Preheat; To Set Preheat Temperature; To Change The Preheat Temperature While The Oven Is Preheating; Bake - Electrolux NEXT GEN Service Manual

Preheat:

The preheat mode will bring the oven up to temperature
and then beep to let you know when to add your food.
Preheating the oven is recommended when baking breads
and cakes. The oven can be programmed to preheat at
any temperature from 170° F to 550° F.
To set the preheat temperature:
1. Arrange oven racks.
2. Press Preheat. "—°" and "BAKE" will show in the
display.
3. Press the numbers to set the temperature you want
the oven to attain in preheat. The set temperature
and "BAKE" will show in the display.
4. Press Start . "PRE" and "BAKE" will show in the
display as the oven heats and reaches the set
temperature.
NOTE: After the oven has reached the desired tempera-
ture the control will beep and the "PRE" light will turn off
and oven temperature will be displayed. If the beep was
missed, a quick glance at the display with the "PRE"
missing and the oven temperature shown in its place, is
a good way to check that the oven has reached the pre-
heat temperature. Once the oven has preheated, you
may place food in the oven immediately. The "BAKE"
light will stay on.
5. Press Clear Off when baking is complete or to
cancel preheat.
To change the preheat temperature while the oven
is preheating:
1. While preheating, press Preheat . "—°" and "BAKE"
will show in the display.
2. Enter the new preheat temperature. Press the
numbers for the new set temperature. The new
set temperature and "BAKE" will show in the
display.
3. Press Preheat . "PRE" and "BAKE" will show in the
display as the oven heats and reaches the new set
temperature.
4. When baking is complete press Clear Off.

Bake:

Use this mode when preheating is not necessary, such
as when roasting or cooking casseroles. The oven can
be programmed to bake at any temperature from 170° F
to 550° F (the sample below is for 350° F).

To set the bake temperature:

1. Arrange oven racks and place food in oven.
2. Press Bake , "—°" will show in the display.
3. Press 3 5 0 ."350°" will flash and "BAKE "
will show in the display.
4. Press Start. "BAKE" and "350°" oven
temperature will show in the display.
5. Press Clear Off to stop baking or to cancel bake at
any time.

To change the bake temperature:

(example 350° F to 425° F)
1. After the oven has already been set to bake at
350° F and should the temperature need to be
changed to 425° F, press Bake and "—°" will show
in the display. Then press 4
"BAKE" will show in the display.
2. Press Start. "BAKE" and the new oven
temperature will show in the display.

Timed bake:

COOK TIME or STOP TIME control the Time Bake op-
eration. The automatic timer will turn the oven off at the
time you select in advance.
CAUTION: Use caution with the Timed Bake feature to
cook cured or frozen meats and most fruits and veg-
etables. Foods that can easily spoil such as milk, eggs,
fish, meat or poultry, should be chilled in the refrigerator
first. Even when chilled, they should not stand in the
oven for more than 1 hour before cooking begins, and
should be removed promptly when cooking is completed.
Eating spoiled food can result in sickness from food poi-
soning.

To program the oven to begin baking immediately

and to shut off automatically:

(example to bake at 350° F for 50 minutes)
1. Be sure that the clock shows the correct time of
day.
2. Arrange oven rack(s) and, if roasting or cooking a
casserole, place the food in the oven.
3. Press Bake, "—°" will show in the display.
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