Getting The Most Out Of Your Appliance; General Tips - Bosch HBL53 Use And Care Manual

Getting the Most Out of Your Appliance

General Tips

Pan Placement
Baking results are better if pans are placed in the center of
the oven. If baking more than one pan on a rack, allow at
least 1" to 1 ½" of air space around the pan. When baking
four cake layers at the same time, stagger pans on two
racks so that one pan is not directly above the other.
Rack Position
The top rack guide is not used with the cooking racks. Use
rack positions 1 through 6 only. The top guide is there only
to bracket the rack and prevent it from tipping when
inserted in position 6. Inserting a rack onto the top guide
would not be stable, since there is no guide above it to
prevent tipping. DO NOT attempt to use the top guide to
support a rack.
Rack Position Best For
6 (highest hamburgers, steaks
usable position)
5 toasting bread, broiling most meats,
melting cheese
4 thicker meats
3 broiling poultry, most baked goods on
a cookie sheet or baking pan using a
single rack, includes frozen
convenience foods, cakes,
casseroles, frozen pizza
2 small roasts or poultry, bundt cakes,
pies, breads
1 (lowest large roasts, turkey, angel food cake
position)
Aluminum Foil
Do not use aluminum foil or protective liners to line any part
of the appliance, especially the oven bottom. Installing
these liners may result in risk of electric shock or fire.
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Preheating the Oven
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Rack positions
are numbered
from 1 to 6, from
bottom to top.
Preheat Reminders
Consult the food
cooking charts at Your oven has one of the fastest preheat times in the
the back of this market using a concealed bake element. The lower
manual for element is hidden under the oven bottom. It is normal that
recommended the preheat time is different than your previous oven that
rack positions. had an exposed element on the bottom.
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When broiling, preheat the oven 3-4 minutes. Do not
preheat for more than 5 minutes.
For Best Results
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Place oven racks in desired position before heating the
oven.
Preheat the oven when using the Bake, Convection
Bake, Convection Multi-Rack, Pizza, Broil, and Warm
modes.
Allow oven to preheat while preparing recipe
ingredients or food items.
Setting a higher temperature does not shorten preheat
time.
Once oven is preheated, place food in the oven as
quickly as possible to minimize the loss of heat and
reduction of oven temperature.
Cleaning the oven is easier because there is no
cleaning around a coil element showing on the bottom
of the oven. The hidden lower element is protected
from food soils and spills. Wiping up excess spills is
easy.
Preheating is not necessary for meats, poultry,
casseroles and frozen foods.
Preheat time will be longer when the electrical supply
to your house is less than 240 volts.
Increasing the oven temperature will require a longer
preheat time. For example, the preheat time for 425° F
is longer than the preheat time for 350° F.
Use the cooking recommendations as a guide.
Open the door as briefly as possible to avoid
temperature reduction.
Use the interior oven light to view the food through the
oven window rather than opening the door frequently.
Use the Kitchen Timer to keep track of cooking times.