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Choux, the product will gain in volume.
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Moisture also makes the heat seem hotter (similar to a humid day) and products may cook a little
faster.
2. COOKING VARIABLES
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TEMPERATURE
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The exact setting of your oven temperature assures proper cooking of your food, both inside and outside:
Too low – your food cooks too slowly and will dry out.
Too High – your foods burns and cooks unevenly.
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If you are new to convection cooking, Cadco suggests setting your LineChef
TM
Convection Oven to a
temperature of about 30ºF - 50ºF lower than what you would have set it at in a conventional oven. Let
the food tell you what it needs; if it browns too fast, turn the oven temperature down.
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TIME
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The higher the temperature the quicker your foods will get done.
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The quicker foods (especially protein products) cook, the more moisture they tend to lose.
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Most bakery products can take high temperatures better than protein products.
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HUMIDITY
The more humidity in the cooking cavity, the harder it will be for your food products to brown.
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QUANTITY OF FOOD
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One piece of chicken will take less time to cook than 2 or 3 pans of chicken. That’s “Mother Nature”
pure and simple. Convection cooking is fantastic, but it’s NOT magic.
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Overloading the oven can result in uneven cooking.
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Avoid placing baked goods touching each other on the pan before baking.
3. USE OF WIRE GRIDS AND SHEET PANS
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It is recommended to use wire grids for meat items. This will elevate your food items and allow air to
circulate all around during the cooking process. Place your wire rack in a sheet pan to collect the juice.
This reduces clean-up time also.
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Use sheet pans for bakery items such as pastries, bread and rolls, and cookies.
IV. MAINTENANCE
1. ORDINARY MAINTENANCE
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All maintenance operations must be done only by trained qualified personnel.
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Before starting any maintenance operation, disconnect your oven from the electrical power supply and
wait for it to cool down.
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The parts that need ordinary maintenance can be reached by removing the front control panel and the
back of the oven.
2. SPECIAL MAINTENANCE
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All maintenance operations must be done only by trained qualified personnel.
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Before starting any maintenance operation, disconnect your oven from the electrical power supply and
wait for it to cool down.
2.1 REPLACEMENT OF INTERNAL LAMP
To replace the internal lamp:
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Disconnect your oven from the power supply system and let it cool down.
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Remove the side rails.
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Unscrew the glass cover and replace the lamp with an identical bulb.
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Screw the glass cover back on.
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Reassemble the side rails.
