New To Baking In Convection Ovens - Help Everything Burns!

Baking By tjbruner Updated 18 Dec 2017 , 6:24am by Cake-Monster

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tjbruner Posted 17 Dec 2017 , 4:00pm
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Hi,

I just started baking in a commercial kitchen and I am having a hard time adjusting to convection ovens.It seems no matter how hard I watch the batch, they brown extremely fast, leaving the inside under cooked when the outside looks done or close to burning. I know the oven cooks differently than a traditional home oven, but what can I do to get "perfect" results? I bake majority of my cakes at 320/325 f in both types of ovens.

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-K8memphis Posted 17 Dec 2017 , 4:51pm
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you need to turn the heat down -- keep experimenting -- can you turn the fan off when you have cakes in there? you can also put a pan of water in there if needed to slow the baking --

you can re-direct the air stream -- you could tent aluminum foil over the pan -- 

you just gotta keep experimenting --  some convection ovens do not bake cakes well at all permanently -- can't be fixed

best to you

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Cake-Monster Posted 18 Dec 2017 , 6:24am
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Go to your local food service or restaurant supply store, buy an oven thermometer for probably $10. I wouldn't be surprised if the convection oven is running hot and you might not know it.

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