GE Monogram ZET1038 Owner's Manual

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CookwareforconvectioncookingBefore using your convection oven, check to seeif your cookware leaves room for air circulation inthe oven. If you are baking with several pans,leave space between them. Also, be sure the pansdo not touch each other or the walls of the oven.Paper and PlasticHeat-resistant paper and plastic containers thatare recommended for use in regular ovens can beused in convection ovens. Plastic cookware that isheat-resistant to temperatures of 400°F can alsobe used.Metal and GlassAny type of cookware will work in your convectionoven. However, metal pans heat the fastest andare recommended for convection baking.Shiny (non-dark) pans are recommended forbest results.Glass or ceramic pans cook more slowly.When baking cookies, you will get the bestresults if you use a flat, shiny (non-dark) cookiesheet instead of a pan with low sides.For recipes like oven-baked chicken, use a panwith low sides. Hot air cannot circulate wellaround food in a pan with high sides.13Baking TipsWall OvenPanplacementFor even cooking and proper browning, theremust be enough room for air circulation in theoven. Baking results will be better if bakingpans are centered as much as possible ratherthan being placed to the front or to the backof the oven.Pans should not touch each other or the wallsof the oven. Allow 1- to 11⁄2″ space betweenpans as well as from the back of the oven, thedoor and the sides.If you need to use two racks, use rackpositions A and C and stagger the pans sothat one is not directly above the other.Preheating Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it.To preheat, set the oven at the correcttemperature—selecting a higher temperaturedoes not shorten preheat time. Preheat theoven for at least 15 minutes, or until theHEATING light goes off. This may take upto 20 minutes.Preheating is necessary for good results whenbaking cakes, cookies, pastry and breads.Preheat for at least 15 minutes.The HEATING light will come on and stay onuntil the oven temperature reaches the pre-settemperature. When the light goes off, foodswith recipes requiring a preheated ovenshould be placed in the oven.NOTE: This light will CYCLE on and off duringthe remainder of the cooking process.AluminumfoilNever entirely cover a rack with aluminum foil.This will disturb the heat circulation and resultin poor baking. A smaller sheet of foil may beused to catch a spillover by placing it on a lowerrack several inches below the food.ConvectionfanWhen using the convection oven, a fan circulateshot air over, under and around the food.This circulating hot air is evenly distributedthroughout the oven cavity. As a result, foods areevenly cooked and browned—often in less timewith convection heat.NOTE: The convection fan will cycle on and off whilecooking to best distribute hot air in the oven.DO NOT leave the door open for long periods of timewhile using convection cooking or you may shorten thelife of the convection heating element.