Before Using the Oven
Aluminum Foil
!WARNING
Oven Racks and Rack Positions
Your range has 6 oven rack positions to accommodate many types of cooking and cookware.
To avoid risk of personal injury, property damage or fire, do not line oven bottom, racks, or broiler pan and grid with aluminum foil.
When placed on the oven bottom or racks, aluminum foil not only creates a hazard, but also affects cooking performance. To minimize spills in the oven, place a shallow pan or cookie sheet on rack underneath food items that drip or spill. The pan must not touch the oven walls, front, or back. DO NOT use aluminum foil, even if it is trimmed to
Position oven rack before turning oven on.
1.Pull rack forward to stop position.
2.Raise front edge of rack and pull until rack is out of oven.
3.Place rack in new rack position.
•Curved edge of rack must be toward rear of oven.
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size, as a substitute for a drip pan.
Rack Position Guidelines for Baking, Roasting and Braising
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2 | Puff pastry products, strudels, casseroles, muffins, | |
small pork loin and Eye of Round roast. | ||
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Halved chickens, whole pork tenderloin, Cornish hens,
3pot pies, frozen pizzas, quick breads (corn bread, biscuits)
4 | Roast tenderloin of beef, whole chicken, whole pork loin, | |
roasted vegetables such as acorn or spaghetti squash. | ||
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5Whole turkey, capons, tip roasts and dressings Large cuts of roast meats such as top round,
6standing rib roast, crown roast of lamb and boston butts. Baked and sweet potatoes, flat breads and cobblers.
Rack Position Guidelines for Broiling
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1 | Boneless pork chops, boneless skinless chicken breast, | |
fish fillets, tuna steaks. | ||
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2 | 1/2 to 3/4" thick beef or tuna steaks, or pork chops. | |
London Broil. | ||
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3 | 1 to 1 1/2" thick steaks, 1 to 2" thick pork chops. | |
Lobster tails. | ||
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