Use & Care Guide

15
SETTING OVEN CONTROLS
Convection Baking
Convection baking 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. The convection function uses a
fan to circulate the oven heat uniformly and continuously
around the oven (
Figure 11). This improved heat distribu-
tion allows for fast, even cooking and browning results. It
also gives better baking results when using two oven racks
at the same time. During convection baking, the convection
fan may pulse on and off to maintain the set temperature for
precise baking.
Benefits of convection cooking:
• Multiple rack baking.
• Some foods may cook faster, saving time and energy.
Convection baking tips:
• Because most food items will cook faster and more
evenly with the convection feature, it is advisable to
reduce recipe’s recommended temperature by 25° for
best results. Follow the recipe’s instructions using the
minimum recommended cook time.
• Fully preheat the oven before baking items like cookies,
cakes, biscuits, and breads. Convection baking will
produce the best results when baking these items.
• For single rack baking, position the rack so that food is
in the center of the oven.
• If your recipe cooking temperature has already been
converted for convection baking, there is no need to
reduce your oven temperature. If not, see “Setting
Convection Convert” on page 15 for further instructions
on temperature conversion.
• For best results when baking cookies using two oven
racks, place the glide rack in position 5 and the flat rack
in position 3.
• For best results when baking cakes using two oven
racks, place Glide rack in positions 5 with offset rack in
position 1. (See
Figure 11).
• When baking using two oven racks, position cookware
as shown in
Figure 12. 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
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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
To set the oven for convection bake and temperature to
375°F:
1. Arrange interior oven racks.
2. Turn the oven mode selector to CONV BAKE.
3. Turn the oven temperature selector to 375°F.
4. Once the oven reaches the set temperature the oven
will sound a chime indicating the food items can be
placed in the oven.
5. When finished baking, be sure to return both the
temperature selector knob and the oven mode knob to
the OFF positions.
Figure 7: Convection air flow
Figure 8: Pan spacing suggestion
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