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-OVEN USE
Oven Characteristics
Every oven has itsowncharacteristics.Youmay find that
RACK POSITIONS:
the cookingtimes and temperatures you were accus-
tomed to with your previousrange may need to be al-
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tered slightly with your new range, It is normal to notice
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some differencesbetween this range and your previous
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Fan
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Slide-in and drop-in ranges are equipped with a fan
whichautomaticallyturns on whenever theoven issetfor
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a cooking or a cleaningoperation. T he fanwill automati-
callyturn off whenthe unit has cooled.
Rack 5 (top of oven) used for broilingthin non-fatty
Oven Racks
foods such as fish.
The two oven racks are designedwith a lock-stop posi-
tion to keep racks from coming completely out of the
Rack 4 used for two-rack baking or most broiling.
oven. Do not attempt to change rack positionswhen the
Rack 3 used for most one-rack baking of cookies and
oven is hot.
biscuits on a cookie sheet.
To remove: Be sure rack is cool. Pull rack out to the
Rack 2 used for baking cakes, bundt cakes or breads,
two-rack baking, roasting meats, or cooking larger
lock-stop position.Tiltthe front end up and continue pull-
ing rack out of the oven.
foods.
Rack I used for roasting turkey, baking angel food cake,
To replace: Place rack on rack supports, tilt up and push
pie shells, frozen pies, souffles or bread.
toward rear of oven.Pullthe rack out to the lock-stop po-
sition to be sure rack iscorrectlyreplaced.Then return it
Use of Aluminum
Foil
to its normalposition.
Do not cover entirerack withaluminumfoilor place foil
Itis importantthataircan circulatefreelywithintheoven
directlyunder cookware. To catch spillovers,place a
and aroundthe food. To helpensurethis, placefood in
pieceof foil a littlelargerthanthe pan onthe rack below
the canterof the oven rack. Allowtwo inchesbetween
the pan.Do notplacealuminumfoilacrossthe bottomof
the edge ofthe utensil(s)and the oven walls, If cooking
theoven.
ontwo racks,staggerthe food to ensureproperairflow.
Preheating is necessary for conventional baking. Allow
about 10 to 15 minutes for the oven to preheat. It is not
necessary to preheat the oven for roasting.
Selecting a temperature higher than desired will NOT
preheat the oven any faster. Preheating at a higher tem-
perature may affect baking results.
A single beep will indicate that the oven is preheated.
Door Lock Lever
For optimum bakingresultsof cakes,cookiesorbiscuits,
The oven door is lockedfor self-clean operationsonly.
use one rack. Positionrack so food is in the center of the
Do not move the door lock lever to the right or locked
oven.Use eitherrack position3 or2.
position duringa cooking operation.Ifthe dooris locked,
theoperationwill automatically be cancelledand "door"
If cookingon two racks, use rack positions4 and 2 for
willappearinthe display.Ifthe oven is hotenoughto en-
cakes and rack positions4 and 1 when usingcookie
gagethe internallock, the ovendoorwillnotopen.Allow
sheets.Never placetwo cookiesheetson one rack,
theoven to coolforupto an hour,then unlockand open
the door.
If roastinga large turkey,place turkey onrack 1 andside
disheson rack 5.
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