GE 164D3333P095 Preheating and pan placement, Cookie sheets, Aluminum foil, Baking or Roasting

Baking or Roasting

Wall Oven

Preheating and pan placement

Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it. To preheat, set the oven at the correct temperature. Preheating is necessary for good results when baking cakes, cookies, pastry and breads.

For ovens without a preheat indicator light or tone, preheat 10 minutes.

Baking results will be better if baking pans are centered in the oven as much as possible. Pans should not touch each other or the walls of the oven. If you need to use two shelves, stagger the pans so one is not directly above the other, and leave approximately 11⁄2″ between pans, from the front, back and sides of the wall.

Cookie sheets

(on some models)

As an added convenience for you when using your new convection oven, we have provided three cookie sheets.

The two large ones are for use on the flat shelves. The small cookie sheet is for use on the offset shelf. The cookie sheets provide uniform baking. They are dishwasher safe, durable and will not warp or rust.

Insulated cookie sheets, with an easy grip lip, are made of two layers of aluminum with an insulating layer of air for uniform baking. Aluminum is an oven baking metal. It is not, however, a non-stick surface. If your recipe recommends greasing, spray lightly with a non- stick vegetable coating; wipe off the excess. If preferred, put a light film of shortening on the cookie sheet. Cookies should cool at least 2 minutes before removing them from the sheet.

We recommend that you use Convection Bake for multi-shelf cooking. For two-shelf baking, place the offset shelf in the bottom (A) shelf position. Place the straight shelf in the third (C) shelf position. Place the small cookie sheet on the offset rack. Always use a cool cookie sheet.

On double oven models, when baking on three shelves, divide the oven into thirds by placing the offset shelf in the third (C) shelf position and straight shelves in the first (A) and fourth

(D)shelf position. See the Convection Baking section.

Your insulated cookie sheets can be used for convection baking or regular baking. However, if you choose not to use Convection Bake for baking cookies and are baking on the insulated cookie sheets, you may find that the recommended baking time needs to be increased 3 to 5 minutes.

Aluminum foil

You can use aluminum foil to line the broiler pan and broiler grid. However, you must mold the foil tightly to the grid and cut slits in it just like the grid.

Aluminum foil may also be used to catch a spillover.

Never entirely cover a shelf with aluminum foil. This will disturb the heat circulation and result in poor baking.

A smaller sheet of foil may be used to catch a spillover by placing it on a lower shelf several inches below the food.

Cut slits in the foil just like the grid.

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