Convection Cooking; Cook Time - Kenmore 664.9512 Series Use & Care Manual

Convection Cooking

NOTE: The convection fan will shut off when the oven door
is opened. If the oven door remains open for too long, the
heating elements will shut off until the oven door is closed.
All timers, including any active Cook Time or Timed Cook
functions, will continue to count down.
In a convection oven, the fan-circulated hot air continually
distributes heat more evenly than the natural movement of air
in a standard thermal oven. This movement of hot air helps
maintain a consistent temperature throughout the oven,
cooking foods more evenly, crisping surfaces while sealing in
moisture, and yielding crustier breads.
During convection baking or roasting, the bake, broil, and
convection elements cycle on and off in intervals while the fan
circulates the hot air. During convection broiling, the broil and
convection elements cycle on and off.
If the oven door is opened during convection cooking, the fan
will turn off immediately. It will come back on when the oven
door is closed.
With convection cooking, most foods can be cooked at a
lower temperature and/or a shorter cooking time than in a
standard thermal oven. Use the following table as a guide.
Convection Mode Time/Temp. Guidelines
Convection Bake 25°F (15°C) lower temperature,
possible shortened cooking time
Convection Roast Cooking time shortened by up to 30%
Convection Broil Shortened cooking time
Convect Options
Convect Bake - multiple-rack baking or cookies, biscuits,
breads, casseroles, tarts, tortes, cakes
Convect Roast - whole chicken or turkey, vegetables, pork
roasts, beef roasts
Convect Broil - thicker cuts or unevenly shaped pieces of meat,
fish, or poultry

Cook Time

WARNING
Food Poisoning Hazard
Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before
or after cooking.
Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness.
To Set a Timed Cook:
1. Press BAKE or BROIL, or press CONVECT MODES until
the desired convection mode appears on the display.
2. Press the number keypads to enter a temperature other
than the one displayed.
3. Press COOK TIME. The Cook Time oven indicator light
will light up.
4. Press the number keypads to enter the length of time
to cook.
5. Press START. The display will count down the time.
When the time ends, the oven will shut off automatically.
6. Press STOP to clear the display.
To Set a Delayed Timed Cook:
1. Press BAKE or BROIL, or press CONVECT MODES until
the desired convection mode appears on the display.
2. Press the number keypads to enter a temperature other
than the one displayed.
3. Press COOK TIME. The Cook Time oven indicator light
will light up.
4. Press number keypads to enter the length of time to cook.
5. Press DELAY START.
6. Press number keypads to enter the number of hours and/or
minutes you want to delay the start time.
7. Press START.
When the start time is reached, the oven will automatically
turn on. The temperature and/or time settings can be
changed anytime after pressing START by repeating steps 2
through 7. When the set cook time ends, the oven will shut
off automatically.
8. Press STOP to clear the display.
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