Cooking With Convection; Convection Baking; Converting Conventional Baking To Convection Baking - Thermador Professional PRO-GRAND PD30 Serie Manual De Cuidado Y Uso

Section FIVE: USING THE COOKTOP

Cooking with Convection

There are many advantages to
cooking with convection. In the
convection system, a fan in the
back of the oven moves heated air
evenly around the oven. The
moving air provides even heat so
foods can be placed on any rack
level with consistent results.
Multiple racks of foods can be
cooked or large quantities of foods
can be cooked at the same time.
Foods will cook thoroughly without
having to rotate pans.
Low shallow bake ware should be
used with convection cooking. This
allows the heated air to circulate
around the food. Pans with high
sides or pans that are covered are
not suitable for convection cooking
because high sides or lids prohibit
the warm air from circulating
around the food.
Your favorite pans and cookware
can be used for convection cooking
provided they have low sides to
allow the heated air to circulate
around the food. Any food cooked
uncovered will brown evenly and
form a nice crust. Foods in covered
dishes (casseroles, pot roast) or
delicate custards do no benefit
from convection cooking.
Convection

Convection Baking

Time can be saved by baking an
entire batch of cookies at the same
time. The cookies will bake evenly
and be done all at once. The baking
time may be shorter due to the
warm circulating air. For small
items such as cookies, check to
see if they are done one to two
minutes before the recipe time.
For larger baked items such as
cakes, check five to six minutes
before the time indicated on the
recipe.
Convection cooking of meat and
poultry will result in foods that are
brown and crispy on the outside
and moist and juicy on the inside.
Large meat or poultry items may
cook up to 30 minutes less than
the suggested time so check them
so they will not be over baked. A
meat thermometer or an instant
read thermometer will provide
more accurate results than the
"minute per pound" method. The
larger the piece of meat or poultry,
the more time you will save.
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Converting Conventional
Baking to Convection
Baking
To convert most recipes for baked
items (cookies, cakes, pies, etc.);
reduce the oven temperature by
25°F. For meats and poultry, the
temperature should not be
reduced. The same temperature
recommended in recipes and
cooking charts for meats and
poultry should be used.