GE Profile P2B918SEMSS Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

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19Consumer SupportOperating InstructionsSafety Instructions InstallationInstructions Troubleshooting TipsUsing the convection oven. (upper oven only) ge.comIf your model has a door latch, do not lock the oven door with the latch during convection cooking. The latch is usedfor self-cleaning only.The convection oven fan shuts off when the oven door is opened. DO NOT leave the door open for long periods of timewhile using convection cooking.To help you understand the differencebetween convection bake and roast andtraditional bake and roast, here are somegeneral guidelines.Convection Bake■ Preheat the oven. See the Using the Oven–Preheating and Pan Placement section.■ Ideal for foods cooked on multiple racks.■ Good for large quantities of baked foods.■ Good results with cookies, biscuits,brownies, cupcakes, cream puffs, sweetrolls, angel food cake and bread.The convection fan circulates the heatedair evenly over and around the food.Convection Roast■ Good for large tender cuts of meat,uncovered.The convection fan circulates the heated airevenly over and around the food. Meat andpoultry are browned on all sides as if theywere cooked on a rotisserie. Heated air willbe circulated over, under and around thefood being roasted. The heated air seals injuices quickly for a moist and tender productwhile, at the same time, creating a richgolden brown exterior.Roasts or poultry should be cooked on rackposition (A).When you are convection roasting, it isimportant that you use a broiler pan and gridfor best convection roasting results. The panis used to catch grease spills and the grid isused to prevent grease spatters.■ Place the rack in rack position (A).In a convection oven, a fancirculates hot air over, under andaround the food. This circulatinghot air is evenly distributedthroughout the oven cavity. As aresult, foods are evenly cooked andbrowned—often in less time thanwith regular heat.Auto Recipe™ ConversionYou can use your favorite recipes in theconvection oven.When using CONVECTION BAKE,the oven will automatically convert theoven temperature from regular bakingto Convection Bake temperatures.Using the number pads, enterthe temperature recommendedin the recipe.Touch the Start pad.The display will show the temperatureyou entered from your recipe. Theoven will automatically convert it tothe convection cooking temperature.Touch the Clear/Off pad when bakingis finished.■ Use pan size recommended in the recipe.■ Some package instructions for frozencasseroles, main dishes or baked goodshave been developed using commercialconvection ovens. For best results in thisoven, preheat the oven and use thetemperature, for regular baking, onthe package.