Use and Care Manual

21
OVEN CONTROLS
Convection Bake
Convection Bake uses a fan to circulate the oven's heat
uniformly around the oven. Heated air flows around the
food from all sides. The convection fan will turn on after 6
minutes.
Convect bake may be set for any oven temperature
between 300°F (
148°C) and 550°F (288°C).
Benefits of convection cooking include:
• Multiple rack baking.
• This improved heat distribution allows for even cooking
and browning results.
Baking tips
• Fully preheat the oven before baking.
• Convection bake is best for baking cookies on multiple
racks. Place cookies on rack positions 4 and 7 and
position pans as shown in figure 21.
• When baking cakes using convection function place
racks in positions 3 and 6 and place bakeware as
shown in figure 21.
• When using any single rack, use rack position 5 so the
rack and food is in the center of the oven.
• When cooking with three oven racks, place racks on
positions 1, 3, and 6.
• Dark or dull bakeware absorbs more heat than shiny
bakeware. It may be necessary to reduce oven
temperature by 25° and reduce cook time to prevent
overbrowning of some foods. Shiny bakeware is
recommended for cakes, cookies, and muffins.
• Glass cookware may require reduced temperatures.
• Use pans or cookware with low sides. This allows the
air to circulate around food evenly.
• Unless the recipe is written for convection cooking,
reduce oven temperature 25°F from recipe’s
recommended oven temperature. Follow the remainder
of the recipe’s instructions.
• Do not open oven door often. Opening the door will
reduce the temperature in the oven and may increase
cook time.
To set convection bake with a default oven set tempera-
ture of 350°F:
1. Press convect key once.
2. Convect bake and 350° will appear in the display.
3. Press start.
4. The convection fan will turn on after 6 minutes and stay
on during the cooking process.
5. To cancel convection bake at any time, press off.
Important notes:
• If the oven door is opened when convection bake is
active, the convection fan will stop rotating until the
oven door is closed.
Figure 18: Air movement using convection
Figure 19: Baking on multiple levels
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