Questions about my Breville convection oven

[sushigirlie]

The instruction manual says that usually it's best to turn on convection, but for some recipes it's best to leave it off. It provides no further insight, and I don't have any feel for convection. Here are my questions:

How do I decide whether to turn convection on or off?
If I'm following a recipe and have convection on, should I just lower the temperature by 25 degrees as the instruction manual suggests?

[goodhealthgourmet]

If I'm following a recipe and have convection on, should I just lower the temperature by 25 degrees as the instruction manual suggests?
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yep.

as for when to use it, that's really a matter of personal preference and experience. the only time to absolutely NOT use it is with delicate things like souffles or batters that are likely to collapse from the fan blowing.

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