Cooking Modes; Convection Roast - GE Self-Cleaning Gas Dual Fuel Ranges Owner's Manual

Cooking Modes

Refer to the Cooking Guide section for recommendations for specific foods. Remember, your new oven may perform
differently than the oven it is replacing.
Bake
The bake mode is for baking and roasting. This mode
uses heat primarily from the lower element but also from
the upper element to cook food. When preparing baked
goods such as cakes, cookies, and pastries always
preheat the oven first. Follow recipe recommendations
for food placement. If no guidelines are provided center
enter a temperature, and then press Start.
Warm/Warming Drawer (on some models)
Warm mode is designed to keep hot foods hot for up to
Drawer pad then press Start. Cover foods that need
to remain moist and do not cover foods that should be
crisp. Preheating is not required. Do not use warm to
heat cold food other than crisping crackers, chips or dry
cereal. It is also recommended that food not be kept
Broiling Modes
positions as placing food closer to the broil burner
increases smoking, spattering, and the possibility
of fats igniting. Broiling on rack position 5 is not
recommended.
Try broiling foods that you would normally grill. Adjust
rack positions to adjust the intensity of the heat to the
food. Place foods closer to the broil burner when a
seared surface and rare interior is desired. Thicker foods
and foods that need to be cooked through should be
broiled on a rack position farther from the burner or by
Broil Hi
To use this mode press the Broil pad once and then
press Start. It is not necessary to preheat when using
this mode.
Broil Lo
element to cook food thoroughly while also browning
or foods that you would like cooked all the way through.
To use this mode press the Broil pad twice and then
press Start. It is not necessary to preheat when using
this mode.
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Convection Bake Multi Rack
baking on multiple racks at the same time. This mode
may use heat from the upper and lower elements, along
with air movement from the convection fan to enhance
Recipe Conversion, so it is not necessary to convert the
temperature when using this mode. To use this mode
press the Bake Multi Rack pad under Convection,
enter a temperature, and then press Start. Always
preheat when using this mode.

Convection Roast

Warm or Warming
The Convection Roast mode is intended for roasting
whole cuts of meat on a single rack. This mode may
use heat from the upper and lower elements along with
air movement to improve browning and reduce cooking
time. It is not necessary to convert temperature. Check
food earlier than the recipe suggested time when using
this mode press the Roast pad under Convection, enter
a temperature, and then press Start. It is not necessary
to preheat when using this mode.
Probe
Internal food temperature is frequently used as an
indicator of doneness, especially for roasts and poultry.
The Probe mode monitors the internal food temperature
and turns the oven off when the internal food
temperature reaches the programmed temperature.
Convection Roast modes.
To use the probe with preheating:
4. Program the probe temperature by pressing the
Convection Bake, or Convection Roast) pad and
enter the desired cooking temperature.
oven and connect the probe to the probe outlet,
walls and probe outlet are hot.
Probe pad and entering the desired food temperature.
The maximum internal food temperature that you can
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