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Setting the Lower Oven
The lower oven provides two basic modes, cooking and warming. The lower oven is ideal for
cooking foods such as pizza, casseroles, baked potatoes and frozen convenience foods. Use
the keep warm feature to keep hot cooked foods at serving temperature. The lower oven can
only be used with some cooking modes; Bake, Slow Cook and Keep Warm (read their sections
for precise instructions).
Lower Oven Tips:
• The lower oven rack must always be in place when cooking or warming. Be sure that the
rack is placed with the down turned sides into the drawer
.
This will provide for some air
space between the drawer and the food.
•
When placing food in the lower oven always use a baking sheet or pan with 4 raised sides
to prevent food from sliding off.
•
DO NOT LINE THE OVEN DRAWER WITH FOIL OR COVER THE OVEN RACK WITH
FOIL.
This may result in damage to your oven.
•
The maximum height of foods and utensils that may be used in the lower oven is 4”. The
maximum width is 15”.
Pay close attention to foods that have potential to rise beyond
the recommended 4” maximum height.
•
Use pans in the lower oven large enough to contain food and any juices created from the
cooking process.
•
Do not use plastic wrap to cover food. Plastic may
melt onto the drawer or surrounding areas and be
very difficult to clean.
Use a lid or aluminum foil
instead. Use only utensils and cookware in the oven
drawer that are recommended for oven use in the upper
oven.
• When using the lower oven, limit the number of times
the drawer is opened; this will minimize heat loss.
Repeated opening of the drawer during the cooking
process may increase cooking times and produce
uneven cooking results. The cooking times for the
lower oven may vary slightly from the upper oven.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM THE LOWER OVEN WHEN HOT.
FAILURE TO DO SO CAN RESULT IN BURNS.
Always use oven mitts when removing food from the lower oven. The lower
oven rack, compartment, cookware/plates may be hot.
Should an oven fire occur, close the drawer and turn the lower oven
OFF. If the fire continues, use a fire extinguisher.
DO NOT
put water or flour on the fire.
Flour may be explosive.
LOWER OVEN OPERATION
NOTE
: The lower oven will not operate when the upper oven is
set for self-cleaning or if the control lockout feature is active.
