KitchenAid KERI500 Use And Care Manual page 24

]sing and Caring for Your Oven
Convection baking tips
(CONVECTION BAKEpad)
• Do not use aluminum foil when
convection baking. Aluminum foil may
block airflow.
• Reduce recommended recipe oven
temperature by approximately 25°F
(14°C). See recipe adaption chart in
your convection oven cookbook for
recommended temperatures.
• For most recipes, you can reduce
convection baking time compared to
standard baking times. See convection
baking chart in your convection oven
cookbook for recommended baking times.
NOTE: Cooking time may be longer when
you use more than one rack.
* When baking on two or three racks, use
the convection bake setting for more even
results. (You can, however, use only one
rack when convection baking.)
• To use three racks during convection
baking, place racks in position 5 (the
highest position), 3 and 1 (the closest to
the oven bottom). This allows all three
racks to be an equal distance apart for
better baking,
• Stagger cake pans or other cookware in
opposite directions on each rack when
three racks are used.
Roasting tips
• Roast meats fat-side up in a shallow pan
using a roasting rack.
• Use a roasting pan that fits the size of
the food to be roasted, Meat juices may
overflow the sides of a pan that is too
small. Too large of a pan will result in
increased oven spatter.
• Spatter can be reduced by lining the
bottom of the roasting pan with tightly
crushed aluminum foil.
• Use an accurate meat thermometer to
determine when meat has reached desired
degree of doneness. Insert the
thermometer into the center of the thickest
portion of the meat or inner thigh or breast
of poultry. For an accurate reading, the tip
of the thermometer should not touch fat,
bone, or gristle.
• After reading the thermometer once,
push it further into the meat ½ inch or
more and read again. If the temperature
drops, return the meat to the oven for
more cooking.
• Check pork and poultry with a
thermometer in 2-3 places to ensure
adequate doneness,
• Poultry and roasts will be easier to
carve if loosely covered with foil and
allowed to stand 10-15 minutes after
removal from the oven,
• You can reduce roasting times and
temperatures for most standard recipes
when using the convection roast setting,
See convection roasting chart in your
convection oven cookbook for recommended
roasting times and temperatures.
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