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How To
set
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Range
For Bating
1. Toavoid possibleburro, placethe shelvesin the
3. Checkfoodfor donenessat minimumtime on
correctpositionbeforeyouturn the ovenon.
recipe.Cooklongerif necessary.TurnOVEN
2. Closeovendoor.If yourmodelhas a separate
CONTROLknobto OFF and r~movefood.
BAKE/BROIL switch,turnit to BAKE.Turn
For best bakingresults,followthese suggestions:
OVENCONTROLknobto desiredtemperature.
oven
s helves
Arrangethe oven
shelfor shelves
in the desired
locationswhile
theovenis cool.
Thecorrectshelf
positiondepends
on thekind of
foodand the
browningdesired.
As
a
generalrule,
placemost foodsin themiddleof the oven,on either
the secondor thirdshelffromthe bottom.See the
chartfor suggestedshelfpositions.
~pe
of Food
I Shelf Position
Angelfood cake
1A
Biscuitsor muffins
I BorC
Cooties or cupcakes
I BorC
Brownies
I Bor C
Layercakes
I BorC
I Bundtor poundcakes
I AorB
I
Pies or pie shells
I BorC
I
Frozenpies
I A (on cookiesheet) I
Casseroles
Bor C
Preheating
Preheatthe ovenif the recipecalls for it. Preheat
meansbringingthe ovenup to the specified
temperaturebeforeputtingin the food.Topreheat,set
theovenat the correcttemperature-selecting a
highertemperaturedoesnot shortenpreheattime.
Preheatingis necessaryfor goodresultswhenbaking
cakes,cookies,pastry and breads.For mostcasseroles
androasts,preheatingis not necessary.For ovens
withouta preheatindicatorlightor tone,preheat 10
minutes.After the oven is preheatedplacethe food
in the oven as quicklyas possibleto preventheat
fromescaping.
Roasting
I AorB
I
For even cookingand properbrowning,theremust be
enoughroom for air circulationin the oven.Baking
resultswill be betterif bting pans are centeredas
muchas possiblerather than beingplacedto the front
or to the back of the oven.
Pans shouldnot toucheach otheror the walls of the
oven.Allow 1 to 1%inch spacebetweenpans as well
as from the back of the oven,the door and the sides.
If youuse two shelves,staggerthe pans so one is not
directlyabovethe other.
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