GE PT920 Owner's Manual page 6

Using the Oven
Toavoid possible bums, place the racks in the desired position before you turn the oven on.
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Before you begin...
Tile rocks are designed so fllat \d_en placed
correcdv ill tile <well on fl_e supports, fl_ev.
Mll stop betore
corrlill_,
cornt)letelx, out, and
will not tilt.
_Allen placing and rem_Mng cookware,
pull tile rock out to file bump on file rack
support.
To removea rack, pull it toxx_tMyou, tilt fl_e
front end i/l) and pull it out.
Toreplace, place the end of the rock
(stol>locks) on the support, tilt up the
fi'ont and push tim rack ill.
NOTE:The ovenhas7rackpositiom.
CAUTION: Never
p/aeeeook/ng
utensils o ranyotheriterns ontheoven floorThere i sa
heating e lement beneath t heoven floorPlacing i tems
on theoven floor m ay cause theoventooverheat,
resulting i ndamage t otheoven and riskofdamage o r
firetocabinets.
Aluminum Foil
Donot usealuminum foilon thebottomof the oven.
Never entirely co\er a rack with _fluminum
toil. Tiffs will disturb tile heat circulation and
result ill poor baking. A sm_fller sheet of foil
may be used to catch a spillo_er b_ placing it
on _J lo_r rock se_,era] inches belo_ tim toed.
Pan Placement
For e_en cooking and proper brooming, thel_
rritlst be enough roorri for air circulation ill
tile o\en. Baking results will be better if
baking pans are cenwred as much as possible
rather than being placed to the Ji'ont or to
tile back of tile oven.
Palls should not toucll each other or fl_e x_adls
of file o_en. Allure l- to 1V2"space bet\_een
pans as _>ll as ber\_een pans and oven _llls.
Baking Pan/Sheets
Use tile proper baking pan. Tile type of
finish on tile pan determines tile amount
of bro_dng that will occm:
• Sbin}, bright and srnooth pans reflect
heat, resulting ill a lighter, more delicate
browning. Cakes and cookies requil> this
t}pe of pan or sheet.
• Dark, rough or dull pans absorb heat
resulting ill a broad, mr, crisper crust.
[lse this type tor pies.
*Glass baking (fishes also absorb beat.
"_\]/enbaking ill glass baking (fishes, the
temperature mat need to be reduced
by 25°E
Preheating
Mlo_ file o_en to preheat before placing filed
ill tile oven. Preheating is necessarx, for good
results when bakino_ cakes, cookies, [)astrv, and
breads.
Topreheat,set theovenat thecorrect t emperature.
Theconvection fan will turnon duringpreheating. T he
control w ill signalwhentheovenis preheated--this
will takeapproximately 10minutes.Thescreen will
showtheset temperature.
When thecontrol signa&foods s hould beplaced in
theoven.
Oven A# Flow
An internal cooling tim openltes during all
o\en rhodes. Tile warm air ti'orri inside the
o\'en will be exhausted out through \ents
located bet\_ een the door and control panel.
Do not allo_ tiffs air flo_ to be obstructed by
draping kitchen towels o\er the ti'ont of the
o_en ill undercounter applications.