Usingtheoven - GE JSS26 Owner's Manual

Usingtheoven.
Toavoid possible bums, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on.
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Before you begin...
The shelves have stop-locks, so fllat when
placed con'ecdy on the supports, they will
stop be%re coming completely out, and
_dll not tilt.
When placing and removing cookware,
pull the shelf out to file bump on the
shelf support.
To remove a sheff, pull it towardyou,
tilt
file front end tip and pull it out.
To replace, place tile end of the shelf
(stop-locks) on tile support, tilt tip the
front and push the shelf in.
The oven has 4 sheff positions.
Oven Control Knobs
Your r angehastwo ovencontrolknobs.
Tile OVENSET
knob has settings f_)r BAKE,
BROILand OFF.
Tile OVENTEMP knob maintains tile
temperature ?ou set, from WM (150°E)m
BROIL (550°E).
Tile oven (?_cling light glows until tile
oven reaches your selected temperature,
then goes offand on with the oven
element(s) during cooking.
How to Set the Oven for Baking or Roasting
[Z] Turn tile OVENSETknob to BAKE
and file OVENTEMP knob to tile
temperature you desire.
Check food for doneness at
minimum time on recipe. Cook
longer if necessa,y.
[_] Turn tile OVENSET knob to OFF
when cooking is complete.
Type of Food Shelf Position
Frozen pies (oncookie s heet) BorC
Angel foodcake, A
bundt orpound cakes
Biscuits, muffins, brownies, BorC
cookies, cupcakes,
layer c akes, pies
Casseroles BorC
Preheating and Pan Placement
Preheat tile oven if tile recipe calls for it.
To preheat, set the oven at the con'ect
temperature. Preheating is necessa U for
good results when baking cakes, cookies,
pasuy and breads.
Forovens withouta preheatindicator light or
tone,preheat10minutes.
Baking remits will be better if baking pans
are centered in the oven as much as
possible. Pans should not much each
other or tile walls of the oven. If you need
m use two shelves, stagger the pans so one
is not directly above tile other, and leave
approximately 1Y,_," between pans, fi'om
tile fi'ont, back and sides of the wall.
Cut silts in the foil just fike the grid.
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Aluminum Foil
You can use ahmfinum foil to line tile
broiler pan and broiler grid. However,
you must mold the foil tightly to the grid
and cut sli_sin it just like the grid.
Aluminumfoilmayalsobe usedtocatcha
spillover
Never entirely cover a shelf with
aluminum foil. This _411disturb tile heat
circulation and result in poor baking.
A smaller sheet of foil lllay be used to
catch a spillover by placing it on a lower
shelf several inches below the food.