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FOOD TYPE
RECOMMENDED
MODE(S)
RECOMMENDED
RACK POSITION(S) ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS
Baked Goods
Layer cakes, sheet cakes,
bundt cakes, muffins, quick
breads on a Single Rack
Traditional Bake 3 Use shiny cookware.
Layer cakes* on Multiple
Racks
Traditional Bake 2 and 4
Ensure adequate airflow
(see illustration below) .
Chiffon cakes (angel food) Traditional Bake 1 Use shiny cookware.
Cookies, biscuits, scones
on a Single Rack
Traditional Bake 3 Use shiny cookware.
Cookies, biscuits, scones
on Multiple Racks
Convection Bake Multi
2 and 4
1, 3 and 5
Ensure adequate airflow.
Beef & Pork
Hamburgers Broil Hi 5
Use a broil pan; move food down for more
doneness/less searing. Watch food
closely when broiling. For best performance center
food below the broil heating element.
Steaks & Chops Broil Hi 5
Use a broil pan; move food down for more
doneness/less searing. Watch food
closely when broiling. For best performance center
food below the broil heating element.
Roasts Convection Roast 2 or 3
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Preheating is not necessary.
Poultry
Whole chicken Convection Roast 2 or 3 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Bone-in chicken breasts,
legs, thighs
Broil Hi 1 If breaded or coated in sauce avoid Broil
Hi modes. Broil skin side down first.
Watch food closely when broiling. For best
performance when broiling, center food below the
broil heating element.
Broil Lo
Traditional Bake
Convection Bake 1 Rack
3
Boneless chicken breasts
Broil Lo
Traditional Bake
Convection Bake 1 Rack
3
Move food down for more doneness/less
searing and up for greater searing/browning when
broiling. For best performance when broiling, center
food below the broil heating element.
Whole turkey Convection Roast 1 or 2 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Turkey Breast Convection Roast 2 or 3 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Fish Broil Lo
5 (1/2 thick or less)
4 (>1/2 inch)
Watch food closely when broiling. For best perfor-
mance center food below the broil heating element.
Casseroles
Convection Bake 1 Rack
Traditional Bake
3
Frozen Convenience Foods
Pizza, french fries, tator tots,
chicken nuggets, appetizers
on a Single Rack
Convection Bake 1 Rack
Traditional Bake
3 Use shiny cookware.
Pizza, french fries, tator tots,
chicken nuggets, appetizers
on Multiple Racks
Convection Bake Multi 2 and 4 Use shiny cookware.
*When baking four cake layers at a time, use racks 2
and 4. Place the pans as shown so that one pan is not
directly above another.
Cook food thoroughly to help protect against food
borne illness. Minimum safe food temperature
recommendations for food safety can be found at
www.
IsItDoneYet.gov . Make sure to use a food thermometer
to take food temperatures.
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