GE PT916 Owner's Manual page 6

Using theoven.
Toavoid possible bums
fl
place the racks in the desiredposition before youturn the oven on.
Before you begin,.,
The racks have stop-locks, so that when
placed correctly on die supports, d]ey will
stop before coming completely out, and
will not flit.
When placing and removing cookware,
pull the rack out to the bump on the
rack support.
To remove a rack, pull it toward you, flit
the flont end up and pull it out.
Toreplace, place die end of the rack
(stoi>locks) on the support, flit up
the f]ont and push the rock in.
NOTE"Theovenhas7 rackpositions
CAUTlON: Never ,lace cooking
utensils o ranyother i tems ontheoven floorThere i s
a heating e lement beneath t heoven floorPlacing i tems
ontheoven floor m aycause theoven tooverheat,
resulting i n damage t otheoven and riskofdamage
or firetocabinets.
NOTE:A cooling fan may
automatically turn on and off to
cool internal parts, This is normal
and the fan may continue to run
even after the oven is turned off
How to Set the Oven for Baking or Roasting
[_ Press the Bake pad.
[_ Press tlle number pads to set
the desired temperature.
_] Press the Start pad.
Check
food for doneness
at minimum flme on recipe.
Cook longer if i]ecessai),:
[_
Press the Clear/Off pad when
cooking is complete.
Rack Position
TypeofFood 27" Oven 30" Oven
Frozen p ies Bor C Cor D
(oncookiesheet)
Angelfoodcake A A or B
Bundtor poundcakes A A or B
Biscuits, m uffins, Bor C Cor U
brownies, c ookies,
cupcakes, layer
cakes, p ies
Casseroles Bor C Cor D
For27" Ovens: If baking four cake layet_
at the same flme, place two laye,_ on rack
A and two laye_ on rack C.
For30" Ovens: If baldng four cake layet_
at die same flme, place two laye,_ on rack
B and two layers on rack D.
Stagger pans on the rack so one is not
direcdy above the other
Topreheat, set the oven
at the correct temperature, The
control wifl beep when the oven is
preheated and the display wifl show
your set temperature, This may take
approximately 10minutes.
Preheating and Pan Placement
Preheat the oven if die recipe calls for it.
Preheaflng is necessa_ y for good results
when baking cakes, cookies, pasu T and
breads.
Baking results will be better if baking
pans are centered in the oven as much
as possible. Pans shoukt not touch each
odler or die walls of the oven. If you
need to use two racks, stagger tlle pans
so one is not directly above the othe_;
and leave approximately 1½" between
pans, fiom the f?ont, back and sides
of the waU.
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Aluminum Foil
Donot use aluminum foil on the bottom
of the oven
Never entirely cover a rack wid]
aluminum foil. This will disturb the heat
circulaflon and result in poor baking.
A smaller sheet of foil may be used to
catch a spillover by placing it on a lower
rack several inches below the food.