GE JTP14 Range User Manual


 
BAKING
Your oven temperature is controlled very accurately
NOTE: When the oven gets hot, the top and
outsi(
using an oven control system. We recommend that
surfaces
of the oven
get
hot
too.
you operate the oven for a number of weeks using the
time given on recipes as a guide to become familiar
with your new oven’s performance. If you think an
adjustment is necessary, see the Adjust the Oven
Thermostat section. It gives easy
D(J
It
K)ur.se/f’
instructions on how to adjust the thermostat.
How to Set Your Oven 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 “1000’” 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
CLEAWOFF
pad when baking is
finishe
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
INCREASI
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
r
w
w’
oven, on either shelf positions C or D. See the chart
for suggested shelf positions.
NOTE: To bake 4
layers
of cake at one time,
position 2 layers on shelf B and 2 layers on shelf D
with the pans staggered so that one is not directly
above the other.
Type of Food Shelf Position
Angel food cake
B
Biscuits or muffins
C or D
Cookies or cupcakes
C. or
D
Brownies
C or D
I
Layer cakes
\
Cor
D
I
Bundt
or pound cakes
I
B
Pies or pie shells
C or D
Frozen pies
B
Casseroles
C or D
Roasting A or B
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, co~kies, pastry ‘and breads. For most casserol;!
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
sh-orten
1()
minutes,
After
the oven is-preheated, place the
preheat time.
food
in the oven as quickly as possible to prevent
heat from
esca~in~.
10