Using Your Oven

Before Using Your Oven

PREHEATING the oven, even to

Oven Interior Shelves

high
tem~erature
settirws.
is
s~eedv.
1. Look at the controls. Be sure
you understand how to set them
properly. Read over the directions
for the Automatic Oven Timer so
you understand its use with the
controls.
2. Check oven interior. Look
at
the shelves. Take
a
practice run
at removing and replacing them
properly, to give sure, sturdy support.
3. Read over information and tips
that follow.
4. Keep this book handy so you
can refer to it, especially during
the first weeks of getting
acquainted with your range.

Oven Controls

The controls for the oven are
marked OVEN SET and OVEN
TEMP. The OVEN SET control
It%ely
&kes
longer
th~n’
10 ‘ J
minutes. Preheat the oven only
when necessary. Most foods will
cook satisfactorily without
preheating. If you find preheating
is necessary, keep an eye on the
indicator light and put food in the
oven promptly after light goes out.

Oven On Light

The Oven On light, located to the
left of the OVEN SET knob, will
glow any time the OVEN SET
knob is not in the OFF position.

Oven Light

(on

models so equipped)
has settings for BAKE, TIME The light comes on automatically
BAKE, BROIL, CLEAN and OFF. when the door is opened. (On
When you turn the knob to the models with oven window use
desired setting, the proper heating switch to turn light on and off
units are then activated for that
when door is closed. )
operation. Switch is located on front of door.
OVEN TEMP control maintains the
temperature you set, from WARM
(
150°F.)
to BROIL
(550”F.)
and
also
at
CLEAN
(880°F.).

Oven Cycling Light

The Oven Cycling Light glows
until the oven reaches your selected
temperature, then goes off’ and on
with the oven unit(s) during cooking.
The shelves are designed with
stop-locks so that when placed
correctly on the shelf supports,
they (a) will stop before coming
completely from the oven, and
(b) will not tilt when removing
food from or placing food on them.
TO REMOVE THE SHELVES
from the oven, pull them toward
you, tilt front end upward and pull
them out.
TO REPLACE, place shelf on
shelf support with stop-locks
(curved extension under shelf)
facing up toward the rear of the
oven. Tilt up front and push the
shelf toward the back of the oven
until it goes past “stop” on the
oven wall. Then lower the front of
the shelf and push it all the way back.

Shelf Positions

The oven has four shelf
supports—
A (bottom), B, C and D (top).
Shelf positions for cooking food
are suggested on Baking, Roasting
and Broiling pages.
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