Whirlpool SB160PEEB User Manual - Page 8

Using Your Oven To get the best cooking results, you should use your oven the correct way. This section tells you what you need to know to use your oven safely and efficiently. This oven is equipped with an electronic ignitor for the oven burner and a second ignitor for the broil burner. The electronic ignitor automatically lights the oven burner each time it is used. This oven cannot be used during prolonged power failure. NOTE: This oven was tested for use with natural gas and is also design approved for use with Liquified Petroleum Propane gas. Instructions for conversions are in the Installation Instructions. Positioning racks and pans General guidelines Follow this section carefully to get the best cooking results. • Before turning on the oven, place oven racks where you need them. • To remove a rack, pull it out to the stop. Lift the front of the rack and slide out. To replace the rack, fit it onto the guides on the oven walls. Tilt the front of the rack up and slide back into place. • Be sure the rack(s) is level. • Use pot holders or oven mitts to protect your hands if rack(s) must be moved while the oven is hot. • When baking/roasting with 1 rack, place the rack so the top of the food will be centered in the oven. • When baking/roasting on 2 racks, arrange the racks on the 2nd and 4th rack guides from the bottom. • Do not place items on the oven door when it is open. Using insulated bakeware, ovenproof glassware, and dark metal pans • 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, 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: FOOD Frozen pies, large roasts, turkeys, angel food cakes RACK POSITION 1st or 2nd rack guide from bottom Bundt cakes, most quick breads, yeast breads, casseroles, meats 2nd rack guide from bottom Cookies, biscuits, muffins, cakes, nonfrozen pies 2nd or 3rd rack guide from bottom NOTE: For information on where to place your rack when broiling, see "Broiling rack position chart" on page 19. 8