USING YOUR OVEN
OVEN OVEN RACKS HINTS:
CHARACTERISTICS The two oven racks are designedwith a Ifcookingon two racks,stagger pansso
E_e_ oven has _ _w_ _ha_cter "lock-stop" position to keep racks from one is not directly over the other. Use
i!_ yo_ _y ii_d _ ih_ _ki_g accidentally coming completely out of rackpositions 1and3, 2 and 4, or 1and
t!_es _ _at_e_y_ ac theoven. 4, depending on baking results, when
_st_ to_ y_ p_evi_ ran_ cooking on two racks.
_y h_ed t0 _ _!_red _iig_i_ wi_ To remove: Be sure rack is cool. Pull Place food in the oven on the center of
YO_ _e_ _ang_ _i_as_ expect _ rack out to the "lock-stop" position. Tilt the rack. Allow 1 or 2 inches between
diffe(e_ _ith |_!_ _ _rlg_ up and continue pulling until rack re- edge of utensil andtheoven sidesor ad-
leases, jacent utensils.
PILOTLESS IGNITION
With this type of ignition system, the To replace: Place rack on rack sup- PREHEATING
ovenwillnotoperateduringapowerfail- ports, tilt up and push toward rear of Preheating is necessary forbaking. AI-
ure or if unit is disconnected from the oven. Pull rack out to "lock-stop" posi- lowovento heatfor 10to 15 minutes be-
wail outlet. No attemptshould be made tion to be surerackis correctly replaced, fore adding food. It is not necessary to
to operate oven during a power failure, preheat oven for roasting.
OVEN BURNER Itis notnecessaryto preheatfor broiling
The size and appearance of a properly 0"-- unless darker browning is desired or if
adjusted oven burner flame should be _ cooking thin (3/4-inch) steaks. Allow
as shown: @-_ burner to preheat 3 minutes.
_- _ Selecting temperature higher than de-
sired will NOT preheat the oven any
faster. Preheating at a higher tempera-
_-_ ture may have anegative effect on bak-
ing results.
: - . Cone in center is smaller
; To preheat: Setoven for bakingand al-
lowthe oven to heatuntil display shows
_itsi _oo_ieSb__s _ _ne _a_ki_ the preset temperature. 100will appear
"_"I _ Cone approx. 1/2-inch _c.'e_te_ Q_e_ in the display until the oven reaches
t00°F. The display will then show the
RACK POSITIONS: oven temperature in 5° increments until
the oven reaches the preset tempera-
The oven temperature is maintained by RACK 1 (top of oven) used for broiling ture.
cycling the burner on and off. After the thin foods.
oven temperature has been set, there
will be about a 45 second delay before RACK 2 used for one-rack baking or Once the preset temperature is
the burner ignites. This is normal, and broiling thicker cuts of meat. reached, and the oven temperature has
no gas escapes during this delay, stabilized, a single beep will sound.
RACK3 used for mostone-rack baking
During the clean cycle, and some ex- and for roasting some meats.
tended oven cooking operations, you Iftheoventemperatureischangedafter
may hear a "popping" sound when the RACK 4 used for roasting large meats, preheating, a beep will signal that the
burner cycles off. This is a normaloper- cooking larger foods and for baking an- oven has reached the newtemperature
ating sound of the burner, gel food cake or pie shells, setting.
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