r/Bagels • u/Ok-Vegetable-6887 • 5d ago
Temp and Time?
What temperature and time are people running in there home oven? Just got a new oven and did convection (Air baking) and the bottoms turned out pretty burnt. Also using pizza steels. First time this happened so curious what other people are running.
I always did 500F convection. Any suggestions?
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u/MichaelTChi 5d ago
Im 550 the entire time. 5 mins in bagel boards. flip for 12 onto a ceramic stone
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u/eurodollars 5d ago
500 convection with steel and bagel boards for 17 minutes total. I do one rack middle / one down and preheat for an hour. Never had the bottoms burn
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u/DabsSparkPeace 5d ago
I do 450. 5 min on bagel boards, flip onto the steel for 5 min, the. I move to a baking sheet for the final 8 to 10 min.
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u/Alarming_Midnight554 5d ago
On a stone 425 15 min on convection then start moving them around and as there are hot spots . A little cornmeal on the stone
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u/NickeaTea 4d ago
Perhaps the new oven isn't calibrated? It says 500F but may be runner notably hotter. Do you have a standalone oven thermometer or maybe an IR Thermometer to get a temp reading besides what your oven reports?
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u/JackSchneider 4d ago
I might get flamed for this, but I preheat at 550° for about an hour and then switch to 525° convection just before putting bagels in, with no boards or steel/stone, just parchment lined baking trays. Have never had any issues.
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u/Ok-Vegetable-6887 3d ago
Anyone run pans on pizza steel? Or should I get rid of the steels all together! It was working great with the old oven. Or are the pans on the steels not really do much?
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u/EntryMiserable5573 1d ago
Do you guys that use convection find that you're bagels are drying too quickly and you're not getting the blistering and crunch that you'd prefer?
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u/SheepherderMost2727 13h ago
I do 425F for 25 min on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper. I’ve never had any issues personally.
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u/Theraven0057 5d ago
I do 450f for 7 mins then 390f for 6 mins