11OW
to Set Your Oven for Baking
To avoid possible burns,
place the shelves in the
con-ect
position before you turn the oven on.
1.
Turn the OVEN SET knob to BAKE and the
OVEN
TEMP knob to the desired temperature.
2. Check foods for doneness at the minimum time
on recipe. Cook longer if necessary.
3. Turn the OVEN SET knob to OFF and then
remove the food.
OVEN TEMP
OVEN SET
Oven Shelves
Arrange the oven
shelf or shelves in
the desired locations
while the oven is
cool. The correct
shelf
position
depends on the kind
of food and the
browning desired.
A
~
a general rule,
;e most foods in the middle of the oven, on either
snelf
positions B or C. See the chart for suggested
shelf positions.
Type of Food
I
Shelf Position
Angel food cake
A
Biscuits or muffins B or C
Cookies or cupcakes
B or C
Brownies B or C
Layer cakes
I
Bor
C
Bundt
or pound cakes
I
A
orB
I
Pies or pie shells
B or C
I
Frozen pies
I
A(oncookiesheet)
1
Casseroles
I
BorC
1
Roasting
Preheating
Preheat the oven if the recipe
calls
for it. Preheat Preheating is necessary for good results when baking
means bringing the oven up to the specified cakes, cookies, pastry and breads. For most casseroles
temperature before putting the food in the oven.
and roasts, preheating is not necessary. For ovens
To preheat. set the oven at the correct
temperature-
without a preheat indicator light or tone, preheat
selecting a higher temperature does not shorten 10 minutes. After the oven is preheated, place the
preheat time. food in the oven as quickly as possible to prevent
heat from escaping.
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