USINGYOUROVEN
OVENCHARACTERISTICS IMPORTANT
Every oven has its own character- To replace: Place rack on rack
istics.Youmayfindthatthecooking supports,tilt upandpushtowardrear DO NOT MOVE DOORLOCK
times and temperaturesyou were of oven.Pullrackoutto "lock-stop" LEVERTO THE RIGHTDURING
accustomedto with your previous positionto be surerackis correctly BROILINGDR BAKING.Range
rangemayneedtobealteredslightly replaced, door may lock, burnersmay
with yournewrange.Pleaseexpect turnoff, andthedoormaystay
somedifferenceswiththisnewrange. Toremove:Besurerack iscool.Pull lockeduntil oven cools.Turn
rack outto the"lock-stop"position, oven off if lock lever is
Tiltupandcontinuepullinguntilrack accidentlymovedto theCLEAN
OVENCANNOTBE releases, t positionthenresetoven
USEDDURINGA
POWERFAILURE Theelectroniccontrolautomatically
I keeps the oven at the desired
z temperatureby cycling the oven
OVEN VENT 3 burneron and off. After the oven
temperaturehas beenset,therewill
Yourovenisventedthrougha ductat 4 beabouta 45seconddelaybeforethe
the baseof the backguard.Do not burnerignites.Thisisnormal,andno
blockthis opening.It is important gasescapesduringthisdelay.
thattheflowof hotairfromtheoven
and freshair to the ovenburnerbe
unrestricted.Do not touchthe vent PREHEATING
openingsor nearbysurfacesduring Preheatingis necessaryonly for
ovenoperationas they may be hot. baking.It is notnecessarytopreheat
RACKPOSITIONS: forbroilingor roasting.Allowovento
OVENRACKS RACKI (topof oven)usedfor broiling heat for about 10 minutesbefore
thin foods, placingfoodin theoven.
Thetwoovenracksaredesignedwith
a "lock-stop"positionto keepracks RACK2 usedfor one-rackbakingor Selectinga temperaturehigherthan
fromaccidentallycomingcompletely broilingthickercutsof meat. desiredwillNOTpreheattheovenany
out of theoven. faster. Preheating at a higher
RACK3 usedfor mostone-rackbaking temperaturemay have a negative
NEVERplace pans directly on the andfor roastingsomemeats, effecton bakingresults.
ovenbottom.Donotcoverentirerack
with aluminumfoil or place foil RACK4usedforroastinglargemeats, Topreheal:Set ovenfor bakingand
directly under utensil. To catch cookinglargerfoodsandfor baking allowthe ovento heatuntil display
spillovers,cut a pieceof.foil a little angelfoodcakeor pieshells, showsthe presettemperature(100
largerthanthepanandplaceitonthe will appearin the displayuntilthe
rack belowthe rack containingthe ovenreachesIO0°F.Thedisplaywill
utensil. HINTS: thenshowtheoventemperaturein5°
Ifcookingontworacks,staggerpans incrementsuntiltheovenreachesthe
so oneis notdirectlyovertheother, presettemperature).
Userackpositions1and3,2and4,or
1and4,dependingonbakingresults, Once the preset temperature is
whencookingon two racks, reached,and the oventemperature
has stabilized,a single beep will
Placefoodintheovenonthecenterof sound.
therack.Allow1or2inchesbetween
edgeofutensilandtheovensidesor If the oventemperatureis changed
adjacentutensils, after preheating,a beepwill signal
that the ovenhas reachedthe new
temperaturesetting.