Convection Ovens

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I recently moved into a home with a convection oven and wonder if I should be modifying the cooking time or temperature when baking in convection way. What do you recommend? —V.H., Elkridge, Maryland Convection ovens are equipped with a fan that provides continuous apportionment of hot air around the food. This method cooks food upwardly to 25% faster. It too cooks food evenly no thing how many pans are on a rack or how close the racks are placed to one other. But for the fullest benefit of convection cooking, it's best to utilize blistering pans with low sides. Convection cooking is ideal for roasted and baked meats, poultry and fish as well equally baked goods. As a general dominion, to adapt a recipe to use in a convection oven, estrus the oven 25° lower than the recipe suggests and wait foods to cook in about 25% less fourth dimension, depending on the size of the food being cooked. For example, roasting a turkey may take an hour less while cookies may take simply a few minutes less. You'll need to experiment with recipes to determine the all-time oven temperature and timing to employ. Too, yous may want to contact the manufacturer of your convection oven and request an owner'south manual then you have recommendations specifically for your oven.

Originally Published: May 03, 2007