Electrolux E36DF76TPS Complete Owners Guide English - Page 19

Setting Oven Controls 19 Convection Bake Convection bake uses a fan to circulate the oven heat evenly and continuously (Figure 19). The improved heat distribution allows for even cooking results. Cooking with multiple racks may slightly increase cook times for some food types, but the overall result will be time saved. Oven temperature should be reduced when using a standard baking recipe. Benefits of convection bake: • Multiple oven rack baking. • Foods cook more evenly. Rack position 13 is for reference only. Do not place any rack on position 13 and attempt to cook! For best results: • Leave oven light off while baking. • Fully preheat the oven before baking items like cookies, cakes, biscuits, or breads. • When using a single rack, position food on rack 7 and center the food in the oven. • Use convection bake when baking cookies using two racks, use rack positions 3 and 11 (Figure 19). Position cookware as shown in Figure 20 when using multiple pans for convection baking. • Allow at lease 2 inches (5 cm) space between bakeware for proper air circulation. • If using a standard recipe, reduce temperature by 25° • Bake items such as cookies and biscuits on pans with no sides or very low sides to allow heated air to circulate around the food. Food items baked on pans with a dark finish will cook faster. • Dark or dull pans and glass absorb more heat than shiny bakeware resulting in dark or over browning of foods. To prevent this it may be necessary to reduce the oven temperature or cook time to prevent over browning of some foods. Shiny pans are recommended for cakes, cookies and muffins. • Do not open the oven door often. Doing so will reduce the oven temperature and may increase cook time. • Use the convection bake feature for layer cakes. FRONT Figure 20: Pan spacing IMPORTANT! The oven Conv Bake light will blink and the oven will not turn on if the temperature dial is set higher than 500ºF (260ºC). To set the oven for convection bake at 350°F (177°C): 1. Arrange the oven racks as desired before preheating. 2. Turn the function dial to conv bake. The Conv Bake indicator light will flash (Figure 21). Bake Conv Bake Conv Roast Broil Clean -Lock -Remove Racks Figure 21: Convection bake selection 3. Turn the temperature control knob to the 350. The Conv Bake indicator light will remain on but stop flashing. The oven will begin to preheat. The convection fan will turn on and remain on during the cooking process. 4. When the set temperature is reached the oven control will chime. 5. Place the food in the oven and close the door. 6. When baking is completed or to cancel Conv Bake at any time, turn the temperature and the function selector control knobs to OFF. Figure 19: Rack positions and convection air flow