IABOUTCOOKING
ALUMINUM FOIL USAGE
•Do not cover an entire oven rack or oven bottom with
aluminumfoil. This will reduce heat circulation,result in poor baking and may damagethe oven bottom.
•A small piece of foil may be used to catch spillovers. Place it on a lowerrack several inches belowthe food.
PREHEATING
•Preheatingis necessary for baking.
•It is not necessaryto preheatfor roasting.
•To preheat, set the oven to the desiredtemperature and allow about 8 to 15 minutesfor the oven to preheat. A single beep will indicate that the oven is preheated.
preheatthe oven any faster,and mayhave a negative
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• Selectingbakingtemperature higherthan desiredwill NOT | ||
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• Do not cover the broiler insert with aluminum foil.This
prevents fat from draining into the pan below and increases
RACK POSITIONS
•For optimumresults, air must circulatefreely withinthe oven and aroundthe food. To helpensure this, place
food in the centerof the oven. Allow two inches betweenthe edge of the pan(s) and the oven walls.
•Use one rackfor optimumbaking resultsof cakes, cookiesor biscuits,
Positionthe rack so the food is in the center of the oven. Use either rack position 2 or 3.
•If cooking on two racks, _ staggerthe food to ensure _.._'_
use rack positions2 and 4 for cakes and rack
positions 1 and 4 or 2 and 5 | |
properair flow. | _ |
when using cookie sheets.
RACK 5 (highestposition): Usedfor toasting bread, or for
RACK 4" Usedfor most broiling and
RACK 3: Usedfor most baked goods on a cookie sheet o jelly roll pan, or frozen conveniencefoods, or for
RACK 2: Used for roasting small cuts of meat, large
casseroles, baking loaves of bread, cakes (in eithertube,
bundt, or layer pans)
RACK 1: Used for roastinglarge cuts of meat and large
baking.
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poultry,pies, souffles,or angel food cake, or for
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