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Medallion Dual Fuel Ranges
Use & Care Manual
APPLIANCE OPERATION
OVENS 101
The oven is an electrically heated, temperature controlled cooking cavity which is highly insulated to keep the kitchen cool and the
foodhot.Theovencontainstwoburners-theBakeburnerpositionedbelowtheovenoorandtheBroilburnerlocatedinthe
ceiling of the oven. Bake and Broil are very different cooking operations and the burners are designed to deliver energy in a way
appropriate to the task.
Therearetwotypesofbaking-calledStandardBake(orconventional)andConvectionBake.Standardorconventionalbakingmake
bestuseofGrandma’scookie,cakeorpierecipes–likeBakeat350ºFforforty-veminutes–togetthejobdone.Theserecipesare
tried and true – conventional or standard bake will deliver wonderful performance every time you cook.
Whenyouconvectioncook(usingafantocirculatethehightemperatureairinsidetheoven)youcanlowerthethermostatabout
25ºandreducethecooktimebyabout25%-andachievenecookingresultsjustlikeGrandma’s–takinglesstimeandusingless
energy. Use the same recommended temperatures for meats and poultry dishes – but keep watch of the time. Convection cooking
technologywasrstdevelopedinEuropeandhasbeenusedformanyyears–recentlytakingholdinUSresidentialkitchensand
cookbooks.
In convection cooking, not only is the cook time faster, but also, the oven temperature is more even, top to bottom and side to side
– so cookies on several racks will have the same brown color and texture. Food does not need to be rotated to get uniform color.
However, to best take advantage of convection, use low, shallow bakeware so that moving air can get over the sides and up to the
foodsurface.Foodsincovereddishes(likecasserolesorpotroasts)donotbenetfromconvectioncooking.
Togetstarted,removeallplasticwrappersusedtoprotectthenishoftheStainlessSteelsurfaces.Ifyoudonot,thewrappermay
getstuckontheStainlessSteelwhentheovenishot–makingremovallaterverydifcult.
Althoughcareistakenatthefactorytoremoveprocessingoils,consideranalwipedownusingasoftclothandhot,soapywater,
well rinsed and dried from the surface.
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