Cooking Guide - GE JCK1000 Owner's Manual

Cooking Guide

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 a time, use racks 2
and 4. 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
www.IsItDoneYet.gov. Make sure to use a food
thermometer to take food temperatures.
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RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDED
MODE(S) RACK POSITION(S)
Bake
Bake
Bake
Bake
Bake
Broil Hi
Broil Hi
Bake
Bake
Broil Hi
Broil Lo
Bake
Broil Lo
Bake
Bake
Bake
5 (1/2 inch thick or less)
Broil Lo
Bake
Bake
Bake
ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS
3
2 and 4
1
3
For foods like sugar cookies, switch food location par-
2 and 4 tially through cooking for more even cooking results
between racks. Ensure adequate airflow.
Use a broil pan; move food down for more
5
closely when broiling. For best performance center
food below the broil heating element.
Use a broil pan; move food down for
more doneness/less searing. Watch food
5
closely when broiling. For best performance center
food below the broil heating element.
Leave uncovered, use a low sided pan such
2 or 3
as a broil pan. Preheating is not necessary.
2 or 3 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
1 If breaded or coated in sauce avoid Broil
Watch food closely when broiling. For best
3
performance when broiling, center food below
Move food down for more doneness/less
searing and up for greater searing/browning when
3
broiling. For best performance when broiling, center
food below the broil heating element.
1 or 2 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
2 or 3 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Watch food closely when broiling. For best
performance, center food below the broil
4 (>1/2 inch)
3
3
2 and 4 Switch food location partially through
cooking for more even cooking results.
Use shiny cookware.
Ensure adequate airflow
(see illustration below).
Use shiny cookware.
Use shiny cookware.
doneness/less searing. Watch food
Hi modes. Broil skin side down first.
the broil heating element.
heating element.
Use shiny cookware.
Use shiny cookware.
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