Bosch Appliances HES7052U manual Getting the Most Out of Your Oven, Oven Cooking Guide

Getting the Most Out of Your Appliance

•Do not use glass pans as they may scratch the surface.

Specialty Pans	Specialty pans such as griddles, roasters, pressure cookers, woks, water bath
	canners and pressure canners must have the same features as described above.
	Use only a flat-bottomed wok. Never place a support ring, such as a wok ring or
	trivet, on the cooking surface.

Getting the Most Out of Your Oven

Oven Cooking Guide

Rack Position

	• RACK POSITION 6 (highest position) – melting cheese, broiling thin foods
6	• RACK POSITION 5 – broiling most meats, toasting bread
5	• RACK POSITION 4 – broiling thicker meats
4	• RACK POSITION 3 – most baked goods when baking on one rack, such as
3	on cookie sheet or baking pan, cakes, frozen foods, biscuits, brownies,
2	muffins
1	• RACK POSITION 2 – Used for pies, casseroles, breads, bundt or pound
	cakes, small roasts or poultry.
	• RACK POSITION 1 (lowest position) – Use for angel food cake, large
	roasts, turkey.
	Figure 15: Rack Positions
Multiple Rack Cooking	When using multiple racks, follow the placement recommendations below.
	• Two rack: Use rack positions 2 and 5.
	• Three rack: (for convection bake): Use positions 1, 3 and 6. The rack in posi-
	tion 3 can be extension rack if desired.
Pan Placement	Baking results are better if pans are placed in the center of the oven. If baking
	more than one pan on a rack, allow at least 1" to 1 ½” of air space around the pan.

When baking four cake layers at the same time, stagger pans on two racks so that one pan is not directly above the other. To allow for best baking results stagger pans as shown in the graphic below.

	Pan placement on
	one rack
	Pan placement on
	two racks
	Figure 16: Pan Placement
Baking Pans	Here are some tips for cooking with baking pans:
	• Glass baking dishes absorb heat, therefore reduce oven temperature 25°F
	when baking in glass.
	• Shiny, smooth metal reflects heat resulting in lighter, more delicate browning.
	• Dark, rough or dull pans will absorb heat resulting in browner, crisper crust.
	Some manufacturers recommend reducing temperature 25° F when using
	these pans. Follow manufacturer recommendations.
	• Use glass or dark metal pans for pies.
	• Insulated baking pans may increase the recommended baking time.

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