Oven Cooking Tips - Kenmore 911.46565 Owner's Manual

OPERATION
Oven Cooking Tips
It is normal to have some odor when
using your oven for the first time. To
help eliminate this odor, ventilate
or using a vent :hood.
IMPORTANT= Never cover the oven
bottom or oven rack with aluminum
foil. Improper use can cause poor
heat flow, poor baking results, and
may damage the oven finish.
The oven vent is located under the
right rear:element. This area could
become hot during oven use. The vent
is important for proper air circulation.
Never block this vent.
Oven Vent
Location
Opening the door often to check
foods :wil! cause heat loss and poor
baking results,
Preheating is bringing the tempera-
ture up to the temperature you will be
using during baking. Let the oven
preheat thoroughly when recipes call
for preheating.
In the back of the oven :you will notice
a small tube. This is aheat sensor
that maintains the temperatureofthe
oven. Never move or bend this. tube,
.....o_.:o.
Temperature Se
The low temperature zone of your
oven (between 170 ° and 200°F) is
available to keep hotcooked foods
warm: However, foods should not be
kept at these temperatures longer
than2 hours. - . :_-
When using your convenient Delay
Start operation, foods such as dairy
products, fish, poultry, etc., should
never sit :more than 1. hour before
cooking. Room temperatures and the
heat from the oven light promote
bacterial growth. ....... -..
To prolong the !ife of your oven light
bulb, follow these helpful tips: Always
turn the light off when the oven is not
in use or during a clean cycle. If your
appliance does not have:a window in
the door,:yoLJ witl need toopen the
door to makelsure the oven light is off.
tf your oven :light is left on for an ..
extended period of:time, theoven will
bewarm when the door is opened
due to the heat generated from the
oven light bulb..
Most recipes ing have been
developed using high-fat products
such as butter or margarine (80% fat
by weight--the federal requirement
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