convection oven

[homeschoolin'mygirls]

My oven of years and years and years died. I'm biting the bullet price-wise and tomorrow I am having a Kenmore Elite Convection Oven installed. (based on recs from oven threads, thank you ladies)

I've never cooked with a convection oven. What do I need to know? Are there guides to this? Or did you ladies learn to adjust temps hit and miss?

 

Thanks for any input

[rwjx2khsmj]

I take 25* off the cooking temp and set the timer for 20% less time. Usually I end up cooking longer than the -20% but I figure better safe than sorry.

All the info for converting cooking temp and time should be in your manual.

Enjoy!

[teamturner]

Your oven should come with instructions that include cooking times. I love that mine (Kitchen Aid) has a calculator feature that allows me to put in the temp/cook time on the recipe and the oven automatically adjusts them. 25 degrees less is a good rule of thumb. I would suggest getting a convection recipe book. I don't have one but I borrowed this one that I want to get it.

 

Enjoy your new oven! :D

[hornblower]

I have this oven. It comes with a convection convert feature so you can change the recipe temp automatically. It also comes with lots of other features - incl a setting for cookies and breads which are convection settings with differen fan speeds. Great oven; bakes evenly & quickly. I don't think you'll have any probs adjusting to it - I didn't & this is my first convection oven.