How to Cook Potatoes in a Convection Oven

Cooking with a convection oven is as easy as cooking with a conventional oven. You don't have to worry about hot spots like you do with a conventional oven, and the process takes less energy and time. You can modify potato recipes for a convection oven by remembering the number 25--lower the temperature by 25 degrees and reduce the cooking time by 25 percent. The following are guidelines for baking whole potatoes in a convection oven.

Things You'll Need

• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat your convection oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Scrub each potato under cold running water. Dry them thoroughly with a paper towel and pierce them deeply with a fork or knife multiple times, all around each potato. Piercing them allows steam to escape while they cook and prevents the potatoes from exploding in your convection oven.

3. Rub the skin of each potato you are baking with olive oil if you want the skin to remain soft. Season them with salt and pepper if desired.

4. Place the prepared potatoes directly on your oven rack and bake for about 45 minutes, turning them halfway through to prevent the skin from turning brown where it touches the rack.

5. Test for doneness by using a thermometer (internal temperature should be 210 degrees F) or by squeezing the middle of each potato (should give easily). Larger potatoes take longer to cook than smaller potatoes.

References

• Perfect Baked Potatoes

Resources

• Baked Potato Recipes