General Baking Recommendations - Jenn-Air SVE47600 Use And Care Manual

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• When cooking foods for the first time in your new oven, use recipe cooking times
and temperaturesas a guide.
• Use tested recipesfrom reliablesources.
• Preheat the oven only when necessary. For baked foods that rise and for richer
browning,a preheatedoven is better. Casserolescan be started in a cold oven.
Preheatingtakesfrom 7 to 11 minutes;placefoodin ovenafterPREHEAT Indicator
Word cycles off.
• Arrange oven racksbefore turningon oven. Followsuggestedrack positionson
page 21 and in variousbaking charts.
• Allowabout I to l½ inchesof space betweenthe oven side walls and pans to allow
properair circulation.
• When bakingfoods in more than one pan, place them on oppositecornersof the
rack. Stagger pans when baking on two racksso that one pan does not shield
anotherunless shieldingis intended.(See above left.)
• To conserveenergy, avoid frequent or prolongeddoor openings. At the end of
cooking,turn oven off before removingfood.
• Alwaystestfor aloneness (fingertip,toothpick,sidespullingaway frompan). Do not
rely on time or brownness as only indicators.
• Use good quality baking pans and the size recommended in the recipe.
• Dull, dark, enameled or glasspans will generally producea brown, crisp crust. Shiny
metal pans produce a light, golden crust.
• Frozen pies in shiny aluminum pans should be baked on a cookie sheet on rack 2
or be removed to a dull or glass pan.
• If edge of pie crust browns too quickly, fold a strip of foil around rim of crust, covering
edge. (See above right.)
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