Guide to Use of the Oven Shelf
●Do not store or cook with metil shelf on floor of oven. Product damage may result.
●Use potholders when handling metal shelf and cookware. They may be hot.
c Do not store or use microwave browning dish on metal shelf.
The two position wire shelf is specifically designed for added capacity heating and reheating in your Spacemaker” microwave oven. More than one food may be heated or reheated and ready to serve at the same time.
When microwaving with the oven shelf, some techniques will differ from the cookbook which came with your oven. It is important to arrange foods properly, and this is shown on the next page. Cookware size is important; select from among the suggestions at right. Also, food size should be considered; foods over 3 Y2 inches high, or 3 pounds are not recommended for shelf cooking.
Batters and dough foods and also uncooked foods which need to be prepared from scratch should be cooked without the oven shelf, following cookbook directions.
Use pot holders when handling foods heated together with your oven shelf, especially when heating larger amounts of food in
Cookware for Shelf Heating and Reheating
Before placing food in the dishes, check to see that they WN fit together on or under the shelf. Also, be sure cookware is microwave safe.
Cookware for heating or reheating include 1 cup measuring cup,
T~eftovers may be placed in small individual ceramic or plastic bowls or divided plates.
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Use wax paper or plastic wrap instead of lids on casseroles. Lids may add too much height to dish.
Positioning the Shelf
To insert shelf, tip the back slightly and fit the shelf support guides onto the support guides located on each side of rear oven wall.
Next, lower the front until the shelf support guides fit onto the support guides located at each side of the oven in the front.
When properly positioned, the shelf should fit snugly in place.
Shelf has two positions. Use in low position when heating two casseroles or reheating frozen TV dinners or entrees.
The high shelf position more evenly spaces the area above and below the shelf. Use this position for heating plates of leftovers.
When properly positioned, the shelf should fit snugly in place, be level and not touch the back wall of the oven.
If arcing occurs when using the shelf to cook more than one food at the same time, turn the oven off. Make sure the shelf is positioned securely on all four shelf suppoti and not touching oven walls.
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