Manual convection and automatic mix cooking – Hestan 24 Inch Countertop Convection Microwave Oven Use and Care Manual User Manual

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MANUAL CONVECTION AND AUTOMATIC MIX COOKING

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HELPFUL HINTS FOR CONVECTION AND AUTOMATIC MIX COOKING

Your convection microwave oven can cook any

food perfectly because of the number of ways

it can cook: microwave only, automatic mix,

convection only or broil. This use and care manual

tells you how to program the oven and offers

certain charts and guidelines to help you get the

best use of your oven.

The oven cannot be used without the turntable

in place. Never restrict the movement of the

turntable.

CONVECTION COOKING

1. When preheating, the turntable can be left

in or removed. When using the high rack

for 2 shelf baking in a preheated oven, it is

easier to remove the turntable for preheat.

Place the high rack on turntable along with

food. When preheat is over, open the oven

door and quickly place the turntable, high

rack and food to be baked inside.

2. Do not cover the turntable, low rack or high

rack with aluminum foil. It interferes with

air flow that cooks food.

3. Round pizza pans are excellent cooking

utensils for many convection-only items.

Choose pans that do not have extended

handles.

4. Using a preheated low rack can give a grilled

appearance to steaks, hot dogs etc.

AUTOMATIC MIX COOKING

1. Meats are best when roasted directly on

the low rack. A dish can be placed below

the meat if gravy is to be made from the

drippings.

2. Less tender cuts of meat can be roasted and

tenderized using oven cooking bags.

3. When baking, check for doneness after time

has elapsed. If not completely done, let

stand in oven a few minutes to complete

cooking.

NOTES

• During mix baking, some metal baking

utensils may cause arcing when they come

in contact with the turntable, oven walls

or accessory racks. Arcing is a discharge of

electricity that occurs when microwaves

come in contact with metal. If arcing

occurs, place a heat resistant dish (Pyrex

pie plate, glass pizza dish or dinner plate)

between the pan and the turntable or rack.

• If arcing occurs with other metal baking

utensils, discontinue their use for mix

cooking.