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Using the lower oven., How to Set the Oven for Baking or Roasting, Preheating and Pan Placement

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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Using the lower oven. ge.com To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin... The shelves have stop-locks, so that when placed correctly on the supports, they will stop before coming completely out, and will not tilt. When placing and removing cookware, pull the shelf out to the bump on the shelf support. To remove a shelf, pull it toward you, tilt the front end up and pull it out. To replace, place the end of the shelf (stop-locks) on the support, tilt up the front and push the shelf in. The lower oven has 7 shelf positions. How to Set the Oven for Baking or Roasting Press the BAKE pad. Type of Food Shelf Position Press the number pads to set the desired temperature. Press the START pad. Check food for doneness at minimum time on recipe. Cook longer if necessary. Press the CLEAR/OFF pad when cooking is complete. Frozen pies (on cookie sheet) Angel food cake Bundt or pound cakes Biscuits, muffins, brownies, cookies, cupcakes, layer cakes, pies Casseroles C or D A B C or D C or D NOTE: A cooling fan may automatically turn on and off to cool internal parts. This is normal, and the fan may continue to run even after the oven is turned off. Preheating and Pan Placement Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it. Preheating is necessary for good results when baking cakes, cookies, pastry and breads. To preheat, set the oven at the correct temperature. The control will beep when the oven is preheated and the display will show your set temperature. This may take approximately 10 minutes. Baking results will be better if baking pans are centered in the oven as much as possible. Pans should not touch each other or the walls of the oven. If you need to use two shelves, stagger the pans so one is not directly above the other, and leave approximately 11⁄2″ between pans, from the front, back and sides of the wall. Aluminum Foil Do not use aluminum foil on the bottom of the oven. Never entirely cover a shelf with aluminum foil. This will disturb the heat circulation and result in poor baking. A smaller sheet of foil may be used to catch a spillover by placing it on a lower shelf several inches below the food. 29

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Using the lower oven.
ge.com
To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on.
Before you begin…
The shelves have stop-locks, so that when
placed correctly on the supports, they will
stop before coming completely out, and
will not tilt.
When placing and removing cookware,
pull the shelf out to the bump on the
shelf support.
To remove a shelf,
pull it toward you,
tilt the front end up and pull it out.
To replace,
place the end of the shelf
(stop-locks) on the support, tilt up the
front and push the shelf in.
The lower oven has 7 shelf positions.
How to Set the Oven for Baking or Roasting
Press the
BAKE
pad.
Press the number pads to set the
desired temperature.
Press the
START
pad.
Check food for doneness at
minimum time on recipe. Cook
longer if necessary.
Press the
CLEAR/OFF
pad when
cooking is complete.
NOTE:
A cooling fan may automatically turn on
and off to cool internal parts. This is normal, and
the fan may continue to run even after the oven is
turned off.
Type of Food
Shelf Position
Frozen pies (on cookie sheet)
C or D
Angel food cake
A
Bundt or pound cakes
B
Biscuits, muffins, brownies,
C or D
cookies, cupcakes, layer
cakes, pies
Casseroles
C or D
Preheating and Pan Placement
Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it.
Preheating is necessary for good results
when baking cakes, cookies, pastry and
breads.
To preheat, set the oven at the correct temperature.
The control will beep when the oven is preheated
and the display will show your set temperature.
This may take approximately 10 minutes.
Baking results will be better if baking
pans are centered in the oven as much
as possible. Pans should not touch each
other or the walls of the oven. If you
need to use two shelves, stagger the pans
so one is not directly above the other,
and leave approximately 1
1
±
2
″
between
pans, from the front, back and sides
of the wall.
Safety Instructions
Operating Instructions
Care and Cleaning
Troubleshooting Tips
Consumer Support
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Aluminum Foil
Do not use aluminum foil on the bottom
of the oven.
Never entirely cover a shelf with
aluminum foil. This will disturb the heat
circulation and result in poor baking.
A smaller sheet of foil may be used to
catch a spillover by placing it on a lower
shelf several inches below the food.