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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 4 Use shiny cookware.
Layer cakes* on Multiple
Racks
Bake 3 and 5
Ensure adequate airflow
(see illustration below).
Chiffon cakes (angel food) Bake 1 Use shiny cookware.
Cookies, biscuits, scones
on a Single Rack
Bake 4 Use shiny cookware.
Cookies, biscuits, scones
on Multiple Racks
Bake
Convection Bake (if available)
3 and 5
2, 4, and 6 (3 rack
recommended only for
Convection Bake)
Ensure adequate airflow.
Beef & Pork
Hamburgers Broil Hi 6
Keep the door open when broiling in the lower oven. 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 6
Keep the door open when broiling in the lower oven. 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
Convection Roast (if available)
3 or 4 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan. Preheating is not necessary.
Poultry
Whole chicken
Bake
Convection Roast (if available)
3 or 4 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Bone-in chicken breasts,
legs, thighs
Broil Hi 2 If breaded or coated in sauce avoid Broil Hi modes. Broil skin side down first.
Watch food closely when broiling. Keep the door open when broiling in the
lower oven. For best performance when broiling, center food below the broil
heating element.
Broil Lo
Bake
2 or 3
Boneless chicken breasts
Broil Lo
Bake
2 or 3
Keep the door open when broiling in the lower oven. Move food down for
more doneness/less searing and up for greater searing/browning when
broiling. For best performance when broiling, center food below the broil
heating element.
Whole turkey
Bake
Convection Roast (if available)
1 or 2 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Turkey Breast
Bake
Convection Roast (if available)
2 or 3 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Fish Broil Lo
6 (1/2 inch thick or less)
5 (>1/2 inch)
Keep the door open when broiling in the lower oven. Watch food closely when
broiling. For best performance center food below the broil heating element.
Casseroles Bake 3 or 4
Frozen Convenience Foods
Pizza, french fries, tator
tots, chicken nuggets,
appetizers on a Single Rack
Bake 3 or 4 Use shiny cookware.
Pizza, french fries, tator
tots, chicken nuggets,
appetizers on Multiple
Racks
Bake
Convection Bake (if available)
3 and 5 Use shiny cookware.
*When baking four cake layers at a time, use racks 3
and 5. 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
www.IsItDoneYet.gov. Make sure to use a food
thermometer to take food temperatures.
Rack position for baking 4 layer cakes.
Cooking Guide
USING THE RANGE: Cooking Guide
Lower Oven for Double Oven Models