the multi-rack preheat temperature is reached.

6.When the preheat cycle is complete, “CONVECT BAKE” will scroll in the lower oven text area until LOWER CANCEL is pressed.

7.Place food in the oven.

To change the oven temperature during cooking, press the Temp/Time “+” or “-” pads until the desired temperature is displayed and then START.

8.Press LOWER CANCEL when finished.

9.Remove food from the oven.

Convection Roasting (on some models)

When convection roasting, enter your normal roasting temperature. The roasting time should be set 15-30% less than conventional cooking.

NOTE: It is not necessary to preheat the oven for convect roast.

1.Place food in oven.

2.Press CONVECT ROAST.

“CONVECT ROAST” will scroll in the lower text area, and 325°F (163°C) will be displayed.

“Set temp or” will scroll in the lower oven text area, followed by “Push START.”

3.Press the Temp/Time “+” or “-” pads until the desired temperature is displayed.

4.Press START.

“CONVECT ROAST” will scroll in the lower oven text area.

“Preheating” will scroll in the lower oven text area until the set temperature is reached.

When the preheat cycle is complete, “CONVECT ROAST” will scroll from bottom to top in the lower text area. The set temperature will also be displayed.

To change the oven temperature during cooking, press the Temp/Time “+” or “-” pads until the desired temperature is displayed and then START.

“CONVECT ROAST” will scroll in the lower oven text area until LOWER CANCEL is pressed.

5.Press LOWER CANCEL when finished.

6.Remove food from the oven.

To Set Convect Bake:

1.Press CONVECT BAKE.

“CONVECT BAKE” will scroll in the lower text area, and 325°F (163°C) will be displayed.

After 3 seconds, “Set temp or” will scroll in the lower oven text area, followed by “Push START.”

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