For holiday cooking, the convection feature is a big help, once you know what the pros know. Consumer Reports and Susan Reid of Sift magazine offer tips on cooking in a convection oven.

Image: Shutterstock On the other hand, in a convection microwave oven, the heating element is assisted by a fan that forces air movement around the oven and heats it up completely, thus cooking food ...

When converting cooking time and temperature from a conventional oven recipe for use with an air fryer or convection oven, reduce the suggested temperature by 25°F and cut the cooking time by 20% ...

This was a significant time-savings compared to the standard oven testing where the cooking time ranged from 2 to 2 3/4 hours for a 12- to 16-pound bird.

Convection cooking is not the time to fill the oven rack with every pan you can squeeze in (we’re looking at you, Thanksgiving!). Instead, limit yourself to one dish per rack to give the air ...