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It is recommended that distilled water be used. The water
reservoir holds 8 cups (2,000 mL) of water. For more information,
see the Steam-Assisted Cooking section.
If you will be on vacation or not using your range for an extended
period of time, you should drain the water from the reservoir. See
the Water Reservoir Drain Operation section.

Descale

Calcium deposits or scale from water may build up in the steam
generator over time. The descale indicator light will come on
when it is necessary to descale. Descale the steam generator
following the instructions provided in the Descaling section of
Range Care.

Oven Timer

The Oven Timer can be set in hours and minutes and counts
down the set time.
The Oven Timer will not turn off the oven, except during the
self-clean cycle.
The Oven Timer is not an independent timer, it can only be
used with cooking functions.
When the set time ends, 0:00 will appear on the display and a
tone will sound 4 times. Four reminder tones will sound every
minute and the time will count up in 1-minute increments to let
you know how much time has elapsed since the set time ended.
The time will continue to count up until you reset or turn off the
oven.
OVEN USE
Odors and smoke are normal when the oven is used the first few
times, or when it is heavily soiled.
IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to
the fumes given off. Exposure to the fumes may result in death to
certain birds. Always move birds to another closed and well-
ventilated room.
NOTE: For 208V installations it is recommended that cooking
temperatures be increased by 15°F (8°C) to adjust for reduced
voltage.

Positioning Racks and Bakeware

IMPORTANT: To avoid permanent damage to the porcelain
finish, do not place food or bakeware directly on the oven door or
bottom.

RACKS

NOTES:
Position racks before turning on the oven.
Do not position racks with bakeware on them.
Make sure racks are level.
To move a rack, pull it out to the stop position, raise the front
edge, then lift out. Use the following illustration and charts as a
guide.

Traditional Cooking

Convection Cooking

Steam-Assisted Cooking

BAKEWARE

To cook food evenly, hot air must be able to circulate. Allow
2" (5 cm) of space around bakeware and oven walls. Use the
following chart as a guide.
WARNING
Food Poisoning Hazard
Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before
or after cooking.
Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness.
1
2
3
4
5
FOOD RACK POSITION
Frozen pies, large roasts, turkeys,
angel food cakes 1 or 2
Bundt cakes, most quick breads,
yeast breads, casseroles, meats 2
Cookies, biscuits, muffins, cakes,
nonfrozen pies 2 or 3
FUNCTION NUMBER OF
RACKS USED RACK
POSITION(S)
Convection baking or
roasting 1 1, 2 or 3
Convection baking 2 2 and 4
Convection baking 3 1, 3 and 5
FUNCTION NUMBER OF
RACKS USED RACK
POSITION(S)
Steam-assisted baking or
roasting 1 1, 2 or 3
Baking stone 1 1
NUMBER
OF PAN(S) POSITION ON RACK
1 Center of rack.
2 Side by side or slightly staggered.
3 or 4 Staggered when using more than one rack.
Make sure that no bakeware piece is directly
over another.