Whirlpool SF350BEE Using The Surface Burners Cont, Positioning Racks And Pans, General guidelines

USING YOUR RANGE

USING THE SURFACE BURNERS (CONT.)

In case of a prolonged power failure

You can manually light surface burners. Hold a lit match near a burner and turn the control knob to the LIGHT position. After the burner lights, turn the control knob to the setting you want.

Home canning information

The large diameter of most water-bath or pressure canners combined with high heat settings for long periods of time can cause damage to the cooktop.

To protect your range:

•For best results, use a canner which can be centered over the surface burner.

•Do not place your canner on 2 surface burners at the same time. Too much heat will build

up and will damage the cooktop.

• Start with hot water. This reduces the time the control is set on high. Reduce the heat setting to the lowest position needed to keep the water boiling.

•Refer to your canner manual for specific instructions.

Using the right cookware makes a big difference

•The pan should have a flat bottom, straight sides, and a well-fitting lid.

•Choose medium to heavy gauge (thick- ness) cookware.

•The pan material (metal or glass) affects how quickly and evenly the pan heats.

•When using glass or ceramic cookware, check to make sure it is suitable for use on surface burners.

•To avoid tipping, make sure pots and pans are centered on the grates.

POSITIONING RACKS AND PANS

General guidelines	Rack placement for specific foods:
Follow this section carefully to get the best	FOOD	RACK POSITION
cooking results.
	Frozen pies, large	1st or 2nd rack
•Before turning on the oven, place oven racks
	roasts, turkeys, angel	guide from bottom
where you need them.	food cakes
•To move a rack, pull it out to the stop, raise the
	Bundt cakes, most	2nd rack guide
front edge, and lift it out.	quick breads, yeast	from bottom
•Be sure the rack(s) is level.
	breads, casseroles,
•Use pot holders or oven mitts to protect your	meats
hands if rack(s) must be moved while the oven	Cookies, biscuits,	2nd or 3rd rack
is hot.	muffins, cakes,	guide from bottom
•When baking/roasting with 1 rack, place the	nonfrozen pies
rack so the top of the food will be centered in	NOTE: For information on where to place your rack
the oven.
	when broiling, see “Broiling guide” on page 14.
•When baking/roasting on 2 racks, arrange the
racks on the 2nd and 4th rack guides from the
bottom.
•Do not place items on the oven door when it
is open.

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