GE Cafe CGB500P, Owner'S Manual

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USING THE RANGE:
Cooking Guide
Cooking Guide
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
Bake
Bake Goods
3
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Layer cakes* on Multiple
Racks Bake
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3 flat and 5 flat
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Bake
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Cookies, biscuits, scones on
a Single Rack Bake
Bake Goods
4
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Cookies, biscuits, scones on
Multiple Racks
Convection Bake
3 flat and 5 flat
2 ext, 4 flat, 6 flat
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Yeast Breads
Proof 3 or 4 Cover dough loosely.
Bake
Bake Goods
3 or 4
Beef & Pork
Hamburgers Broil High 6 flat
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below the broil heater.
Steaks & Chops Broil High 6 flat or 5 ext
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Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance center food
below the broil heater.
Roasts
Bake
Convection Roast
2 or 3
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Poultry
Whole chicken
Bake
Convection Roast
2 or 3
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Bone-in chicken breasts,
legs, thighs Broil Low
Bake
3
If breaded or coated in sauce avoid Broil High modes. Broil skin side
down first. Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance
when broiling, center food below the broil heater.
Boneless chicken breasts
Broil Low
Bake
3
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center food below the broil element or burner.
Whole turkey
Bake
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Turkey Breast
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Fish Broil Low
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Casseroles Bake 3 or 4
Frozen Convenience Foods
Pizza on a Single Rack Frozen Pizza Single 4 Place food in oven prior to starting mode.
Pizza on Multiple Racks Frozen Pizza Multi 3 and 5 Stagger pizzas left to right, do not place directly over each other.
Potato products, chicken
nuggets, appetizers on a
Single Rack
Frozen Snacks Single 4
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Potato products, chicken
nuggets, appetizers on
Multiple Racks
Frozen Snacks Multi 3 and 5
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for less browning.
*When baking four cake layers at a time use racks
3 and 5. 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
IsItDoneYet.gov . Make sure to use a food thermometer
to take food temperatures.
Rear Placement
Front Placement
Rack positions