GE CGS980 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 20

Usingthe convectionoven.
Cookware for Convection Cooking
gefi)re using your convection oven, check
to see if w)ur cookware leaves room fin" air
circulation in the oven. If you are baking
with several pans, leave space between
them. ?dso, be sm'e tile pans do not touch
each other or the walls of the oven.
Paper and Plastic
Heat-resistant paper and plastic containe_
that are recommended fi)r tlse in regular
ovens
C[lIl be
used in convection ()veils.
Plastic cookware that is heat-resistant to
temperatures of 400°F can also be used,
when oven is below 400°E
Metal and Glass
Any type of cookware will work in yore _
convection oven. HoweveI; Illetnl I)_lns heat
tile ti_stest and are recommended tot
convection baking.
N Darkenedor matte-fblshedpans will bake faster
than shiny pans.
_: Glassor ceramic pans cook more slowlg
_]mn baking cookies, you will get the best
results if you use a fiat cookie sheet instead
of a pan with low sides.
For recipes like oven-baked chicken,
use a pan with low sides. Hot air cmmot
circulate well arotmd food in a pan with
high sides.
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How to Set the Upper Oven for Convection Baking or Roasting
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Touch the CONVECTION BAKE MULTI/
I RACKpad once fi)r multi-rack
convection baking. This mode is used
fin" cooking fi)od items on more than
one rack (i.e., 2, 3 or more racks) at
the same time in convection bake. See
the
Multi-SbeffBaking
section fin" more
infimnation. Touch the
CONVECTION
BAKEMULTI/1 RACKpad twice _'orone
rack convection baking. This mode is
used fin" cooking food items on only
one rack in convection bake.
Touch the
CONVECTION R OAST
pad for
con'_ection i'oastin r
[] Touch the nmnber pads to set the
desired oxen temperatm'e.
[] Touch the STARTpad.
To change the oven temperatm'e, touch
tile CONVECTIONBAKE MULTI/1 RACK or
CONVECTIONROASTpad and then the
ntlll/beI"
pads to set the new temperatm'e.
X_]_en the oven starts to heat, the changing
temperature, starting at 100°E will be
displayed. \_l_en the oven reaches the
temperature you set, 3 beeps will sound.
[] Touch the CLEAR/OFFpad when
finished.
NOTE:Youwill heara fan whiiecooklhg with
convection. Thefan will stopwhenthedooris
opened buttheheatwiii not turnof_
Thefan wi// not start until the preheat temperature is
reached
In convectionbake modes, formaxlYnum cooking
evenness,the fan is designedto rotate in both
directions with a pause in between. This is normal
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When convection baking with only
I shelf, follow the shelf positions
recommended f17the UsflTg the
OVeR section,
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Multi-Sheff Baking
Thenumber of shelves prowtied dependson your
model.
Because heated air is circulated evenly
throughout the oxen, foods can be baked
with excellent results using multiple shehes.
Multi-shelf baking may increase cook times
slighfl) fin" some foods but the oxerall result
is time saved. Cookies, muffins, biscuits and
other quick breads give ve_T good results
with multi-shelf baking.
To cook
food
OIT i/loi'e than one
shelf
in
comection bake, t/se CONVECTION BAKE
MULTI.
\4lten baking larger fi)ods on 3 shelves,
place one shelf in the 2rid (A) position, one
on the 4th (C) position and the third shelf
in the 6th (E) position.
_,_]mn baking cookies, place the shelves in
the 3rd (B), 4th (C) and 6th (E) positions.