GE JTP26 Use And Care Guide

P, eating
Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it. Preheat means Preheating is necessary for good results when baking
bringing the oven up to the specified temperature cakes, cookies, pastry and breads. For most casseroles
before putting the food in the oven. To preheat, set the and roasts, preheating is not necessary. For ovens
oven at the correct temperature—selecting a higher
without a preheat indicator light or tone, preheat
[temperature does not shorten preheat time.
10 minutes. After the oven is preheated, place the
food in the oven as quickly as possible to prevent
heat from escaping.
Baking Pans
Pan Placement
Use the proper baking pan. The type of finish on the
For even cooking and proper browning, there must be
pan determines the amount of browning that will occur.
enough room for air circulation in the oven. Baking
● Dark, rough or dull pans absorb heat resulting in a
results will be better if baking pans are centered as
browner, crisper crust. Use this type for pies.
much as possible rather than being
placed to the front
~ Shiny, bright and smooth pans reflect heat, resulting
or to the back of the oven.
in a lighter, more delicate browning. Cakes and
Pans should not touch each other or the walls of the
cookies require this type of pan.
oven. Allow 1- to 1
X-inch space between pans as well
as from the back of the oven, the door and the sides.
‘ Glass baking dishes absorb heat. When baking
If you need to use two shelves, stagger the pans so
in glass baking dishes, the temperature may need
to be reduced by
25°F.
one is not directly above the other.
B .Ig Guides
When using prepared baking mixes, follow package recipe or instructions
‘or the best baking results.
Cookies
when baking cookies, flat cookie sheets (without
;ides) produce better-looking cookies. Cookies baked
n a
jelly roll pan (short sides all around) may have
~arker edges and pale or light browning may occur.
JO not use a cookie sheet so large that it touches the
~alls or the door of the oven. Never entirely cover
1 shelf with a large cookie sheet.
‘or best results, use only one cookie sheet in the oven
it a time.
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Pies
Cakes
‘or best results, bake pies in dark, rough or dull pans
When baking cakes, warped or bent pans will cause
o produce a browner, crisper crust. Frozen pies in foil
uneven baking results and poorly shaped products.
)ans should be placed on an aluminum cookie sheet
A cake baked in a pan larger than the recipe
or baking since the shiny foil pan reflects heat away
recommends will usually be crisper, thinner and drier
‘ro’- the pie crust: the cookie sheet helps retain it,
than it should be. If baked in a pan smaller than
recommended, it may be undercooked and batter may
overflow. Check the recipe to make sure the pan size
used is the one recommended.
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GE JTP26 Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	JTP26
Category	Oven
Language	English