GE JGB660 Owner's Manual page 20

Oven 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
Yeast Breads
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
Single Rack
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.
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RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDED
MODE(S) RACK POSITION(S)
Bake
Bake
Convection Bake
Bake
Bake
Convection Bake
Bake
Broil High
Broil High
Bake
Convection Roast
Bake
Convection Roast
Broil Low
Bake
Broil Low
Bake
Bake
Convection Roast
Bake
Convection Roast
6 (1/2 inch thick or less)
Broil Low
Bake
Bake
Convection Bake
3
3 and 5 Use shiny cookware. Ensure adequate airflow (see illustration below).
1
4
3 and 5
2, 4, 6
3 or 4
Use a broil pan; move food down for more doneness/less searing.
6 Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance center food
Use a broil pan; move food down for more doneness/less searing.
6 or 5 Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance center food
2 or 3 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan. Preheating is not necessary.
2 or 3 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan. Preheating is not necessary.
If breaded or coated in sauce avoid Broil High modes. Broil skin side
3 down first. Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance
when broiling, center food below the broil heater.
Move food down for more doneness/less searing and up for greater
3 searing/browning when broiling. For best performance when broiling,
1 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan. Preheating is not necessary.
3 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan. Preheating is not necessary.
Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance center food
5 (>1/2 inch)
3 or 4
Place food in oven prior to starting mode. Use dark cookware for more
4
browning/crisping; use shiny cookware for less browning.
Use dark cookware for more browning/crisping; use shiny cookware
3 and 5 for less browning. For multiple racks of pizzas, stagger left to right, do
ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS
Use shiny cookware.
Use shiny cookware.
Use shiny cookware.
Use shiny cookware. Ensure adequate airflow.
below the broil heater.
below the broil heater.
center food below the broil element or burner.
below the broil heater.
not place directly over each other.
Rear Placement
Front Placement
Rack positions
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