Cooking Guide - GE Self-Cleaning Gas Ranges Owner's Manual

Cooking Guide

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, stagger 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
Convection Multi-Bake
Bake
Bake
Convection Multi-Bake
Bake 3 Racks - 1, 3 and 5
Broil Hi
Broil Hi
Convection Roast
Bake
Convection Roast
Bake
Broil Lo
Bake
Broil Lo
Bake
Convection Roast
Bake
Bake
Broil Lo
Bake
Bake
Bake
Convection Multi-Bake
2 or 3
2 and 4
1
2 or 3
Ensure adequate airflow. Switch food location
2 Racks - 2 and 4
partially through cooking for more even cooking
results. Use extension rack in lower position.
Use flat rack. Use a broil pan; move food down
5 for more doneness/less searing. Watch food
closely when broiling. Center food under burner.
Use flat rack. Use a broil pan; move food down
5 for more doneness/less searing. Watch food
closely when broiling. Center food under burner.
Leave uncovered, use a low sided pan such
1 or 2
as a broil pan. Preheating is not necessary.
Leave uncovered, use a low sided pan
1 or 2
If breaded or coated in sauce avoid Broil
2 or 3
Move food down for more doneness/less
3 searing and up for greater searing/browning
Leave uncovered, use a low sided pan
R or 1
Leave uncovered, use a low sided pan
1 or 2
5 (1/2 thick or less) Watch food closely when broiling. Use flat rack if
4 (>1/2 inch)
2 or 3
3
2 and 4
1, 3 and 5
cooking for more even cooking results.
Front
Placement
Rear
Placement
ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS
Use shiny cookware.
Ensure adequate airflow
(see illustration below).
Use extension rack in positions 2.
Use shiny cookware.
Use shiny cookware.
such as a broil pan.
Hi modes. Broil skin side down first.
Watch food closely when broiling.
when broiling.
such as a broil pan.
such as a broil pan.
using position 5.
Use shiny cookware.
Use shiny cookware.
Switch food location partially through
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