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Setting Oven Controls
See example below to set a bake, starting
immediately with the auto-suggest (default) setting
of 350°F (176°C).
Once START is pressed the oven will begin heating.
The oven display shows PRE-HEATING. While
PREHEATING the Convection fan may operate.
After the oven reaches set temperature, PRE-
HEATING will turn off and a beep will indicate the
oven is ready. The oven will continue to maintain this
temperature until the cooking feature is canceled.
If your recipe requires a different baking
temperature than the auto-suggested (default)
temperature (example below shows upper oven
temperature set for 425°F/218°C):
Setting bake for oven
Use the bake feature to cook most food items that
require normal cooking temperatures.
Bakemaybesetwiththefollowingoptions:
• Rapidpreheat
• Cooktime
• Cooktimewithendtime
• Probe
The following temperature settings apply to the
bake feature:
• Auto-suggest(default)setting: 350°F/176°C
• Min.bakesetting: 170°F/76°C
• Max.bakesetting: 550°F/288°C
• Fully preheat the oven before baking items like
cookies, cakes, biscuits, and breads.
• When using any single oven rack, position the
rack in the oven so that the food is in the center
of the oven. For multiple rack baking, use the
convection bake function.
• Ifusingtworacks,placetheovenracksin
position 2 and 4.
• Whenplacingmultiplefooditemsintheoven
allow 2"-4" (5-10cm) of space between the food
itemsforproperaircirculation(seeguresfor
more details).
• Darkordullpansabsorbmoreheatthanshiny
bakeware resulting in dark or overbrowning
of foods. It may be necessary to reduce the
oven temperature or cook time to prevent
overbrowningofsomefoods.Darkpans
are recommended for pies. Shiny pans are
recommendedforcakes,cookiesandmufns.
• Donotopenovendooroften.Openingthedoor
will reduce the temperature in the oven and may
increase cook time.
About baking in oven
To add or change any cook settings after this
feature has started:
• SelecttheUPPER OVEN. Make temperature
changes using the + or - keys. Each press of +
or - will adjust the temperature by 5°F (or 2°C).
• Ifchangingcookingtimes,pressCook Options
then cook time or end time keys needed to
make the changes.
Example
Step Press
1. Press UPPER OVEN
2. Press BAKE
3. Press START
Example
Step Press
1. Press UPPER OVEN
2. Press BAKE
3. Enter 425°F
4. Press START
For best results
Pan position for two rack baking.
Pan position for one rack baking.
NOTE
You may press CANCEL at any time when setting
the control or during the cooking process.