Cooking Guide - GE JB850 Owner's Manual

Cooking Guide

Lower Oven for Double Oven Models
FOOD TYPE
Baked Goods
Layer cakes, sheet cakes,
bundt cakes, muffins, quick
breads on a Single Rack
Layer cakes* on Multiple
Racks
Chiffon cakes (angel food)
Cookies, biscuits, scones
on a Single Rack
Cookies, biscuits, scones
on Multiple Racks
Beef & Pork
Hamburgers
Steaks & Chops
Roasts
Poultry
Whole chicken
Bone-in chicken breasts,
legs, thighs
Boneless chicken breasts
Whole turkey
Turkey Breast
Fish
Casseroles
Frozen Convenience Foods
Pizza, french fries, tator
tots, chicken nuggets,
appetizers on a Single Rack
Pizza, french fries, tator
tots, chicken nuggets,
appetizers on Multiple
Racks
*When baking four cake layers at a time, use racks 3
and 5. Place the pans as shown so that one pan is not
directly above another.
Cook food thoroughly to help protect against food
borne illness. Minimum safe food temperature
recommendations for food safety can be found at
www.IsItDoneYet.gov. Make sure to use a food
thermometer to take food temperatures.
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RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDED
MODE(S) RACK POSITION(S)
Bake
Bake
Bake
Bake
Bake
Convection Bake (if available) recommended only for
Broil Hi
Broil Hi
Bake
Convection Roast (if available)
Bake
Convection Roast (if available)
Broil Hi
Broil Lo
Bake
Broil Lo
Bake
Bake
Convection Roast (if available)
Bake
Convection Roast (if available)
6 (1/2 inch thick or less)
Broil Lo
Bake
Bake
Bake
Convection Bake (if available)
4
3 and 5
1
4
3 and 5
2, 4, and 6 (3 rack
Convection Bake)
Keep the door open when broiling in the lower oven. Use a broil pan; move
6 food down for more doneness/less searing. Watch food closely when broiling.
For best performance center food below the broil heating element.
Keep the door open when broiling in the lower oven. Use a broil pan; move
6 food down for more doneness/less searing. Watch food closely when broiling.
For best performance center food below the broil heating element.
3 or 4 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan. Preheating is not necessary.
3 or 4
2 If breaded or coated in sauce avoid Broil Hi modes. Broil skin side down first.
Watch food closely when broiling. Keep the door open when broiling in the
lower oven. For best performance when broiling, center food below the broil
2 or 3
Keep the door open when broiling in the lower oven. Move food down for
more doneness/less searing and up for greater searing/browning when
2 or 3
broiling. For best performance when broiling, center food below the broil
1 or 2
2 or 3
Keep the door open when broiling in the lower oven. Watch food closely when
5 (>1/2 inch) broiling. For best performance center food below the broil heating element.
3 or 4
3 or 4
3 and 5
Rack position for baking 4 layer cakes.
ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS
Use shiny cookware.
Ensure adequate airflow
(see illustration below).
Use shiny cookware.
Use shiny cookware.
Ensure adequate airflow.
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
heating element.
heating element.
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Use shiny cookware.
Use shiny cookware.
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