GE ZET3058 Other speedcooking tips, Rack positions for speed baking, You must preheat your oven

Other speedcooking tips. . .

You must preheat your oven.

Put the food in the oven after the preheat beep when the oven control displays “Put Food In Oven” and then press START. You must press the START key after placing the food in the oven to start the speedcook mode.

When choosing a speedcook food category, refer to the chart on page 16.

All frozen foods should be speedcooked using the FROZENFOODS category.

When baking potatoes, the recommended cooking temperature is 350°F and cooking time is 90 minutes for medium sized potatoes. Add an additional 15–30 minutes for large potatoes or when baking more than four potatoes.

In general, when cooking meats wrapped in dough or refrigerated dough product, use the Biscuit/Roll or BakedGoods category.

For recipes using a large quantity of cheese, milk and/or eggs, use the BakedGoods category.

Larger amounts of food or multiple racks of food may require additional time. Check food doneness as prompted and continue cooking as needed.

Items such as appetizers, cookies, biscuits

and rolls can be speed baked on multiple racks. Cooking time may increase slightly for some foods, but since two or three racks of food are being cooked at the same time, the overall result is substantial time saved.

When cooking multiple items or pans, leave space between them for maximum air circulation.

Cakes and quick breads (banana, zucchini or pumpkin bread) are not recommended for multiple rack speed baking. Place cakes side-by- side on one rack if speed baking. When using more than one rack to cook these foods, use CONV MULTI mode. See Using the convection modes section.

Meats/Poultry

Cooking times will vary depending on the cut of meat. Check for doneness at minimum time. Note: Meats will continue to cook and internal temperatures will rise after they are removed from the oven (standing time).

Use the broiler pan and grid provided with your oven for best results.

As in a conventional oven, aluminum foil may be used to shield food—to prevent overbrowning or overcooking (i.e., placing small strips of foil on tips of wings and legs of poultry). Also, foil covers may be tented over food (i.e., large frozen casseroles) toward the end of their cook time to prevent overbrowning or overcooking. Make sure that the foil is securely attached to the food. However, large amounts of foil or fully enclosing food in foil blocks the microwave energy, which eliminates time savings.

Do not use oven thermometers, meat thermometers or wire twist-ties in the oven while speedcooking.

Pop-up thermometers in your meat may be inaccurate. Check the temperature of the meat with a thermometer after removing the meat from the oven.

For best results, speed bake turkeys unstuffed.

Rack positions for speed baking. . .

If cooking on one rack, place food so that it is approximately centered in the oven.

Rack Positions and Examples

CCookies, pizza, pie, muffins, cakes, biscuits, casseroles

BLoaves of bread, bundt cakes, meat loaf, small and medium roasts, whole chicken

AVery tall items: turkey, large roasts, angel food cakes

If cooking on two racks, use rack positions A and D to provide lots of space between items for optimal results.

If cooking on three racks, use rack positions A, C and E.

E

D

C

B

A

Rack positions, Trivection™ Oven.

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