Using Your Electric Oven
NOTES:
•Before turning oven on, position oven rack(s) in desired location.
•Be sure the rack(s) is level.
•Use pot holders or oven mitts to protect hands if rack(s) must be moved while oven is hot.
•Do not let pot holder or oven mitt touch oven bottom.
2.Choose baking setting.
PRESS
BAKE
3. Set temperature (optional).
Do this step if you want to set a tempera- ture other than 350°F for Bake.
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CONTROL
LOCK
NOTE: See a reliable cookbook for temperature recommendations.
4. Preheat oven.
The temperature display will show LO until the temperature reaches 170°F. After that, the temperature display will show the actual oven temperature at each 5° increase and stop at the set temperature. One long tone will sound when the oven is preheated.
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START
5. Put food in oven.
NOTE: If you want to change the baking temperature after baking has begun, repeat Steps 2, 3, and 4.
Roasting tips
•Spatter can be reduced by lining the bot- tom of the roasting pan with lightly crushed aluminum foil.
•Use an accurate meat thermometer to determine when meat has reached desired degree of doneness. Insert the thermome- ter into the center of the thickest portion of the meat or inner thigh or breast of poultry. For an accurate reading, the tip of the thermometer should not touch fat, bone, or gristle.
•After reading the thermometer once, push it further into the meat 1⁄2 inch or more and read again. If the temperature drops, return the meat to the oven for more cooking.
•Check pork and poultry with a thermom- eter in 2 to 3 places to ensure adequate doneness.
•Poultry and roasts will be easier to carve if loosely covered with foil and allowed to stand 10 to 15 minutes after re- moval from the oven.
Positioning racks and pans
Place the oven racks where you need them before turning on the oven.
•To move a rack, pull it out to the stop position, raise the front edge and lift it out.
•Be sure the rack(s) is level.
•Use pot holders or oven mitts to protect your hands if rack(s) must be moved while the oven is hot.
•For best performance, cook on one rack. Place the rack so
the top of the food will be centered in the oven.
6. After cooking, turn off oven.
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