Convection oven is about 25°F different from the temperature you entered

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Some ovens automatically convert conventional recipe temperatures for convection, commonly by about 25°F. Check whether Convection Conversion/Auto Recipe Conversion is enabled before diagnosing a temperature fault.

Check these first

• Compare Bake vs Convection Bake.
• Check Auto/Convection Conversion setting in the model manual.
• Confirm whether the displayed setpoint was automatically changed.

Fix it in this order

1. Disable automatic conversion only if the manual allows and you want to enter already-converted temperatures yourself.
2. Retest conventional Bake before calibrating the oven globally.

Evidence to keep

• Mode used
• Entered vs displayed temperature
• Conversion setting

Do not make it harder

• Global calibration to compensate for an intentional convection conversion

How you know it is fixed

• The displayed/actual behavior matches the chosen convection setting and recipes cook correctly.

If the obvious fix does not work

1. If conventional Bake is also consistently wrong, use the calibration branch.
2. If convection cannot hold heat, use heating/control diagnosis.

If this still isn't resolved

1. Manufacturer support for model-specific conversion behavior

Sources for this path

Use these references to confirm provider-, model-, policy-, or jurisdiction-specific details before an irreversible step.

• GE oven temperature guidance
• U.S. CPSC recall database
• U.S. CPSC gas-range page

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