What is Convection?
In a convection
oven, a fan
circulates hot air
over, under and
around the food.
This circulating hot
air is evenly
distributed
throughout the oven
cavity. As a result,
foods are evenly
cooked and
often in less time with
convection heat.
You can use your favorite recipes in the convection
oven. Recipe conversion is as easy as 1, 2,3.
1. When roasting, reduce normal roasting time by 25%.
2. When baking, reduce baking temperature by
3. No need to preheat when cooking longer than
15 minutes.
CAUTION: The convection oven fan shuts off
when the oven door is opened. DO
leave the
door open for long periods of time while using
convection cooking or you may shorten the life of
the convection heating element.
When should you use Convection Bake or Convection Roast?
To help you understand the difference between
In convection roast, heat comes from the top
convection bake and roast and traditional bake and
heating element. The convection fan circulates the
roast, here are some general guidelines.
heated air
over and around the food. Meat
In convection bake, heat comes from the heating
and poultry are browned on
sides as if they were
element in the rear of the oven. The convection fan
cooked on rotisserie. Using the roasting rack
circulates the heated air evenly, over and around the
provided, heated air will be circulated over, under and
food. Preheating is not necessary with foods having
around the food being roasted. The heated air seals in
a bake time of over 15 minutes.
juices quickly for a moist and tender product while, at
the same time, creating a rich golden brown exterior.
In regular baking, the bottom heating element heats
the air in the
which then cooks the food.
Convection Roast
Convection Bake
●
Large tender cuts of meat, uncovered.
Ideal for evenly browned baked foods cooked
. Roasting pans with low sides to allow air movement
on all 3 shelves.
around food.
. Good for large quantities
baked foods.
Regular Roast
●
Good results with cookies. biscuits, muffins,
o
Less tender cuts of meat because these need to cook
brownies, cupcakes, cream puffs, sweet rolls, angel
a long time in liquid to become tender.
food cake and bread.
Cooking bag
Regular Bake
Foil tent
●
Foods such as layer cakes have a more level top
. Covered dish
crust when baked
traditional heat.
Cookware for Convection Cooking
Before using your convection oven, check to see
if your cookware leaves room for air circulation in
the oven. If you are baking with several pans, leave
space between them. Also, be sure the pans do
touch each other or the walls of the oven.
Metal and Glass
Any type of cookware will work in your convection
oven. However, metal pans heat the fastest
are
recommended for convection baking.
●
Darkened or matte-finished pans will bake
than shiny pans.
Glass or ceramic pans cook more slowly.
Paper and Plastic
Heat-resistant paper and plastic containers that are
recommended for use in regular ovens can be used in
convection ovens. Plastic cookware that is
resistant to temperatures of
can also be used.
When baking cookies, you will get the best results
if you use a flat cookie sheet instead of a pan with
low sides.
For recipes like oven-baked chicken, you should
use a pan with low sides. Hot air cannot circulate well
around food in a pan with high sides.
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