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INTRODUCTION TO CONVECTION COOKING
Convection cooking is a not-so-new form of food preparation that has been used by professional chefs
for three decades for roasting and baking.
Hot air is circulated throughout the oven cavity by a high
speed fan. The constantly moving air surrounds the food to quickly heat the outer portion, thereby
sealing in moisture and natural juices. This “sealing-in” process results in more
foods cooked
in less time and in many cases at a reduced temperature.
The oven can be filled to capacity, using
both the turntable and the baking rack, with no increase in cooking time.
While all foods that are roasted, baked or broiled benefit from convection cooking, the added micro-
wave feature of your new oven makes it possible to cook a wide range of foods in combination that
is with convection, then microwaves or vice-versa.
This section of the Operation Manual explains the use of the oven for Convection heating alone and
combination cooking. Please use it as a guide along with the Carousel Convection Microwave cook-
book.
The following accessories were designed especially for use in the Sharp Convection Microwave Oven.
The racks are for convection or combination cooking only; do not use for microwave cooking alone.
Do not substitute similar types of racks for these specially designed ones.
Baking Rack
Broiling Trivet
This rack is used for two-levels cooking,
Used for roasting or broiling to allow
such as layer cakes, muffins, cookies, etc.
juices to drain away from food.
CONVECTION HEATING
Some foods are best when cooked using convection heating alone. These are foods which often have
a cooking time of 15 minutes or less and usually need quick crisping and browning. These include:
Appetizers frozen, pastry-type, or other
Biscuits and rolls dairy case, brown n’serve, your recipe
Brownies
mix, your recipe
Biscuits
mix, slice n’bake, frozen, your recipe
Cream puffs, puff pastry, turnovers, etc.
Fish sticks frozen, breaded
Muffins
mix, your recipe
Pie crust frozen, mix, your recipe
Pizza
fresh, frozen, or your recipe
Souff
Basic Convection Heating Procedure
1. Consult recipe or package directions for temperature and time.
2. Preheat oven if required by recipe or package directions.
3. Food may be cooked directly on turntable if appropriate, or on two levels using baking rack and
appropriate baking vessel. Example: Fish sticks may be cooked directly on turntable. Muffins may
be cooked on 2 levels using the baking rack and two
baking pans.
4. Check for doneness at the end of cooking time.
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