Hi Ted, we don't normally recommend preheating the Staub Dutch oven empty, but if that is your practice, I would recommend removing the lid after 20 minutes of baking. When sticking the pot and bread in a preheated oven (without preheating the pot), remove the lid after 25 minutes. I would also consider baking on regular bake at 450°F rather than convection, since the convection won't have much impact on bread baked in a Dutch oven. 

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