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Cooking Guide
USING THE OVEN:
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
3
Use shiny cookware .
Layer cakes* on Multiple Racks
Bake
2 and 4
Ensure adequate airflow
(see illustration below).
Chiffon cakes (angel food)
Bake
R
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
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
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan . Preheating
is not necessary .
Poultry
Whole chicken
Bake
3 or 4
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
1 or 2
Boneless chicken breasts
Broil Lo
Bake
1 or 2
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
Whole turkey
Bake
1 or 2
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan .
Turkey Breast
Bake
1 or 2
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 .
*When baking four cake layers at a time, use racks
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
IsItDoneYet.gov
. Make sure to use a food thermometer
to take food temperatures .
Rack position for baking 4 layer cakes .
