GE Appliances CS980 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 20

Using the convection oven.
Theconvection oven fan shuts off when the oven door is opened.DONOTleave the door open for long periods of time
while using convection cooking.
In a convection oven, a fan
circulates hot air over, under and
around the food. This circulating
hot air is evenly distributed
throughout the oven cavity. As a
result, foods are evenly cooked
and browned-often in less time
than with regular heat.
NOTE:To maximize cooking
evenness, the fan is designed to
rotate in both directions with a
pause in between. This is normal.
To help you understand the difference between
convection bake and roast and traditional bake
and roast, here are some general guidelines.
Convection Bake
Preheat the oven. See Preheating and Pan
Placement in the Using the upper oven
section.
Ideal for foods cooked on multiple racks,
Good for large quantities of baked foods,
Roasts or poultry should be cooked on rack
position (A).
When you are convection roasting, it is
important that you use a broiler pan and grid
for best convection roasting results.The pan is
used to catch grease spills and the grid is used
to prevent grease spatters.
B Place the rack in rack position (A).
Good results with cookies, biscuits, brownies,
cupcakes, cream puffs, sweet rolls, angel
food cake and bread.
The convection fan circulates the heated
air evenly over and around the food.
Convection Roast
Good for large tender cuts of meat,
uncovered.
The convection fan circulates the heated air
evenly over and around the food. Meat and
poultry are browned on all sides as if they
were cooked on a rotisserie. Heated air will be
circulated over, under and around the food
being roasted. The heated air seals in juices
quickly for a moist and tender product while,
at the same time, creating a rich golden brown
exterior.
Cookware for Convection Cooking
Before using your convection oven, check
to see if your cookware leaves room for air
circulation in the oven. If you are baking with
several pans, leave space between them.
Also, be sure the pans do not touch each
other or the walls of the oven.
Paper and Plastic
Heat-resistant paper and plastic containers
that are recommended for use in regular
ovens can be used in convection ovens.
Plastic cookware that is heat-resistant to
temperatures of 400°Fcan also be used,
when oven is below 400°F.
Metal and Glass
Any type of cookware will work in your
convection oven. However, metal pans
heat the fastest and are recommended for
convection baking.
Darkened or matte-finished pans will bake
faster than shiny pans.
Glass or ceramic pans cook more slowly.
When baking cookies, you will get the best
results if you use a flat cookie sheet instead
of a pan with low sides.
For recipes like oven-baked chicken, use a
pan with low sides. Hot air cannot circulate
well around food in a pan with high sides.
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