If you’re making cookies, cakes, or pies, you should set the oven to convection bake. If you’re cooking a pot roast or turkey, you should set the oven to convection roast.

Some appliances will automatically adjust the temperature for convection cooking. Refer to the user’s manual to see if your oven automatically adjusts the temperature.

If your convection microwave doesn’t have a preheating feature, wait roughly 10 minutes to ensure the microwave has heated thoroughly before putting your food into it.