Oven; Preheating - GE C5980 Owner's Manual

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To avoid possible burns, place the racks in the desired position before you turn on the oven.
Preheating and Pan Placement
Do not place foods directly on the
oven floor.
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To avoid possible burns, place the racks in the
desired position before you turn on the oven.
Preheatthe ovenif the recipecallsfor it. Preheating
isnecessary for good resultswhenbakingcakes,
cookies, p astriesand breads.
if bakingfour cake layersat the sametime,place
two layerson rack Cand two layerson rackE.
Staggerpanson the rack soone isnot directly
abovethe other.
Bakingresultswill be better if foodis centeredin
the ovenus muchas possible. Angelfood cakeis
the exceptionand shouldbe placedon the bottom
ovenrack (position A).Followpackagedirectionson
prepackaged and frozenfoodsfor pun placement.
Punsshouldnot touch eachotheror the wallsof
the oven.tfyou needto usetwo racks,staggerthe
punssoone is not directlyabovethe other.Leave
approximately 1½"betweenpansand from the
front,back and sidesof ovenwall.
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How to Set the Oven for Baking or Roasting
[] Touchthe BAKEpad.
[] Touchthe numberpadsuntilthe desired
temperatureis displayed.
F31 TouchtheSTART pad.
Theovenwill start automatically. T heword ONand
100 ° will be displayed. W henthe ovenreaches the
selected temperature, t he ovencontrolwill beep
several t imesand the displaywill showthe oven
temperature.
NOTE: You will hear the convection fan (on
some models) while the oven is preheating. The
fan will stop after the oven is preheated and
the display shows your set temperature. This is
normal
Tochangetheoventemperature during theBAKE
cycle, t ouchtheBAKE pad and thenthenumberpads
to getthenew temperature.
[_ Checkfoodfor doneness at the minimumtime
on the recipe.Cooklongerif necessary.
[_ Touchthe CLEAR/OFF p od whenbakingis
finished,andthen removethe food from the
oven.
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