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Cooking Guide
USING THE O
VEN:
Cook
ing 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
3
Use shiny cookware.
Layer cakes* on Multiple
Racks
Bake
2 and 4
Ensure adequate airflow
(see illustration below).
Chiffon cakes (angel food)
Bake
1
Use shiny cookware.
Cookies, biscuits, scones
on a Single Rack
Bake
3
Use shiny cookware.
Cookies, biscuits, scones
on Multiple Racks
Bake
2 and 4
For foods like sugar cookies, switch food location
partially through cooking for more even cooking
results between racks. Ensure adequate airflow.
Beef & Pork
Hamburgers
Broil Hi
5
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 heating element.
Steaks & Chops
Broil Hi
5
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 heating element.
Roasts
Bake
2 or 3
Leave uncovered, use a low sided pan such
as a broil pan. Preheating is not necessary.
Poultry
Whole chicken
Bake
2 or 3
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Bone-in chicken breasts,
legs, thighs
Broil Hi
1
If breaded or coated in sauce avoid Broil
Hi modes. Broil skin side down first.
Watch food closely when broiling. For best
performance when broiling, center food below
the broil heating element.
Broil Lo
Bake
3
Boneless chicken breasts
Broil Lo
Bake
1 (broil) or 3
Move food down for more doneness/less
searing and up for greater searing/browning
when broiling. For best performance when broil-
ing, center food below the broil heating element.
Whole turkey
Bake
1 or 2
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Turkey Breast
Bake
2 or 3
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
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
Bake
3
Frozen Convenience Foods
Pizza, french fries, tator tots,
chicken nuggets, appetizers
on a Single Rack
Bake
3
Use shiny cookware.
Pizza, french fries, tator tots,
chicken nuggets, appetizers
on Multiple Racks
Bake
2 and 4
Use shiny cookware.
Switch food location partially through
cooking for more even cooking results.
*When baking four cake layers at a time, use racks 2
and 4. 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.
