Sears Kenmore 87561 Use & Care Manual page 27

CONVECTION COOKING
The convection cooking will be best used for items like souffles, breads, angel food cakes, pizza, and for
broiling meat and fish.
No special techniques are required to adapt your favorite oven recipes to convection cooking, although you
may need to use lower temperatures by 25 ° F--35°F than in a conventional oven.
Because the convection cooking method is identical to a conventional oven except for increased efficiency
of fan-circulated hot air.
When baking cakes, cookies, breads, rolls or other baked foods, some recipes occassionally call for
preheating. Preheat the empty oven just as you do in the conventional oven. But heavier dense foods such
as meats, casseroles, poultry can be started without preheating.
All heatproof cookware or metal utensils may be used in convection cooking.
CERAMIC TRAY
The ceramic tray should be removed from oven prior to convection cooking. This is because,
both the upper and lower heaters are in operation for convection cooking and the ceramic tray
prevents the efficient heating of the lower heater. Remove the ceramic tray for the best results.
METAL RACK
The metal rack has three positions; upper, lower and oven bottom. As conventional cooking, the
distance of the food from heat sources (upper/lower heater) affects cooking results. Always consider
the cooking method and desired results when deciding which cooking position to use.
There is no standard rule for rack position for every food type, therefore, please refer to the food
charts in each chapter of your cookbook. Also, finding a similar recipe in the cookbook index and
referring to the recipe's suggested position will be helpful.
Cooking Position Recipe
Upper Steak, Hamburger Patty, Pork Chops, Chicken Pieces
Lower Beef Roast, Leg of Lamb, Whole Chicken, Cookies,
Brownies, Biscuits
Oven Bottom Pie Crust, Angel Food Cake, Apple Pie, Souffle
To change Metal Rack from upper to lower position, simply turn it over. For bottom
position, metal rack rests directly on the oven floor.
The ceramic tray must always be removed for convection cooking.
Upper Position Lower Position
Bottom Position
NOTE: The ceramic tray must always be in the oven for microwave or micro/convec cooking.
BAKING PAN/METAL UTENSILS
Any Baking Pan less than 12" × 12" can be used with this oven. The Baking Pan and metal utensils, should
be placed on the Metal Rack.
The Baking Pan and metal utensils should only be used for convection cooking. Never use for
microwave or micro/convec cooking since arcing may happen and damage to the oven may result.
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