Oven Shelves
The shelves are
designed with
locks so when placed
correctly on the shelf
supports, they will stop
before coming
completely out of the
oven and will not tilt
when you are removing
food from them or
placing food on them.
To remove a shelf
from the oven, pull it
toward you, tilt the front
end upward and pull the
shelf out.
To replace,
place the
shelf on the shelf support
with the stop-locks
(curved extension of the
facing up and toward the rear of the oven.
Tilt
the front and
the shelf toward the back
When
cookware on a shelf,
the shelf out
of the-oven until it
past the bump on the shelf
to the bump
the shelf support.
the cookware
support. Then
the
of the shelf and push it
on the shelf, then slide the shelf back into the oven.
all the way back.
This will eliminate reaching into the hot oven.
Shelf Positions
oven has five shelf supports for baking and
roasting identified in this illustration as A (bottom),
B, C, D and E (top). It also has a special low shelf
position (R) for roasting extra large items, such as a
large turkey—the shelf is not designed to slide out at
this position. Shelf positions for cooking are suggested
in the Baking, Broiling and Roasting sections.
Oven Vents
The oven is vented through duct openings at the rear
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Do not leave any items on the cooktop. The hot air
of the cooktop. See the Features section. Do not block
from the vent may ignite flammable items and will
these openings when cooking in the oven—it is
increase pressure in closed containers, which may
important that the flow of hot air from the oven and
cause them to burst.
fresh air to the oven burners be
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Do not leave plastic .
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The vent openings and nearby surfaces may
items on the
become hot. Do not touch them.
. . .
they may melt if left
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Handles of pots and pans on the cooktop may
too
to the vent.
become hot if left too close to the vent.
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Metal items will become very hot if they are left
Vent appearance and location
on the cooktop and could cause burns.
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