Viking VSOT Use and Care Manual - Page 21

The Speedcook Oven Toast Bake Operation toast Toasting browns and crisps foods. Using high heat and high-speed air, the Toast mode can enhance flavor and melt cheese. bake Traditionally, to bake is to cook with dry heat. Hot air from the top and bottom of the oven envelops the food in a radiant dry heat, which combines with a little moisture from the food to become a circulating vapor in the oven. Use Toast mode for foods like bread, bagels, tortillas, and pastries. For best results, place food directly on the oven rack. For products like filled pastries that may run over, use a metal sheet pan. The Speedcook Oven uses the traditional baking process. However, the hot air is moved through the cook cavity at higher speeds than in a traditional oven. This rapid movement of air decreases cook times while ensuring foods bake evenly and retain more moisture. Baking is the usual mode for cooking breads, cakes, cookies and other pastries, and most casseroles. In Bake mode, metal cookware will provide more bottom browning while items in glass cookware will tend to cook a little faster. Pizzas can be baked on a pizza pan or placed directly on the oven rack. Some casseroles may need to be covered with parchment paper to prevent overbrowning. 21