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Cooking tips
Baking/convection baking tips
The hot air must circulate around the pans in
the oven for even heat to reach all parts of
the oven. This results in better baking.
For best air circulation:
• Place the pans so that one is not directly
over the other.
• For best results, allow 1
1
⁄2 to 2 inches of
space around each pan and between pans
and oven walls.
• When baking with one pan, place pan in
the center of the oven rack.
• When baking with two pans, place pans
in opposite corners of the oven rack.
NOTE: “Oven peeking” may cause heat
loss, longer cooking times, and unsatisfac-
tory baking or roasting results. Rely on
your timer.
Baking tips
(Bake pad)
For proper cooking, follow these
guidelines:
• When using one rack, place the rack
so the top of the food will be centered in
the oven.
• When using more than one rack, use the
Convection Bake setting.
• Use only one cookie sheet in the oven at
a time when using the Bake setting.
Rack placement for specific foods:
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
Using Your Oven
NOTE: See “Baking or convection baking”
on page 16 for additional baking tips.
Bakeware tips
• When baking with insulated cookie
sheets or baking pans, place them in the
bottom third of the oven. You may need to
increase the recommended baking times,
so test for doneness before removing from
the oven.
• When using ovenproof glassware or dark
bakeware, reduce the oven temperature
by 25°F, but use the same baking time.
Because these pans absorb heat, produc-
ing 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 called for
in the recipe.
Using aluminum foil in the oven
(for thermal baking)
Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers from
pies or casseroles.
• Place the foil on the oven rack below the
rack with the food. Turn foil edges up and
make sure foil is about 1 inch (3 cm) larger
all around than the dish holding the food.