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Using Your Oven
Before Using Mmr Oven
1. Look at the controls
Be sure
you understand
how to set them
properly
Read over the directions
for the Automatic
Oven Timer so
you understand
its use with the
controls
2. Check oven interior
Look at
the shelves, Take a practice
run at
removing
and replacing
them
properly, to give sure, sturdy
support
3. Read over information
and tips
that follow
4. Keep this book handy so you can
refer to it, especially
during the
first weeks of getting acquainted
with your range_
Ush g Fail Correctly
Oven CooMng
if you wish to use foil to catch
possible
spillovers,
cut a piece of
foil slightly larger than the pan and
turn up the edges. Place the foi! on
the oven shelf below the pan.
NEVER COVER AN ENTIRE
OVEN SHELF WITH FOIL
AND, UNLESS
YOU HAVE A
CONTINUOUS-CLEANING
OVEN, NEVER
COVER THE
ENTIRE
OVEN BOTTOM WITH
FOILo The foil can obstruct normal
heat flow, cause cooking failures,
and damage oven interior_
Oven Controls
The controls
for the oven are
marked OVEN TEMP and OVEN
SE% OVEN SET has settings for
BAKE, TIME BAKE, BROIL and
OFE and on some models, CLEAN
When you turn the knob to the
desired setting, the proper heating
units are then activated for that
operation..
OVEN TEMP maintains the
temperature
you set fl'om WARM
to BROIL
Oven Cycling Light glows until
oven reaches selected temperature,
then goes off and on with oven unit
during cooking,
PREHEATING
oven, even to high temperature
settings, is speedy--rarely
more
than I0 minutes
Preheat oven only
when necessary
Most fbods will
cook satisfactorily
without
preheating
If you find preheating
is necessary,
keep an eye on the
indicator
light and put fbod in the
oven promptly after light goes out
tna_x _
n
Marker
!
Oven TempSe_ng tot Non'r_a| C ooking
IMPORTANT:
For normal
cooking,
line up the desired
temperature
(marked on the outer
edge of the control knob) with the
index marker located immediately
above the control.
For CLEAN,
rotate the knob to the
right until "CLEAN"
is pointing
up, toward Index Marker. When
position is reached,
knob should
snap into position.
Oven Light
The light comes on automatically
when the door is opened
Use
switch on control panel to turn light
on and off when door is closed
Oven Shelves
The shelves are designed
with stop
locks, so when placed correctly
on
shelf supports,
they (a) stop before
coming completely
out of oven,
and (b) do not tilt when removing
or placing food on them. Models
JDS26G
and .lDC26G have two
straight shelves; Model .IDP36G
has one straight shelf and one
offset shelf
TO REMOVE
shelf from the oven,
pull it forward until it stops; then
tilt up the front edge and pull the
shelfalt
the way out, Be certain the
shelf is cool before touching.
TO REPLACE
shelf in oven, guide
rear corners of shelf over shelf
supports,
tilting up front edge until
shelf clears stop locks above supports,
Then push shelf to rear of oven.
Shelf Positions
I
The oven has four shelf supports_
A (bottom),
B, C and D (top).
Shelf positions
for cooking food
are suggested
on Baking, Roasting
and Broiling pages,.
Offset Shelf (Model JDP36G)
This shetfis
provided for use in
shelf position A to prevent contact
with deep Self-Clean
Oven door
when sliding in and out,. It may also
be used in shelf position D Always
install with offset placed upward and
shelf stop placed toward rear.
Caution:
in Model JDP36G,
never
use straight
shelf in position A.
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