GE 49-8338 Range User Manual


 
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Bating Guides
Whenusingpreparedbakingmixes,followpackagerecipeorinstructions
for bestbakingresults.
Cooties
Whenbaking
cookies,flatcookie
sheets(without
sides)produce
better-looking
cookies.Cookies
bakedinajelly roll
pan (shortsidesdl
around)mayhave
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:
Nevercovera shelf
entirelywitha large
cookiesheetor
aluminumfoil.~s
willdisturbtheheat
circulationandresults
in poorbaking.A
smallersheetof foil
maybeusedto catcha
darkeredgesandpaleorlightbrowningmay occur.
spilloverby placingit
Do notuse a cookiesheetso largethatit touchesthe
on a lowershelfseveralinchesbelow
wallsor thedoorof theoven.
thefood.
For bestresults,use onlyonecookiesheetin theoven
at a time.
Res
cakes
For bestresults,b~e piesin dark,roughor dull
Whenbakingcakes,warpedor bentpanswillcause
pansto producea browner,crispercrust.Frozen
unevenbakingresultsand poorlyshapedproducts.
pies in foilpansshouldbeplacedonan aluminum
A cakebakedin a panlargerthantherecipe
cookiesheetforbakingsincetheshinyfoilpanreflects
recommendswillusuallybe crisper,thinnermd drier
heatawayfromthe piecrust;thecookiesheethelps
thanit shouldbe.If bakedin a pansmallerthan
retainit.
recommended,it maybe undercookedandbattermay
ovefflow.Checktherecipetomakesurethepan size
usedis theonerecommended.
Bating Pans
Use theproperbakingpan.Thetypeof finishon the
pandeterminestheamountofbrowningthatwilloccur.
~Dark,roughor dullpansabsorbheatresultingin a
browner,crispercrust.Usethistypeforpies.
~Shiny,brightandsmoothpansreflectheat,resulting
in a lighter,moredelicatebrowning.Cakesand
cookiesrequirethistypeof pan.
~Glassbakingdishesdso absorbheat.Whenbaking
in glassbakingdishes,lowerthetemperatureby
25°F.anduse therecommendedcookingtimein
therecipe.Thisis notnecessarywhenbakingpies
or casseroles.
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Dom9tPeek
Setthetimerfortheestimatedcookingtimeanddo
notopenthedoortolookatyourfood.Mostrecipes
provideminimumandmaximumbakingtimessuch
as
“bake 30-40mintites.”
DONOTopenthedoortocheckuntiltheminimum
time.Openingtheovendoorfrequentlyduring
cookingallowsheattoescapeandm~es baking
timeslonger.Yourbakingresultsmayalsobe
affected.