Oven Features; Rack Positions; Using The Oven; Preheat - Viking Range 3 Series Use & Care Manual

Oven Features

Rack Positions

Each oven is equipped with three oven racks (some
models include 1 or more TruGlide racks). All ovens
have six rack positions. Position 6 is the farthest
from the oven bottom. Position 1 is the closest to
the oven bottom. The racks can be easily removed
and arranged at various levels. For best results with
conventional baking, DO NOT use more than one
rack at a time. It is also recommended, when using
two racks, to bake with the racks in positions 2 and
4 or positions 3 and 5.

Using the Oven

Preheat

For best results, it is extremely important that you preheat your oven to the desired
cooking temperature before placing food items in the oven to begin cooking. In
many cooking modes, partial power from the broiler is used to bring the oven to the
preheat temperature. Therefore, placing food items in the oven during the preheat
mode is not recommended. The Viking Rapid Ready™ Preheat System is
engineered so that the oven is brought to the desired set temperature in a manner
which will provide the optimum cooking environment based on the selected
cooking mode in the shortest possible time.
For instance, the preheat mode for TruConvec™ is designed to be brought up to
the set point temperature in a different manner than the preheat mode for
conventional bake. This is because TruConvec is designed for multi-rack baking. So
it is extremely critical that all rack positions have reached the desired cooking
temperature. As a result, it is normal for oven to take slightly longer for the oven to
preheat to 350°F in TruConvec mode when compared to the amount of time it takes
to preheat the oven cavity to 350°F in conventional bake mode.
Also, preheat time can vary based on some external factors such as room
temperature and power supply. A significantly colder room temperature or a power
supply less than 240 VAC can lengthen the time it takes for the oven to reach the
desired set temperature.
TruConvec™ element
(behind baffle)
(3) Oven racks
Concealed bake element
11
Broil element
Oven light
6
5
4
3
2
1
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