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Guide to Use of the Oven Shelf
Cookware for Shelf
Positioning the Shelf
●
Do not store or cook with metal
shelf on floor of oven.
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damage may result.
● Use potholders when handling
metil
shelf and cookware.
They may be hot.
. Do not store or use microwave
browning dish on
metal
shelf.
●
Use of shelf with Automatic
Cooking is not recommended.
The two position wire shelf is
specifically designed for added
capacity heating and reheating in
your
Spacemaker@
microwave oven.
More than one food may be heated
or reheated and ready to serve at
the same time.
When microwaving with the oven
shelf, some techniques will differ
from the cookbook which came
with your oven. It is important to
arrange foods properly, and this is
shown on the next page. Cookware
size is important; select from
among the suggestions at right.
Also, food size should be
considered; foods over 31/2 inches
high, or 3 pounds are not
recommended for shelf cooking.
Batters and dough foods and also
uncooked foods which need to be
prepared from scratch should be
cooked without the oven shelf,
following cookbook directions.
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Use pot holders when handling
foods heated together with your
oven shelf, especially when heating
larger amounts of food in 8-inch
square or other 2-quart size
Heating and Reheating
Before placing food in the dishes,
check to see
fiat
they will
fit
together
on or under the shelf. Also, be sure
cookware is microwave safe.
Cookware for heating or reheating
include 1 cup measuring cup,
8x4x3-inch loaf dishes,
9x5x3-
inch loaf dishes or 9-inch pie plates.
Leftovers
mav
be
~laced
in small
To insert shelf, tip the back slightly
and fit the shelf support guides
onto
the support guides located on each
side of rear oven wall.
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 positioned, the shelf
should-fit
;nugly
in place.
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Shelf has two positions. Use in low
position when-heating two casseroles
or reheating frozen TV dinners or
entrees.
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individual ceramic or plastic bowls
or divided plates.
The high shelf position more evenly
1
s~aces
the area above and below the
shelf.
Use this position for heating
plates of leftovers.
When properly positioned, the
shelf should fit snugly in place,
be level and not touch the back
wall of the oven.
If arcing occurs when using the
shelf to cook more than one food
at the same time, turn the oven off.
c~sseroles. Extra
s{eam
generated
Use wax paper or plastic wrap
Make sure the shelf is positioned
from multiple food cooking may
instead of lids on casseroles. Lids
securely on all four shelf
suppork
make cookware hotter than with
may add too much height to dish.
and not touching oven
walls.
regular microwaving.
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