GE PT9200 Owner's Manual page 16

Cooking Guide (Cont.)
Lower Oven
FOOD TYPE
Baked Goods
Layer cakes, sheet cakes,
bundt cakes, muffins, quick
breads on a Single Rack
Layer cakes* on Multiple
Racks
Chiffon cakes (angel food)
Cookies, biscuits, scones on
a Single Rack
Cookies, biscuits, scones on
Multiple Racks
Beef & Pork
Hamburgers
Steaks & Chops
Roasts
Poultry
Whole chicken
Bone-in chicken breasts,
legs, thighs
Boneless chicken breasts
Whole turkey
Turkey Breast
Fish
Casseroles
Frozen Convenience Foods
Pizza, french fries, tator tots,
chicken nuggets, appetizers
on a Single Rack
Pizza, french fries, tator tots,
chicken nuggets, appetizers
on Multiple Racks
*When baking four cake layers at the same time, place
two layers on the ext. rack in position 3 and two layers
on the offset rack in position 2. Place the pans as shown
so that one pan is not directly above another.
Cook food thoroughly to help protect against food
borne illness. Minimum safe food temperature
recommendations for food safety can be found at
IsItDoneYet.gov. Make sure to use a food thermometer
to take food temperatures.
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RECOMMENDED
RECOMMENDED
MODE(S) POSITION(S)
Bake
Bake
Convection Bake and 2 - Offset Rack
Bake 1 - Offset Rack
Bake
Convection Bake
Bake
Convection Bake and 2 - Offset Rack
Broil Hi
Broil Hi
Bake
2 - Offset Rack
Convection Roast
Bake
2 - Offset Rack
Convection Roast
Broil Hi 2 - Offset Rack
Broil Lo
2 - Offset Rack
Bake
Broil Lo
2 - Offset Rack
Bake
Bake 1- Offset Rack
Bake
2 - Offset Rack
Convection Roast
3 (1/2 inch thick or less)
Broil Lo
Bake
Bake
Convection Bake
and 2 - Offset Rack
RACK
2 - Ext. Rack
3 - Ext. Rack
2
3 - Ext. Rack
Use a broil pan; move food down for more doneness/less searing. Watch food
2 - Ext. Rack closely when broiling. For best performance center food below the broil heating
element. Close the doors. Always broil with the doors closed.
Use a broil pan; move food down for more doneness/less searing. Watch food
2 - Ext. Rack closely when broiling. For best performance center food below the broil heating
element. Close the doors. Always broil with the doors closed.
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan. Preheating is not necessary.
If breaded or coated in sauce avoid Broil Hi modes. Broil skin side down first. Watch
food closely when broiling. For best performance when broiling, center food below
the broil heating element. Close the doors. Always broil with the doors closed.
Move food down for more doneness/less searing and up for greater searing/
browning when broiling. For best performance when broiling, center food below the
broil heating element. Close the doors. Always broil with the doors closed.
Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance center food below the broil
2 (>1/2 inch) heating element. Close the doors. Always broil with the doors closed.
2 - Ext. Rack
2 - Ext. Rack
3 - Ext. Rack
The oven has 3 rack
positions and 2 rack
styles, allowing for 6 rack
setting combinations.
ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS
Use shiny cookware.
Ensure adequate airflow
(see illustration below).
Use shiny cookware.
Use shiny cookware.
Ensure adequate airflow.
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Use shiny cookware.
Use shiny cookware.
Ext. Rack
Position 3
Offset Rack
Position 2
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