Usingtheoven - GE JMS08 Owner's Manual

Usingtheoven.
Toavoid possible bums, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on.
Before you begin...
The shelves have stop-locks, so that when
placed correctly on tl_e supports, they will
stop befbre coming completely out, and
Mll not tilt.
When placing and removing cookware,
pull the shelf out to the bump on the
shelf support.
Toremove a sheff, pull it toward you, tilt
the front end tip and pull it out.
Toreplace, place the end of the shelf
(stop-locks) on the support, tih tip the
front and push tl_e shelf in.
The oven has 4 shelf positions,
OVEN SET OVEN TEMP
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Oven Control Knobs
Your r angehastwo ovencontrolknobs,
The OVENSET knob has settings for
BROIL, TIMEDBAKE, BAKE and OFF.
The OVEN TEMP knob maintains the
temperature you set, fl'om WM (150°E) to
BROIL (550°F.).
The oven (.3"cling light glows until the
oven reaches your selected temperature,
then goes offand on with the oven
element(s) during cooking.
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How to Set the Oven for Baking or Roasting
[-fl] Turn the OVENSET knob to BAKE
and the OVEN TEMP knob to the
temperature you desire.
Check fbod far doneness at
minimum time on recipe. Cook
longer ifnecessapy.
t-j] Turn the OVENSET knob to OFF
when cooking is complete.
Type of Food Shelf Position
Frozen pies (on cookie sheet) BorC
Angel food cake, A
bundt orpound cakes
Biscuits, muffins, brownies, BorC
cookies, cupcakes,
layer c akes, pies
Casseroles BorC
Preheating and Pan Placement
Preheat the oven if dm recipe calls fbr it.
To preheat, set the oven at the con'ect
temperaulre. PreheaOng is necessa U for
good results when baking cakes, cooldes,
pas W and breads.
Forovens withouta preheatindicator lightor
tone,preheat70minutes,
Baking results Mll be better if baking pans
are centered in the oven as much as
possible. Pans should not much each
other or d_e walls of the oven. If you need
m use two shelves, stagger the pans so one
is not directly above tl_e odmr, and leave
approximately 1½" between pans, from
dm front, back and sides of din wall.
Cut slits in the foiljust like the grid,
Aluminum Foil
You can use ahuninum [bil to line the
broiler pan and broiler grid. However,
you must mold the foil tightly to the grid
and cut slit.sin it just like the grid.
Aluminum toil may also be usedto catch a
spillover
Never entirely cover a shelf with
ahuninum foil. This,_411disturb the heat
circulation and result in poor baking.
A smaller sheet offbil may be used to
catch a spillover by placing it on a lower
shelf several inches below the food. 7