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Using and Caring for Your Oven
• When using ovenproof glassware or
dark bakeware, reduce the oven
temperature by 25°F (16°C), but use the
same baking time. Because these pans
absorb heat, producing darker bottom
browning and crispier crusts, place the rack
in the center of the oven. When baking
pies and bread, you can use the
temperature suggested in the recipe.
Rack placement for specific foods:
(For rack positions, see “Rack positions” in
previous column.)
NOTE: For additional baking tips see “Baking
or convection baking” in this section.
Using aluminum foil
• Do not line the oven bottom with any
type of foil, liners, or cookware.
Permanent damage will occur to the
oven bottom finish.
• Do not block the oven bottom vents.
• Do not cover the entire rack with
aluminum foil. Doing so will reduce air
circulation and overall oven performance.
• To catch spillovers from pies or
casseroles place foil on the oven rack
below. Foil should be turned up at edges
and be at least 1 inch larger than dish.
• Place tent-shaped foil loosely over meat
or poultry to slow down surface browning
for long term roasting. Remove foil for the
last 30 minutes.
• Use narrow strips of foil to shield piecrust
edges if browning too quickly.
Convection baking tips
(CONVECTION BAKE pad on some models)
• Do not use aluminum foil when convection
baking. Aluminum foil may block airflow.
•
Reduce recommended standard cooking
temperatures by approximately 25°F (16°C).
The cooking times can also be reduced for
most recipes. See recipes and cooking charts
in your convection oven cookbook for recom-
mended temperatures and times, or use EASY
CONVECT™ Conversion (later in this section).
NOTE: Cooking time may be longer when
you use more than one rack.
• When baking on two or three racks, use
the Convection Bake setting for more even
results. (You can, however, use only one rack
when Convection Baking.)
• To use three racks during convection
baking, place one rack in position 5 (the
highest position), another rack in position
1 (the closest to the oven bottom), and the
third rack in position 3. This allows all three
racks to be an equal distance apart for
better baking.
• Stagger cake pans or other cookware in
opposite directions on each rack when
three racks are used.
RACK
POSITION
2
1 or 2
2 or 3
FOOD
Frozen pies
Angel food and bundt cakes,
most quick breads, yeast
breads, casseroles, meats
Cookies, biscuits, muffins,
cakes, nonfrozen pies
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