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BAKING
Your oven temperature is controlled very accurately
If you think an adjustment is necessary, see the Adjust
using an oven control system. We recommend that
the Oven Thermostat section. It gives easy
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you operate the range for a number of weeks using the
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on how to adjust the thermostat.
time given on recipes as a guide to become familiar
NOTE: When the oven gets hot, the top and outside
with your new oven’s
perfomnance.
surfaces of the range get hot too.
How to Set Your Range for Baking
To avoid possible burns, place shelves in the correct
position before you turn the oven on.
1. Press the BAKE pad.
2. Press the INCREASE or DECREASE pad until the
desired temperature is displayed.
The oven will start automatically. The word “ON”
and “100°” will be displayed. As the oven heats up,
the display will show the changing temperature.
When the oven reaches the temperature you set,
a tone will sound.
3. Press the CLEAIVOFF pad when baking is finished
and then remove the food from the oven.
NOTE: A fan may automatically turn on and off to
cool internal parts. This is normal, and the fan may
continue to run after the oven is turned off.
To change the oven temperature during BAKE
cycle, press the BAKE pad and then the INCREASE
or DECREASE pad to get the new temperature.
Oven Shelves
Arrange the oven
shelf or shelves in
the desired locations
while the oven is
cool. The correct
shelf position
depends on the kind
of food and the
browning desired.
As a general rule,
place-most foods in the middle of the oven, on either
shelf positions B or C. See the chart for suggested
shelf positions.
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Type of Food
Shelf Position
Angel food cake
A
Biscuits or muffins B or C
\
Cookies or cupcakes
I
BorC
I
Brownies
B or C
Layer cakes B or C
Bundt or pound cakes
A or B
Pies or pie shells B or C
Frozen pies
A (on cookie sheet)
1
Casseroles
I
1
BorC
1
Roasting
I
A orB
I
Preheating
Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it. Preheat
Preheating is necessary for good results when baking
means bringing the oven up to the specified
cakes, cookies, pastry and breads. For most casseroles
temperature before putting the food in the oven.
and roasts, preheating is not necessary. For ovens
To preheat, set the oven at the correct
temperature—
without a preheat indicator light or tone, preheat
selecting a higher temperature does not shorten
10 minutes. After the oven is preheated, place the
preheat time.
food in the oven as quickly as possible to prevent
heat from escaping.
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