Should I use the convection setting for cookies?

Table of Contents:

1. Should I use the convection setting for cookies?
2. Where is the hottest spot in an electric oven?
3. Should I cook pizza on bottom of oven?
4. Can I bake directly on tray?

Should I use the convection setting for cookies?

Baking with convection yields a rounded, taller cookie with a crisp exterior. Even heat created by the air circulating in convection yields the irresistible combination of crunchy and gooey – and some say it's the secret to the perfect cookie. But, if you prefer a softer, chewy cookie, use Bake mode without convection.

Where is the hottest spot in an electric oven?

Your oven is hottest around its periphery: sides, bottom, and top. The closer you get to those metal walls, the hotter the air. Thus anything baked towards the periphery will bake and brown more quickly than anything baked in the center of the oven.

Should I cook pizza on bottom of oven?

Hot air rises, so the top of the oven is actually consistently hotter, while the bottom of the oven will heat in bursts to maintain the overall temperature. The bottom oven rack is great for crust breads and pizzas… baked goods that you want to intensely brown on the bottom.

Can I bake directly on tray?

Cookies, puff pastries, thin tarts, quesadillas, roasted vegetables… all can be baked without aluminum foil or parchment paper, directly on the tray. ... Scratch resistant, you may cut directly on the Baking Tray without damaging it. And the smooth, glazed surface doesn't stick when lightly greased.