Before Setting Oven Contrds
Oven vent location
The oven vent is located under the left rear surface
element (See Fig. 1). When the oven is on, warm air passes through this vent. This venting is necessary for proper air circulation in the oven and good baking results. Do not
block oven vent.
Fig. 1
Removing, replacing and arranging racks
Always use pot holders or oven mills when
using the oven. When cooking, the oven interior and exterior, oven racks and cooktop will become very hot
which can cause | burns. |
jr_ | Protective Liners m DO NOT USE |
ALUMINUM FOIL to line the oven bottom. Only use aluminum foil as recommended in this manual. Improper installation of these liners may result in risk of electric shock, or fire.
Types of oven racks
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oven rack
The flat oven rack (some models) or fiat handle oven rack (some models) may be used for most cooking needs.
The offset oven rack (some models) is designed to place the base of the rack about 1/2 of a rack position lower than flat oven racks. This design provides several additional possible positions between the flat rack positions.
To maximize oven cooking space place the bottom oven rack (on some models) in the lowest rack position for
Arranging - always arrange the oven racks when the oven
is cool (prior to operating the oven).
To remove- pull the rack
forward until it stops. Lift up front of rack and slide out.
To replace - fit oven rack
onto the rack guides on both sides of oven walls. Tilt the
front of oven rack upward and slide the rack bad< into place. Be sure oven racks are level before using.
some
models
Fig. 2
roasting large cuts of meat.
Fig. 3
Air circulation in the oven
For best baking results allow
Recommended oven rack positions by food type: |
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Food type |
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Broiling |
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Cookies, cakes, | pies, biscuits & muffins | 4or5 | |
Frozen pies, angel food cake, yeast, bread |
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and | casseroles | 2or3 | |
Small | cuts of meat or poultry | lor2 | |
Turkey, | roast or | ham | lor2 |
around the food (See Fig. 3 ).
Baking layer cakes with 1 or 2 oven racks
For best results when baking cakes or cookies using 2 oven racks, place cookware on rack positions 2 and 5 (6 using the offset oven rack on some models). For best results when baking cakes or cookies using a single oven rack, place cookware on rack in positions 2, 3 or 4 (See Fig. 2).
