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USING YOUR OVEN
OVEN
OVEN RACKS
HINTS:
CHARACTERISTICS
The two oven racks are designedwith a
Ifcooking on two racks, stagger pans so
"lock-stop" position to keep racks from
one is not directly over the other. Use
accidentally coming completely out of
rack positions 2 and 4 or 2 and 5, when
the oven.
cooking on two racks.
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rack out to the "lock-stop" position. Tilt
up and continue pulling until rack re-
leases.
OVEN CONTROLS
To replace: Place rack on rack sup-
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ports, tilt up and push toward rear of
oven. Pull rack out to "lock-stop" posi-
tion to besure rack iscorrectly replaced.
RACK POSITIONS:
RACK 1 (top of oven) used for broiling
THERMOSTAT
SELECTOR
thin non-fatty foods such as fish.
RACK 2 used for two-rack baking or
broiling thicker cuts of meat.
The THERMOSTAT knob is used to se-
RACK 3 used for most one-rack baking
lect and maintain the oven temperature,
and for roasting some meats.
Always turn this knob just TO the de-
RACK4usedforoneortworackbaking
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
type of 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"
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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PREHEATING
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
lowoven to heat for 10to 15 minutesbe-
the OFF position.
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fore adding food. It is not necessary to
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preheat oven for roasting.
OVEN INDICATOR LIGHT
Itisnotnecessarytopreheatforbroiling
The OVEN indicator light,located on the
unless darker browning is desired or if
backguard, turns on whenever the se-
cooking thin (3/4-inch) steaks. Allow
lector knob is turned to BAKE or BROIL.
broil element to preheat 3 to 5 minutes.
When the oven reaches the preset tem-
perature,the indicator lightturns off and
on as the oven elements cycle off and
Selecting temperature higher than de-
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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