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Preheating and Pan Placement
Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it.
To preheat, set the oven at the correct
temperature. Preheating is necessary for
good results when baking cakes, cookies,
pastry and breads.
For ovens without a preheat indicator light or
tone, preheat 10 minutes.
Baking results will be better if baking pans
are centered in the oven as much as possible.
Pans should not touch each other or the walls
of the oven. If you need to use two shelves,
stagger the pans so one is not directly above
the other, and leave approximately 1
1
⁄
2
″
between pans, from the front, back and
sides of the wall.
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How to Set the Oven for Baking or Roasting
Your oven is not designed for open-door
cooking.
NOTE:
On models with an
OVEN CONTROL
knob, turn it to the desired temperature.
Touch the
Bake
pad.
Touch the
+
or
–
pads until the desired
temperature is displayed.
Touch the
Start/On
pad.
The oven will start automatically. The display
will show
PRE
while preheating. When the
oven reaches the selected temperature, the
oven control will beep several times and the
display will show the oven temperature.
To change the oven temperature during Bake
cycle, touch the
Bake
pad and then the
+
or
–
pads to get the new temperature.
Check food for doneness at minimum
time on recipe. Cook longer if necessary.
Touch the
Clear/Off
pad when baking is
finished and then remove the food from
the oven.
Type of Food
Shelf Position
Frozen pies (on cookie sheet)
B or C
Angel food cake,
B
bundt or pound cakes
Biscuits, muffins, brownies,
C
cookies, cupcakes,
layer cakes, pies
Casseroles
B or C
Roasting
R or A
Oven Moisture
As your oven heats up, the temperature
change of the air in the oven may cause
water droplets to form on the door glass.
These droplets are harmless and will
evaporate as the oven continues to
heat up.
The oven has a special low shelf (R)
position just above the oven
bottom. Use it when extra cooking
space is needed, for example, when
cooking a large turkey. The shelf is
not designed to slide out at this
position.
Aluminum Foil
Do not use aluminum foil on the bottom of
the oven.
Never entirely cover a shelf with aluminum
foil. This will disturb the heat circulation and
result in poor baking.
A smaller sheet of foil may be used to catch a
spillover by placing it on a lower shelf several
inches below the food.
