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CONVECTION
Cooking with convection is the traditional and well known method of
cooking food in a traditional oven with hot air.
The heating element and the fan position is at the back-wall, so that the hot
air is circulating.
Cookware for convection cooking:
All conventional ovenproof cookware, can be used in the microwave whilst
cooking with only the Convection Mode.
Food suitable for convection cooking:
Foods that contain pastry are suitable in this mode (Cake, Pies etc).
MICR CONVECTION
This mode combines the microwave energy with the hot air and therefore
reduces the cooking time while giving the food a brown and crispy surface.
Cooking with convection is the traditional and well known method of
cooking food in an oven with hot air circulated by a fan on the back-wall.
Cookware for cooking with micr convection:
Cookware should be ovenproof (like glass, pottery or china without metal
trims); similar to the cookware described under MW + Grill.
Food suitable for mic convection cooking:
All kinds of meats and poultry as well as casseroles and gratin dishes,
sponge cakes, pies and crumbles, roast vegetables, scones and breads.
Convection guide for fresh food like pie / quiche, pizza and meat
Preheat the convection with the preheating function to the desired
temperature.
Use the power levels and times in this table as guide lines for convection
cooking.
fresh food portion
power
1st
Side
time
(min.)
2nd
side
time
(min.)
Instructions
pIE /
QuIcHE
Pie /
Quiche
on baking
(ready
baked and
chilled)
200 g
400 g
300 W +
180 °C
6-7
10-11
-
Put the chilled pie/
quiche paper on the
high rack. Stand
2-3 minutes.
pIZZa
Chilled
pizza
(ready
baked)
300-400 g
600 W +
220 °C
6-7
-
Place the pizza on
the high rack. After
baking stand for
2-3 minutes.
MEat
Roast lamb
(medium)
1200-1300 g 1st side:
600 W +
160 °C
20-22
13-15 Brush lamb with oil
and spice it with
pepper, salt and
paprika. Put it on
the low rack, first
with the fat side
2nd side:
600 W +
Grill
Roast
chicken
900 g
1300 g
450 W +
220 °C
14-16
18-20
12-14
14-16
Brush chicken with
oil and spices. Put
chicken first breast
side down, second
side breast side up
on the low rack.
Place the rack on
the metal enamel
tray. Stand for 5
minutes.
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