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Not a convection cooker but I made a recipe that called for my chicken to cook on 350 degrees...when I preheated my oven it beeped ready at 325 degrees. I found that my chicken wasn’t cooked enough....my question is: should I have preheated my oven to 375 degrees so that the temperature beeps ready at 350 degrees. I’m going to assume that the 25 degree difference is already a preset on my Maytag oven. Thanks for your help as I’m frustrated using The convection oven(:

I will depend on your settings on your oven. Do you have your instruction manual?  
 
My mom's convection oven doesn't reduce the temp, but mine will on convection bake (by 25 degrees like yours). My convection roast is true to temp, but has a different arrangement of elements on. The convection bake will only have the rear element on, while the roast will have the top ones on. Regular baking will have the bottom one only, and regular broil will haev some assortment of top ones depending on if it's high or low.  
 
Depending on your recipe, it might be easier to just bake it on a regular setting. I use my convection roast a lot, but I haven't cracked the secret of convection bake.  
 
Also, you have to remember that the time indicated on recipes are guidelines only. Unless you're doing something precision like canning (where you much obey the time instructions while processing), most things are done when they're done. If you're chicken isn't done, cook it longer! (If it's getting too brown, either turn off the convection function, or cover in foil.)