Convection
Cooking of Frozen
Convenience
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• Preheatingthe oven is not necessary.
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•Followpackagerecommendationsforoventemperature,
foil covering and use of cookie sheets. Convect cooking
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times will be similar.See chartbelowfor some exceptions
and examples.
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• Center foods in the oven. lf more than one food item is
being cooked or if foods are being cooked on multiple
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racks, stagger foods for proper air circulation.
• Most foods are cooked on rack positions #3.
• Use the Convect Pad mode for frozen convenience
• Formultiple rack cooking,useracks #2and 4 or #1, 3 and
foods.
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Here are a few examples of times and temperatures:
Frozen Convenience
Rack
' Convect Oven Not Preheated
ConventionalBake** Preheated
Foods
Position
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Minutes
Temp,°F
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Chicken, f ried
3
30-40
375°
35-40
375°
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Fish, sticks
15-20
400°
Frenchfries
3
15-25
20-25
450°
PotPies
3
25-35
30-35
400°
Pizza
3
13-18
15-18
400°
* Thetimesgivenarebasedonspecificbrandsof mixesorrecipestested.Actualtimeswilldependon theonesyoubake.
** Conventionalbake uses the Bake Pad.
Note: Convecttimes will be similar to the conventionaltimes because the oven is not preheated. The time savings comes
from not havingto preheat the oven.
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