Whirlpool SF216LXSQ Owners Manual - Page 9

9

OVEN USE

Odors and smoke are normal when the oven

i

s used the f

i

rst few

t

i

mes, or when

i

t

i

s heav

i

ly so

i

led

.

IMPORTANT:

The health of some b

i

rds

i

s extremely sens

i

t

i

ve to

the fumes g

i

ven off

.

Exposure to the fumes may result

i

n death to

certa

i

n b

i

rds

.

Always move b

i

rds to another closed and well-

vent

i

lated room

.

Aluminum Foil

IMPORTANT:

To avo

i

d permanent damage to the oven bottom

f

i

n

i

sh, do not l

i

ne the oven bottom w

i

th any type of fo

i

l, l

i

ners or

cookware

.

■

On those models w

i

th bottom vents, do not block or cover

the oven bottom vents

.

■

Do not cover ent

i

re rack w

i

th fo

i

l because a

i

r must be able to

move freely for best cook

i

ng results

.

■

To catch sp

i

lls, place fo

i

l on rack below d

i

sh

.

Make sure fo

i

l

i

s

at least

₀2

" (1

.

3 cm) larger than the d

i

sh and that

i

t

i

s turned

up at the edges

.

Positioning Racks and Bakeware

IMPORTANT:

To avo

i

d permanent damage to the porcela

i

n

f

i

n

i

sh, do not place food or bakeware d

i

rectly on the oven door or

bottom

.

RACKS

Pos

i

t

i

on racks before turn

i

ng on the oven

.

Do not move racks

w

i

th bakeware on them

.

Make sure racks are level

.

For best

performance, cook on one rack

.

Place the rack so the top of food

w

i

ll be centered

i

n the oven

.

To move a rack, pull

i

t out to the stop

pos

i

t

i

on, ra

i

se the front edge, then l

i

ft out

.

BAKEWARE

To cook food evenly, hot a

i

r must be able to c

i

rculate

.

Allow

2" (5 cm) of space around bakeware and oven walls

.

Use the

follow

i

ng chart as a gu

i

de

.

Bakeware

The bakeware mater

i

al affects cook

i

ng results

.

Follow

manufacturer’s recommendat

i

ons and use the bakeware s

i

ze

recommended

i

n the rec

i

pe

.

Use the follow

i

ng chart as a gu

i

de

.

Oven Vent

A. Oven vent

The oven vent releases hot a

i

r and mo

i

sture from the oven, and

should not be blocked or covered

.

Block

i

ng or cover

i

ng the oven

vent w

i

ll cause poor a

i

r c

i

rculat

i

on, affect

i

ng cook

i

ng and

clean

i

ng results

.

Do not set plast

i

cs, paper or other

i

tems that

could melt or burn near the oven vent

.

FOOD

RACK POSITION

Large roasts, turkeys, angel food, bundt

and tube cakes, qu

i

ck breads, p

i

es

1 or 2

Yeast breads, casseroles, meat and

poultry

2

Cook

i

es, b

i

scu

i

ts, muff

i

ns, cakes

2 or 3

NUMBER OF

PAN(S)

POSITION ON RACK

1

Center of rack

.

2

S

i

de by s

i

de or sl

i

ghtly staggered

.

3 or 4

Oppos

i

te corners on each rack

.

Make sure

that no bakeware p

i

ece

i

s d

i

rectly over

another

.

BAKEWARE/

RESULTS

RECOMMENDATIONS

L

i

ght colored

alum

i

num

■

L

i

ght golden crusts

■

Even brown

i

ng

■

Use temperature and t

i

me

recommended

i

n rec

i

pe

.

Dark alum

i

num and

other bakeware w

i

th

dark, dull and/or

nonst

i

ck f

i

n

i

sh

■

Brown, cr

i

sp

crusts

■

May need to reduce bak

i

ng

temperatures 25°F (15°C)

.

■

Use suggested bak

i

ng t

i

me

.

■

For p

i

es, breads and casseroles,

use temperature recommended

i

n

rec

i

pe

.

■

Place rack

i

n center of oven

.

Insulated cook

i

e

sheets or bak

i

ng

pans

■

L

i

ttle or no bottom

brown

i

ng

■

Place

i

n the bottom th

i

rd of oven

.

■

May need to

i

ncrease bak

i

ng t

i

me

.

Sta

i

nless steel

■

L

i

ght, golden

crusts

■

Uneven brown

i

ng

■

May need to

i

ncrease bak

i

ng t

i

me

.

Stoneware/Bak

i

ng

stone

■

Cr

i

sp crusts

■

Follow manufacturer’s

i

nstruct

i

ons

.

Ovenproof

glassware, ceram

i

c

glass or ceram

i

c

■

Brown, cr

i

sp

crusts

■

May need to reduce bak

i

ng

temperatures 25°F (15°C)

.

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