Cooking Guide - GE JB740 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 3
and 5. 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
MODE(S)
Bake
Bake
Bake
Bake
Bake
Convection Bake (if available)
Broil Hi
Broil Hi
Bake
Convection Roast (if available)
Bake
Convection Roast (if available)
Broil Hi
Broil Lo
Bake
Broil Lo
Bake
Bake
Convection Roast (if available)
Bake
Convection Roast (if available)
Broil Lo
Bake
Bake
Bake
Convection Bake (if available)
RECOMMENDED
RACK POSITION(S)
4
3 and 5
1
4
3 and 5
2, 4, and 6 (3 rack recommended
only for Convection Bake)
6
6
3 or 4
3 or 4
2
2 or 3
2 or 3
2 or 3
2 or 3
6 (1/2 thick or less)
5 (>1/2 inch)
4
4
3 and 5
Rack position for baking 4 layer cakes.
ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS
Use shiny cookware.
Ensure adequate airflow
(see illustration below).
Use shiny cookware.
Use shiny cookware.
Ensure adequate airflow.
Use a broil pan; move food down for more done-
ness/less searing. Watch food closely when broiling.
For best performance center food below the broil
heating element
Use a broil pan; move food down for more done-
ness/less searing. Watch food closely when broiling.
For best performance center food below the broil
heating element
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan. Preheating
is not necessary
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
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.
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
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Watch food closely when broiling. For best perfor-
mance center food below the broil heating element.
Use shiny cookware.
Use shiny cookware.
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