GE PT970SMSS Owners Manual - Page 30

Consumer Support Troubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the lower convection oven. Grid Broiler pan Convection Roast s 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. 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. 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°F can also be used. 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. s Darkened or matte-finished pans will bake faster than shiny pans. s 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. How to Set the Oven for Convection Baking or Roasting Press the Convection Bake pad once (Convection Bake Multi mode) for multi-rack convection baking. This mode is used for cooking food items on more than one rack (i.e. 2, 3 or more racks) at the same time in convection bake. See Multi-Rack Baking section for more information. Press the Convection Bake pad twice (Convection Bake 1 Rack mode) for one rack convection baking. This mode is used for cooking food items on only one rack in convection bake. Press the Convection Roast pad for convection roasting. Press the number pads to set the desired oven temperature. Press the Start pad. When the oven starts to heat, the changing temperature, starting at 100°F, will be displayed. When oven reaches the temperature you set, 3 beeps will sound. Press Clear/Off pad when finished. s You will hear a fan while cooking with convection. The fan will stop when the door is opened, but the heat will not turn off. s You may hear the oven clicking during baking. This is normal. 30