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Operation Instructions
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Convection Cooking
UNDERSTANDING CONVECTION COOKING
The CONVECTION feature of this oven allows you to use your microwave oven as a traditional
oven. When the CONVECTION function is on the microwave function is NOT used.
The CONVECTION feature can be used for cooking, baking, roasting, reheating and grilling
foods offering limitless family cooking options.
CONVECTION cooking technology uses a heating element to raise the temperature of the air
inside the oven. A fan circulates this heated air throughout the oven, in, over and around the
food to cook foods with moist interiors and browned exteriors. CONVECTION cooking is faster
than traditional cooking because the hot air is constantly moving in, over and around the food
you are cooking.
One of the many benefits of CONVECTION cooking is it keeps nutrients and moisture inside
your food and eliminates “hot spots” caused by traditional microwave oven cooking.
There are 2 different setting options when using CONVECTION cooking (1) convection with
preheating and (2) convection without preheating.
Before you begin cooking with CONVECTION cooking technology please keep the following in
mind:
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REMOVE the turntable when preheating the oven and/or when preparing food that
will be cooked directly on the turntable surface
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DO NOT use the oven without the turntable in place
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DO NOT restrict the turntable so that it cannot rotate
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DO NOT cover the turntable or rack with aluminum foil or it will interfere with the
ventilation and disrupt the airflow needed to cook foods.
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When selecting cookware, choose pans that do not have extended sides
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(like the BAKING TRAY included with your unit)
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Preheat the oven to the desired cooking temperature before placing food in the
oven
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Remember to check food 5-10 minutes before the expected finish time when
preparing conventional oven recipes
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If food is not cooked completely, continue cooking in oven until it reaches your
desired level of cooking
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When using multi-level cooking, please use the grill rack provided for best results.
When foods are baked or roasted on the provided grill rack best results are
achieved.
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The lower grill rack position is best used for baking and roasting
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The upper grill rack position is best used for grilling and browning
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We recommend roasting meat and poultry directly on the grill rack provided with a
shallow dish below the rack to catch drippings and to reduce splatter
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Cooking bags can be used when roasting less tender cuts of meat
