Siemens HD2525U, HD2528U manual Getting the Most Out of Your Oven, Oven Cooking Guide

Getting the Most Out of Your Appliance

	Another simple test to determine even heat dis-
	tribution across the cookware bottom is to place
	1” (25.4 mm) of water in the pan. Bring the water
	to a boil and observe the location of the bubbles
	as the water starts to boil. Good, flat cookware
	will have an even distribution of bubbles over
	the bottom surface area.
Match Pan Diameter to Flame Size	The flame should be the same size as the bottom of the pan or smaller. Do not
	use small pans with high flame settings as the flames can lick up the sides of the
	pan.
	Place oversized pans that span two burners front to rear, not side to side.
	Tight Fitting Lids – A lid shortens cooking/boiling time by holding heat inside
	the pot.
Cookware Tips	• Use of pots and pans with rounded (either concave or convex) warped or
	dented bottoms should be avoided. See drawings.
	• Make sure the bottom of the pot or pan being used is clean and dry.
	• Use pots and pans with thick, smooth metal bottoms.
Specialty Pans	Specialty pans such as griddles, roasters, pressure cookers, woks, water bath
	canners and pressure canners must have the same features as described
	above. Use only a flat-bottomed wok.

Getting the Most Out of Your Oven

Oven Cooking Guide

Rack Position

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5

4

3

2

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•RACK POSITION 6 (highest position) – melting cheese, broiling thin foods

•RACK POSITION 5 – broiling most meats, toasting bread

•RACK POSITION 4 – broiling thicker meats

•RACK POSITION 3 – most baked goods when baking on one rack, such as on cookie sheet or baking pan, cakes, frozen foods, biscuits, brownies, muffins

•RACK POSITION 2 – Used for pies, casseroles, breads, bundt or pound cakes, small roasts or poultry.

•RACK POSITION 1 (lowest position) – Used for angel food cake, large roasts, turkey.

Figure 14: Rack Positions

Multiple Rack Cooking	When using multiple racks, follow the placement recommendations below.
	• Two rack: Use rack positions 2 and 5.
	• Three rack: (for convection bake): Use positions 1, 3 and 6. The rack in
	position 3 can be extension rack if desired.
Pan Placement	Baking results are better if pans are placed in the center of the oven. If baking
	more than one pan on a rack, allow at least 1" to 1 ½” of air space around the
	pan. When baking four cake layers at the same time, stagger pans on two racks
	so that one pan is not directly above the other. To allow for best baking results
	stagger pans as shown in the graphic below.

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