Using and Caring for Your Oven

Rack positions

No. 5

No. 4

No. 3

No. 2

No. 1

Rack placement for specific foods:

(For rack positions, see “Rack positions” in previous column.)

RACK

FOODPOSITION

Frozen pies

2

Angel food and bundt cakes,

most quick breads, yeast 1 or 2 breads, casseroles, meats

Cookies, biscuits, muffins,

Your oven has three straight racks and five

cakes, nonfrozen pies

2 or 3

rack positions. Rack position 5 is the high- est position, or farthest from the bottom of the oven. Rack position 1 is the lowest posi- tion, or closest to the bottom of the oven.

Baking tips

(BAKE pad)

For proper cooking, follow these guidelines:

When using one rack, place the rack so the top of the food will be centered in the oven.

When using more than one rack, use the Convection Bake setting.

Use only one cookie sheet in the oven at a time when using the Bake setting.

Bakeware tips

When baking with insulated cookie sheets or baking pans, place them in the bottom third of the oven. You may need to increase the recommended baking times, so test for doneness before removing from the oven.

When using ovenproof glassware or dark bakeware, reduce the oven tempera- ture by 25°F (16°C), but use the same baking time. Because these pans absorb heat, producing darker bottom browning and crispier crusts, place the rack in the center of the oven. When baking pies and bread, you can use the temperature sug- gested in the recipe.

NOTE: For additional baking tips see “Baking or convection baking” in this section.

Convection baking tips

(CONVECTION BAKE pad)

Do not use aluminum foil when convection baking. Aluminum foil may block airflow.

Reduce recommended standard cooking tem- peratures by approximately 25°F (16°C). The cooking times can also be reduced for most recipes. See recipes and cooking charts in your convection oven cookbook for recom- mended temperatures and times, or use EASY CONVECT™ Conversion (later in this section). NOTE: Cooking time may be longer when you use more than one rack.

When baking on two or three racks, use the Convection Bake setting for more even results. (You can, however, use only one rack when Convection Baking.)

To use three racks during convection baking, place one rack in position 5 (the highest position), another rack in position

1 (the closest to the oven bottom), and the third rack in position 3. This allows all three racks to be an equal distance apart for better baking.

Stagger cake pans or other cookware in opposite directions on each rack when three racks are used.

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KitchenAid KGRT507 warranty Bakeware tips, Convection baking tips, Rack Foodposition

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