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Cooking Guide - Single Ovens and Upper Ovens
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FOOD TYPE
RECOMMENDED
MODE(S)
RECOMMENDED
RACK POSITION(S)
ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS
Baked Goods
Layer cakes, sheet cakes, bundt
cakes, muffins, quick breads on a
Single Rack
Convection Bake
Traditional Bake
3
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Layer cakes* on Multiple Racks
Convection Bake Multi
2 and 4
Ensure adequate airflow (see illustration below).
Chiffon cakes (angel food)
Convection Bake
Traditional Bake
1
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Cookies, biscuits, scones on a
Single Rack
Convection Bake
Traditional Bake
3
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Cookies, biscuits, scones on
Multiple Racks
Convection Bake Multi
2 and 4
Ensure adequate airflow.
Beef & Pork
Hamburgers
Broil Hi
5 ext.
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Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance, center
food below the broil heating element.
Steaks & Chops
Broil Hi
5 ext.
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Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance, center
food below the broil heating element.
Roasts
Traditional Bake
Convection Roast
1 or 2
Leave uncovered, use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Preheating is not necessary.
Poultry
Whole chicken
Traditional Bake
Convection Roast
2
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Preheating is not necessary.
Bone-in chicken breasts, legs,
thighs
Broil Lo
Traditional Bake
Convection Roast
2 or 3
Broil skin side down first. Watch food closely when broiling. For
best performance when broiling, center food below the broil
heating element.
Boneless chicken breasts
Broil Lo
Traditional Bake
Convection Roast
2 or 3
Move food down for more doneness/less searing and up for
greater searing/browning when broiling. For best performance
when broiling, center food below the broil heating element.
Whole turkey
Traditional Bake
Convection Roast
1 or 2
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Preheating is not necessary.
Turkey Breast
Traditional Bake
Convection Roast
1 or 2
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Preheating is not necessary.
Fish
Broil Lo
5 (1/2 thick or less)
4 (>1/2 inch)
Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance, center
food below the broil heating element.
Casseroles
Convection Bake
Traditional Bake
3
Frozen Convenience Foods
Pizza on a single rack
Convection Bake
Traditional Bake
3
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Pizza on multiple racks
Convection Bake Multi
2 and 4
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Potato products, chicken nuggets,
appetizers on single racks
Convection Bake
Traditional Bake
3
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and convection bake.
Air Fry (on single and
upper ovens only)
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Potato products, chicken nuggets,
appetizers on multiple racks
Convection Bake Multi
2 and 4
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cooking for more even cooking results.
*When baking four cake layers at a time, use racks on 2
and 4 for a single/upper oven. Place the pans as shown
so that one pan is not directly above another.
Cook food thoroughly to help protect against food
borne illness. Minimum safe food temperature
recommendations for food safety can be found at
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. Make sure to use a food thermometer
to take food temperatures.
The table below provides some guidelines for typical cooking modes. If you would like to use Precision Cooking
modes they can be substituted for the modes shown below for applicable foods.
Single/upper oven
