GE CC2S986, Owner'S Manual

Page: 19 / 34

29-6180
19
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 Use shiny cookware.
Layer cakes* on Multiple
Racks
Bake
Convection Bake
2 ext and 5 flat Use shiny cookware. Ensure adequate airflow (see illustration below).
Chiffon cakes (angel food)
Bake
Bake Goods
1 Use shiny cookware.
Cookies, biscuits, scones on
a Single Rack
Bake
Bake Goods
3 Use shiny cookware.
Cookies, biscuits, scones on
Multiple Racks
Convection Bake
2 ext and 5 flat
1 flat, 3 flat, 5 ext
Use shiny cookware. Ensure adequate airflow.
Yeast Breads
Proof 2 or 3 Cover dough loosely.
Bake
Bake Goods
3
Beef & Pork
Hamburgers Broil High 6 flat
Use a broil pan; move food down for more doneness/less searing.
Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance center food
below the broil heater.
Steaks & Chops Broil High 6 flat or 5 ext
Use a broil pan; move food down for more doneness/less searing.
Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance center food
below the broil heater.
Roasts
Bake
Convection Roast
2 or 3 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan. Preheating is not necessary.
Poultry
Whole chicken
Bake
Convection Roast
2 or 3 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan. Preheating is not necessary.
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
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 element or burner.
Whole turkey
Bake
Convection Roast
1 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan. Preheating is not necessary.
Turkey Breast
Bake
Convection Roast
3 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan. Preheating is not necessary.
Fish Broil Low
6 (1/2 inch/1.3 cm thick or less)
5 (>1/2 inch/1.3 cm)
Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance center food
below the broil heater.
Casseroles Bake 3 or 4
Frozen Convenience Foods
Pizza on a Single Rack Frozen Pizza Single 3 Place food in oven prior to starting mode.
Pizza on Multiple Racks Frozen Pizza Multi 2 ext and 5 flat 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 or 5
Place food in oven prior to starting mode. Use dark cookware for more
browning/crisping; use shiny cookware for less browning.
Potato products, chicken
nuggets, appetizers on
Multiple Racks
Frozen Snacks Multi 2 ext and 5 flat
Use dark cookware for more browning/crisping; use shiny cookware
for less browning.
*When baking four cake layers at a time use racks
2 ext and 5 flat. 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
www.IsItDoneYet.gov . Make sure to use a food
thermometer to take food temperatures.
Rear Placement
Front Placement
Rack positions