Using Your Oven - GE 49-4992 Use And Care Manual

using Your oven
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Aiimlinuin:Meciium-weight
ciwkwwc is recommended b ecause it
heatsquicklyandrowdy.Mostfm~s
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evenlyin an aluminum skillet.
Ivl i neraisin fd andwaterwil1stain
butwillnot harm aluminum.A
quickscour witha soap-tilledwool
p:xiaftereach use keepsaluminum
cookwarelookingshinynew.Use
stiucepans with tight-fittinglidsfor
cookingwith minimumamounts
of water.
Casth-on:If heatedslowly,most
skilletswillgivesatisfactoryresults.
Enamelware: U ndersome
conditions,the enamelof some
cookware maymelt.Follow cookware
manufacturer's recommendations
fbrcookingmethods.
Glass:There are twotypesof glass
cookware-those forovenusconly
and thosefor top-of-range cooking
(saucepans,coffeeand teapots).
Glassconductsheatvery slowly.
HeatproofGlassCeramic:Can
be usedfor eithersurfaceor oven
ooking.It conductsheatvery
slowlyand coolsvery slowly.
Checkcookwaremanufacturer's
directionsto be sure it c.;) be used
on gas ranges.
Stainless!Meel: T his metalalone
haspoor heatingproperties,and is
usuallycombinedwithcopper,
aluminumor other metalsfor
improvedheatdistribution.
Combinationmetalskilletsusually
worksatisfactorilyif theyare
usedwith mediumheatas the
manufacturerrecommends.
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Automatic I gnition
'I'he ovenburnerand broil
burneron yourrangearelighted
byelectricignition.
lb lighteitherburner,pushthe
buttonfor the desiredfunctionand
turn the SET knobuntilthe desired
temperatureis displayed.Tim
burnershouldignitewithin60
seconds.
Poweroutage?
The ovenand broilerburnerson
this rangewill not lightin the event
of an electricalpoweroutage.Do
not attemptto lightthem
manuallywith a match.
OvenShelves
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To removethe shelvesfrom the '- —*
oven,pullthemtowardyou, tilt
frontend upwardandpullthemout.
Toreplace,placeshelfon shelf
supportwith stop-locks(curved
extensionof shelf)facingup and
towardrear of oven.Tilt up front
and pushshelf towardback of oven
untilit goespast "stop"on oven
wall.Then lowerfrontof shelfand
push it all the wayback.
ShelfPositions
The ovenhas four shelf supports—
A (bottom),B, C and D (top).
Shelfpositionsfor cookingare
suggestedon Bakingand Roasting
pages.
The shelvesare designedwith stop-
locksso whenplacedcorrectlyon
the shelfsupports,theywill stop
beforecomingcompletelyout of
the ovenand will nottilt whenyou
are removingfoodfrom themor
placingfoodon them.
Whenplacingcookwareon a shelf,
pullthe shelfoutto the "stop"
Position.Placethe cookwareon
~heshelf, then slidethe shelfback
intothe oven.This will eliminate
reachingintothe hot oven.
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