GE JBP77 Owner's Manual page 16

Usingthe convectionoven.
The convection oven fan shuts off when the oven door is opened. DO NOT leave the door open for long periods of
time while using convection cooking or you may shorten the life of the convection heating element.
h7 a COITVectioI7 oveR, a far
circulateshot air over,underand
aroundthe foocLThiscirculating
hot air is evenlydistributed
throughoutthe ovencavit_ As a
result,foodsare evenlycookedand
browned--often t7 lesstime than
with regularheat.
To help you understand tile difference
between convection bake and roast and
traditional bake and roast, here are some
general guidelines.
ConvectionBake
_: Ideal for evenly browned baked foods cooked
on mu/tl}9/e she/yes.
_; Good for large quantities of baked foods.
;;J_:: Goodresults with cookies,biscuits, brownies,
cupcakes,creampuffs, sweet roils, awe/food
cake and breacL
Heat comes
fl'om tile heating
element in
tile rear of tile oven. Tile convection tim
circulates tile heated air evenly over and
aro/md tile fi>od. Preheating is not
necessary with toods having a bake time
of over 15 minutes.
ConvectionRoast
_: Goodfor large tender cuts of meat, uncovered
Heat comes ti'om tile top heating
element. Tile convection tim drculates
tile heated air evenly over and aro/md
tile food. Meat and poultry are browned
on all sides as if they were cooked on a
rotisserie. The heamd air seals in juices
quickly for a moist and render product
while, at the same time, creating a rich
golden brown exterior:
X_]/en you are convection roasting, it is
important that you use a broiler pan and
grid designed Ira" broiling tot best
convection roasting results. Tile pan is
used to catch grease spills and tile grid is
used to prevent grease spatters.
Adapting Recipes...
Y)u can use your fi_vorite recipes in
tile
convection oven.
_l/eil convection baking, tile auto
redpe ''_conversion ti_atm'e automatically
reduces the set regular baking
temperature by the recommended 25°E
See Using Convection Conversion in tile
special featm'es section.
_ Usepan sizerecommendecL
:_:::: Somepackageinstructions for frozen
casserolesor malb dishes have been
developedusing commercial convectionovens.
Forbest results in this oven,preheat the oven
and use the temperature on the package.
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