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USING YOUR OVEN
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OVEN
OVEN RACKS
HINTS:
CHARACTERISTICS
The two oven racks are designed with a
Ifcooking on two racks, stagger pans so
"lock-stop" position to keep racks from
one is not directly over the other. Use
Every oven has its own characteris-
accidentally coming completely out of
rack positions 2 and 4 or 2 and 5, when
cooking on two racks.
tics. You may find that the cooking
the oven.
times and temperatures youwere ac-
customed to with your previous range
may need t° be altered sl]gl_ly with
T° rem°ve: Be sure rack is c°°l. Pull I
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your new range. Please expectsome
rack out to the "lock-stop" position, Tilt
differences withthis new range,
up and continue pulling until rack re-
leases.
OVEN CONTROLS
To replace: Place rack on rack sup-
oven. Pull rack out to "lock-stop" posi-
tion to be sure rack is correctly replaced.
RACK POSITIONS:
RACK 1 (top of even) used for broiling
THERMOSTAT
SELECTOR
thin non-fatty foods such as fish.
For optimumbakingresultsof cakes,
RACK 2 used for two-rack baking or
cookiesor biscuits use one rack. Po-
broilingthickercuts of meat.
sitionrack so food is in the center of
The THERMOSTAT knobis used to se-
RACK 3 used for mostone-rack baking
the Oven. Allow 2 inches between
lectand maintainthe oventemperature, and for roastingsome meats,
edge of utensi and the oven sides or
Always turn this knob just TO the de-
RACK4usedforoneortworackbaking
adjacent utensilS.
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sired temperature. Do not turn to a
and roasting large meats, cooking
higher temperature and then back. On
larger foods and for baking angel food
some models, there is an indent at the
cake or pie shells.
NEVER place pans directly on the oven
350°F setting.
RACK 5 used for roasting turkey or bak-
bottom.
ing angel food cake or pie shells.
The SELECTOR knob determines the
Do not cover entire rack with aluminum
typeof oven operation. Turn this knob to
foil or place foil directly under cookware.
desired setting. Each setting is identi-
To catch spillovers, cut a piece of foil a
fled by an indent (stop) and a "click"
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little larger than the pan and place it on
sound,
the rack below the rack containing the
pan.
To turn the oven on, both the Thermo-
stat and Selector knobs must be set.
The oven will not operate if the Selector
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PRER EATING
knob is left in the OFF position. To turn
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Preheating is necessary for baking.
AI-
the oven off, turn the selector knob to
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low oven to heat for 10to 15minutes be-
the OFF position.
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fore adding food. It is not necessary to
preheat oven for roasting.
OVEN INDICATOR LIGHT
Itisnotnecessarytopreheatforbroilin
The OVEN indicator light, locatedon the
unless darker browning is desired or if
backguard, turns on whenever the se-
cooking thin (3/4-inch) steaks. Allow
lector knob is turnedto BAKE or BROIL.
broil element to preheat 3 to 5 minutes.
When the oven reaches the preset tem-
perature, the indicator light turns off and
on as the oven elemei_tscycle off and
Selecting temperature higher than de- _w,
on.
sired will NOT preheat the oven any
faster. Preheating at a higher tempera-
ture may have a negative effect on bak-
ing results.
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