GE JBP22, Use And Care & Installation Manual

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BAKING
(continued)
Oven Shelves
Arrange the oven
or shelves in
the desired locations
while the oven is
The correct
posit ion
depends on the kind
food and the
browning desired.
As general rule,
o
,
place-most
foods in the middle of the oven, on either
shelf position or C. See the chart for suggested shelf
positions. B will be used more than C.
Type of Food
Shelf Position
Angel food cake A
Biscuits or muffins B or C
Cookies or cupcakes B C
Brownies B 01” C
Layer cakes
B or C
I
I
Bundt or pound cakes A or B
Pies or pie shells B or C
Frozen pies
A (on cookie sheet)
Casseroles B or C
Roasting A 01
-
B
Preheating
Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it. Preheat means
bringing the oven up to the specified temperature
before putting the food in the oven. To preheat, set the
oven at the correct temperature-selecting a higher
temperature does not shorten preheat time. Preheating is necessary for good results when
cakes, cookies, pastry and breads. For most
and roasts, preheating is not necessary. For
without a preheat indicator light or tone, preheat
minutes. After the oven is preheated. place the
food in the oven as quickly possible to prevent heat
from escaping.
Baking Pans
Use the proper baking pan. The type of finish on the
pan determines amount of browning that will occur.
●
Dark. rough or pans absorb heat resulting
in browner, crisper crust. Use this type for pies.
Shiny, bright and smooth pans reflect heat,
resulting in more browning.
Cakes and cookies require this type of pan.
●
baking dishes also absorb heat. When
baking in baking dishes. the temperature may
need to be reduced by
Pan Placement
For even cooking and proper browning, must
enough room for air circulation in the oven.
results will be better if baking pans are centered
much as possible rather than being the front
or to the back the oven.
Pans should not touch each other or the the
oven. Allow to 1 X-inch space between
as from the back of the oven, the door and the
If you need to use two shelves.
the pans so
one is not directly above the other.