Convection
Baking
of
Frozen
Convenience
Foods
• Preheating the oven is not necessary.
•
Follow package recommendations for oven temperatu re, foil covering and useof
cookie sheets. Baking times will be similar. See chart below for some exceptions
and examples.
• Center foods in the oven. If more than one food item is being baked or if foods
are being baked on multiple racks, stagger foods for proper air circulation.
•
Most foods are baked on rack position #30.
• For multiple rack baking, use racks #1,30 and 4. However, pizzas should be
placed on cookie sheets and baked on rack position #20, 3 and 4.
Here
are a few examples
of times
and temperatures:
FROZEN
CONVECTION OVEN
RADIANT BAKE
CONVENIENCE
Rack
NOT PREHEATED
PREHEATED
FOODS
Position
Minutes
Temp. F
Minutes
Temp. F
Chicken,fried
30
35
375°
35-40
375°
Donuts,glazed
30
7
300°
6-7
300 °
Fish, batterfried
3
25
375°
25-30
375 °
Frenchfries
3
18
450°
16-20
450°
Macaroni& Cheese
3o
47-50
375°
45-50
375 °
(28 oz)
Pot Pies
30
35-40
400°
35-40
400°
Pizza
3o
17-20
400°
15-17
425°
Turkey, slicesw/gravy
3o
55-60
375°
60
375°
(TV dinner-28oz.)
24