User's Manual

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Convection Cooking - Lower Oven Only
During convection cooking, the fan provides increased hot air
circulation throughout the oven. The movement of heated air
around the food helps to speed up cooking by penetrating the
cooler outer surfaces.
During the Convect function, the ring element, bake or broil
element, and the fan operate to heat the oven cavity. If the oven
door is opened during convection cooking or preheating, the fan
turns off immediately, and the element(s) will turn off after
30 seconds. Once the door is closed, the element(s) and fan will
turn back on when necessary.
■ It is important not to cover foods with lids or aluminum foil so
that surface areas remain exposed to the circulating air,
allowing browning and crisping.
■ Keep heat loss to a minimum by opening the oven door only
when necessary.
■ Choose cookie sheets without sides and roasting pans with
lower sides to allow air to move freely around the food.
■ Test baked goods for doneness a few minutes before the
minimum cooking time with a method such as using a
toothpick.
■ Use a meat thermometer to determine the doneness of meats
and poultry.
EasyConvect
™
Conversion
Convection cooking temperatures and times can differ from
those of standard cooking. Depending upon the selected
category, EasyConvect™ conversion automatically may reduce
the standard recipe temperature and/or time you input for
convection cooking.
Foods are grouped into 3 general categories. Choose the
category most appropriate for the food to be cooked. Use the
following chart as a guide.
To Use:
When using convection temperature conversion for BAKED
GOODS and OTHER FOODS, allow the oven to preheat before
placing food in the oven by adding 15 minutes to the standard
cook time.
1. Press EASY CONVECT until the desired option is displayed
(MEATS, BAKED GOODS or OTHER FOODS) then press
START.
2. Press number keypads to enter standard cook temperature
then press START.
3. Press number keypads to enter standard cook time then
press START.
“Preheating” will appear on the oven display until the set
temperature is reached.
4. Place the food in the oven at the appropriate time.
When the stop time is reached, end-of-cycle tones will
sound, if enabled. Open the door and check food.
5. Press lower OFF when finished.
6. Remove food from the oven.
Convection Bake
Convection Bake can be used to bake and cook foods on single
or multiple racks. If the oven is full, extra cooking time may be
needed.
When cooking an oven meal with several different types of foods,
be sure to select recipes that require similar temperatures.
Cookware should sit in the oven with at least 1" (2.5 cm) of space
between the cookware and the sides of the oven.
Allow the range to preheat before placing food in the oven.
During convection baking preheat, the broil or bake element and
the convect element heat the oven cavity. After preheat, the
convection element will cycle on and off in intervals to maintain
oven temperature, while the fan circulates the hot air.
If the oven door is opened during convection baking or
preheating, the convection element and fan will turn off
immediately. They will come back on once the door is closed.
■ Reduce recipe temperature 25°F (14°C).
To Convection Bake:
Before convection baking, position racks according to the
“Positioning Racks and Bakeware” section.
1. Press CONVECT BAKE.
Press the number keypads to enter a temperature other than
325°F (163°C). The convection bake range can be set
between 170°F and 550°F (77°C and 288°C).
2. Press START.
“Preheating” will show in the display until the set temperature
is reached.
“Lo” will also appear in the display if the actual oven
temperature is under 170°F (77°C).
When the actual oven temperature reaches 170°F (77°C), the
oven display will show the oven temperature increasing.
When the set temperature is reached, if on, 2 tones will
sound.
3. Press OFF when finished cooking.
SETTING FOODS
MEATS Chicken: whole and pieces
Meat loaf, Roasts: pork, beef and ham
(Turkey and large poultry are not included
because their cook time varies.)
BAKED
GOODS
Biscuits, Breads: quick and yeast
Cakes and Cookies
Casseroles
OTHER
FOODS
Frozen convenience foods: french fries,
nuggets, fish sticks, pizza, lasagna