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Tips for Using Your Roaster Oven

BEFORE FIRST USE: Wash the insert pan, rack, and lid before using. During the first use of the roaster oven, some smoke and odor may be noticed. The smoke and odor should not occur after this first heating of the oven.

Before baking or roasting in the roaster oven, make sure the pan or dish you plan to use will fit by placing it in the insert pan. Most heat-resis- tant glass casserole dishes fit in the roaster oven.

The insert pan must always be used when cooking in the roaster oven (except when using buffet pans). If cooking large quantities of soups or stews, the insert pan may be used as the cooking pan in the roaster base. It may also be used as a large roasting pan in the roaster base.

Do not use the insert pan as a baking pan or casserole dish for cakes, breads, or casseroles. A separate pan must be placed in the insert pan when cooking these foods.

Baking pans and casserole dishes should be placed on the rack for best heat circulation. If necessary, the rack can be removed to fit a large roasting pan or two casseroles in roaster oven.

Foil oven roasting bags can be used in the roaster oven. We do not rec- ommend using plastic oven roasting bags in the roaster oven.

Do not remove the lid of the roaster oven unless necessary. Removing the lid allows heat to escape and affects the temperature of the roaster oven.

Pan Sizes!

Following are pan sizes which will fit in the roaster oven:

One 9 x 13-inch (23x33 cm) baking or 10 x 14-inch (26x35 cm) roasting pan

Two 9 x 5-inch (23x13 cm)

or 8 x 4-inch (20x20 cm) loaf pans

One tube or bundt pan

Using Your Roaster Oven

1.Make sure temperature control is turned to OFF. Plug cord into 120 volt AC outlet.

2.Remove rack. Leave insert pan in roaster oven.

3.Set temperature control to desired setting and let preheat 15 minutes with lid on.

4.Place food to be cooked in a pan on the rack (or directly in the insert pan). Then place rack in oven and replace the lid.

5.When finished cooking, remove lid. Wearing oven mitts, remove food by using the rack.

6.Turn temperature control to OFF

4and unplug roaster oven.

NOTE:

The insert pan should always be placed in the roaster base when cooking (except when using buffet pans).

wCAUTION

Escaping steam may cause burns.

Use hot mitts to protect hands when removing insert pan, rack, baking pan or cooked food.

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