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How to Use the Oven Shelf
Positioning the Shelf
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Do not store or cook with
shelf on floor of oven.
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damage may result.
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Use potholders when handling
metal shelf and cookware.
They may be hot.
. Do not store microwave
browning dish on metal shelf.
The two position wire shelf is
specifically designed for added
capacity
heating
and reheating in
Cookware for Shelf
Heating and Reheating
Before placing food in the dishes,
check to see that they will fit together
on or under the shelf. Also, be sure
cookware is microwave-safe.
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oven.
More than one food may be heated
or reheated and ready to serve at the
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same time.
When microwaving with the oven
Cookware for heating or reheating
shelf, some techniques will differ
include 1 cup measuring cup,
from the cookbook which came
8x4x3-inch loaf dishes, 9x5x3-inch
with your oven. It is important to
loaf dishes or 9-inch pie plates.
arrange foods properly, and this is
shown on the
nextpage. Cookware
size is important; select from
among the suggestions at right.
Also, food size should be
considered; foods over
3~/z
inches
high, or 3 pounds are not
recommended for shelf cooking.
Batters and dough foods and
uncooked foods which need to be
prepared from scratch should be
cooked without the oven shelf,
following cookbook directions.
Leftovers may be placed in small
individual ceramic or plastic bowls
or divided plates.
Use pot holders when handling
foods heated together with your
oven shelf, especially when heating
larger amounts of food in 8-in.
square or other 2-quart size
To position the shelf, tip the back
slightly and
fit
the shelf support
guides
onto
the support guides
located on each side of the oven in
the rear.
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Next, lower the front until the shelf
support guides
fit
onto
the support
guides located at each side of the
oven in the front.
When properly positionti, the shelf
should
fit
snugly in place, be level
and not touch the back or sidewall
of the oven.
If arcing occurs when using the
shelf to cook more than one food
at the same time, turn the oven
off. Make sure the shelf is
positioned right-side upon all
four shelf supports and not
touching oven
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To prevent
arcing, remove the shelf when you
are not using it.
casseroles. The extra steam
Use wax paper or plastic wrap
generated from multiple food
instead of lids on casseroles. Lids
cooking may make cookware hotter
may add too much height to dish.
than with regular microwaving.
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